# Lawtrades

> Lawtrades is a New York-based legal talent marketplace that connects companies with vetted freelance attorneys, paralegals, and legal operations professionals, on demand. Founded in 2016 by Raad Ahmed and Ashish Walia, the platform lets in-house legal teams scale capacity up or down without full-time hires, offering hourly, project-based, and contract-to-hire engagements alongside newer AI tools for contract review and legal data work. Customers include DoorDash, Pinterest, Yelp, Gusto, and Headspace.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Raad Ahmed (Co-founder & CEO), Ashish Walia (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~42 employees
- **Products:** On-demand legal staffing, Contract-to-hire, Managed legal services, Mobile app, Lawtrades AI
- **Notable:** Raised $6M Series A at an $80M valuation from 100+ investors using a single link, without traditional pitching., Grew hours logged on the platform 200% between 2020 and 2021 during the Great Resignation., Built a network of 2,000+ vetted legal professionals across ~10 countries.

## Products & services

- **On-demand legal staffing** — Match companies with vetted freelance attorneys, paralegals, and legal ops professionals for hourly or project-based work.
- **Contract-to-hire** — Engage a legal professional flexibly with the option to convert to a full-time hire.
- **Managed legal services** — Outsourced legal workflows and overflow support for in-house legal departments.
- **Mobile app** — iOS/Android app for in-house counsel to manage legal talent and projects on the go.
- **Lawtrades AI** — AI-assisted contract review and legal workflow tooling that pairs software with vetted attorneys.
- **AI Evals / RLHF legal talent** — Vetted legal professionals providing legal reasoning and evaluation to train and align AI models.

## Achievements

- Raised $6M Series A at an $80M valuation from 100+ investors using a single link, without traditional pitching.
- Grew hours logged on the platform 200% between 2020 and 2021 during the Great Resignation.
- Built a network of 2,000+ vetted legal professionals across ~10 countries.
- Signed enterprise customers including DoorDash, Pinterest, Yelp, Gusto, and Headspace.
- Launched a dedicated mobile app for in-house counsel to manage legal talent.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Launched Lawtrades AI for AI-assisted contract review, pairing vetted attorneys with software.
- **2025** — Expanded into AI Evals - offering vetted legal talent for RLHF and legal reasoning to train AI models.
- **2022-01** — Announced $6M Series A at an $80M valuation and shifted focus toward mid-market and enterprise legal departments.

## Links

- Website: https://lawtrades.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/lawtrades-com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lawtrades
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTVjN_Gq2_wXV5yLL8J_Rg
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lawtrades

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Last updated: 2026-07-19