š The Lawtrades 2020 Roundup
2020 is a wrap. Thank you for spending it with Lawtrades. As we looked back on the year, we realized we reached some important milestones together, and we wanted to review the good times with you.
Lawtrades benefitted more lawyers and companies than ever
It was impressive.Ā
449Ā legal professionals joined Lawtrades.
118Ā Lawtraders worked a total ofĀ 20,500Ā hoursĀ and logged overĀ 8,000Ā work updates through the Lawtrades platform. That was almost triple the amount of Lawtraders on the platform as in 2019 and almost double the amount of hours worked. Ā Ā
The number of engagementsĀ increasedĀ 270%Ā fromĀ last year.
Payouts were up, too
Since 2017, Lawtraders haveĀ earned almostĀ $6.5Ā millionĀ on the platformĀ and made overĀ 1,000Ā connections to companies in 2020Ā to find work they love doing.Ā
GCās used Lawtrades for all kinds of situations
The 71 legal departments who used Lawtrades represented 30 industries.
The industries ranged from the internet to consumer goods to apparel & fashion. These were the fastest growing ones:
The type of legal services provided by Lawtrades were almost as wide-ranging. Companies received legal help in 18 practice areas.
Lawtraders are a diverse groupĀ
Lawtrades knows the value of an inclusive workplace, and our platform reflects it.
In 2020, 37% of Lawtraders identified as a racial or ethnic minority and 52% of Lawtraders were women.
Lawtraders were all over the country
Lawtrades attorneys worked from more than 40 states this year, including Alaska and Hawaii. But they were most prominent in states with the highest concentration of thriving companies, like New York and California.Ā
These were the top five locations they worked from:
And they spanned different roles, too.
Finally, our community grew
Over 1,000 GCās became members of the FORWARD GC.
They readĀ 35,055Ā wordsĀ from our newsletter and listened toĀ 9,388 minutesĀ on our podcast.
Thank you, again
Whether you used Lawtrades to pay off your student loans, or scale your legal operations, or just followed along, we couldnāt have made it through 2020 without you. Weāre excited for an even better 2021!
Raad Ahmed
Founder/CEO, Lawtrades
Create your profile
Only paid subscribers can comment on this post
Check your email
For your security, we need to re-authenticate you.
Click the link we sent to , or click here to sign in.