Tech: LAWCLERK, the Lawyer-to-Lawyer Marketplace, Now Lets Law Firms Hire Freelance Lawyers By the Hour

Ambrogi reports

LAWCLERK, an online marketplace where attorneys and law firms can hire freelance lawyers and virtual associates, is expanding its hiring options today with the launch of its Hourly Associate program, designed to allow law firms to hire freelancers on a more-flexible hourly basis rather than by a discrete project or longer-term subscription.

“Our Hourly Associate Solution fills the gap between projects and subscription associates,” said Gregory Garman, LAWCLERK CEO. “It allows you to get more work done and bill more hours when it is difficult or impossible to know the scope of help you need on a monthly basis.”

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Since the company’s launch in 2018, LAWCLERK has offered the ability to hire freelance attorneys on a discrete project basis for a flat fee, such as to write an appellate brief or draft a contract.

In January 2021, it added another option, its Remote Associate Subscription, allowing firms to hire fractional associates for a set number of hours per month, starting at a monthly minimum of 30 hours. It is intended for law firms that need help with a steady and predictable level of overflow work.

The new Hourly Associate option is designed to fit between projects and subscriptions. An hourly associate can fill the gap between the one-off nature of a single project and the more permanent nature of a subscription associate, the company says.

“Hourly Associates give law firms of all sizes a flexible option for overflow work when it is difficult or impossible to predict the amount of time or even the amount of work needed,” the company said in an announcement.

How It Works

To hire a freelancer through the new Hourly Associate option, the hiring attorney will log into their LAWCLERK account and post an opportunity. The opportunity is then sent out to LAWCLERK’s network of thousands of freelance attorneys for anyone interested to apply. The hiring attorney can then review the applicants and select the top choice.

Learn more at 

https://www.lawnext.com/2023/01/lawclerk-the-lawyer-to-lawyer-marketplace-now-lets-law-firms-hire-freelance-lawyers-by-the-hour.html