Driven By Its Proprietary Technology Platform, Priori Legal Reduces Network Lawyers’ Overheads, Enabling Them to Offer Discounted Rates for Clients

Priori is a legal talent platform for corporate counsel to find, hire and manage top lawyers without the costly infrastructure of a firm. Fast-growing enterprises and F500 companies leverage Priori’s data-driven RFP process, national and international curated network of boutique firms and temp attorneys, and seamless end-to-end technology platform to manage a full-suite of outside counsel needs and reduce spending. Priori is backed by Hearst, Great Oaks, Jambhala and more and was selected for Plug and Play’s Enterprise 2.0 Batch 0.

How Does It Work?

Submit RFP and the company will leverage its extensive attorney network and data from thousands of successful engagements to send a customized list of lawyer matches for you to review and connect with. This typically occurs within one business day and the client is notified by email when the proposal is ready. It’s that easy.

Request: Clients submit a Request for Proposal via its site and a legally-qualified Priori project manager contacts the client to confirm receipt and next steps.

Match: Priori leverage its extensive attorney network and data from thousands of successful engagements to create a customized proposal for the client.

Engage: The integrated technology platform allows the client to quickly and seamlessly interview, engage and work with their preferred attorney(s).

Scale: Priori’s attorney network affords the client the ability to rapidly scale up and down depending on project requirements and workflow needs.

The Attorney Network

Priori Legal’s attorney network is comprised of the very best small firm lawyers in selected markets across the country. Priori is building a community of lawyers whose approach to the profession reflects the same values on which we were founded: excellence, efficiency, and transparency.

Its vetting process is more than a mere resume evaluation — but rather a more holistic and rigorous evaluation using proprietary criteria that mimics a job interview. In addition to all the usual qualifications, such as education, professional experience, and recognition, it selects for business-forward and technology-savvy attorneys with exceptional communication skills and top-notch legal acumen.

Furthermore, the attorneys hail from the top boutique firms in the country and serve as in-house departments and entrepreneurs in a variety of practice areas, including:

• Ip litigation
• Ip registration, protection & licensing
• Bankruptcy & Restructuring
• Business succession planning, trusts & estates
• The government, corporate compliance & regulatory
• Securities law & banking
• Corporate finance & funding attorneys
• Mergers, acquisitions & other deals
• Human resources, employment & immigration
• Litigation, arbitration & disputes
• Contracts & documents
• Broker-dealer & investment advisory
• Technology, data privacy & security
• Energy, land-use & environmental
• Real estate, development & construction

All lawyers admitted to Priori’s network are required to have a minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience (post-bar admission), and malpractice coverage of $100K per incident; $500K in the aggregate per year.

Case Studies

Interview with Chris Ghazarian, General Counsel at DreamHost:

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO TRY PRIORI?

I chose Priori because I was looking for cost savings off of traditional outside counsel for legal advice in a number of areas. I have been particularly impressed with Priori because the quality of attorneys is the same or better than our usual attorneys at larger firms, which, given how selective we normally are, says a lot!

DID YOU HAVE ANY INITIAL RESERVATIONS ABOUT PRIORI?

I really didn’t think I needed a third party to help me find a lawyer – I thought I knew enough people to do it myself. But within 30 minutes of contacting Priori, they had scheduled three attorney interviews for me, something I would never have been able to do myself. Booking appointments on the Priori platform were seamless and delightful. They had thought through every detail, including providing a pre-arranged conference number.

There was one lawyer we particularly clicked with, and the next day we were on our way, negotiating the deal.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT PRIORI?

Priori has saved us quite a bit of time and money, and it allows us to easily find, and receive advice from, experts in many different areas. In particular, quick responses from attorneys on Priori’s platform, clear communication from the Priori team, and transparent billing make Priori my default when I’m looking for niche expertise, local counselor simply costs savings compared to more traditional firm solutions.

Meet the Elegant Lady

Basha Rubin, CEO & Co-Founder: Basha Frost Rubin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Priori Legal. She speaks and writes extensively about how technology is changing – and will change – the market for legal services. Her writing has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Inc, Women 2.0 and Under30CEO. Basha holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from Yale College and is a member of the New York Bar. She also sits on the boards of A Blade of Grass and the Rubin Museum of Art and is a World Economic Forum G­­lobal Shaper.

“Our vetted attorney network is as broad as it is deep. We’ve built our network with careful attention to fulsome practice area coverage so that whatever your legal need, you can rely on us.”