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Flexible Legal Resources

Flexible Legal Talent, Globally Delivered.

Access flexible, cost-effective legal staffing solutions tailored to your needs—whether interim, project-based, or permanent.

Augment your legal team with interim legal professionals—on-site or remote—available full-time, part-time, or on an ad-hoc basis. Elevate provides contract lawyers, paralegals, legal operations professionals, and risk and compliance specialists to support leave coverage, specialised expertise, or added capacity. From short-term placements to fully integrated teams, our flexible legal resourcing adapts to your needs.

Deploy 500+ pre-vetted document reviewers within 48 hours—onsite or via secure remote review. Our multilingual professionals are experienced across all major platforms with 24/7 concierge support, custom timekeeping, and flexible billing. Ideal for high-volume, time-sensitive matters.

Access generalist and specialist legal talent for permanent roles. We support every stage of the recruitment process—from role scoping and compensation benchmarking to advertising, screening, interviewing, and background checks. Includes interim legal staffing options for immediate coverage.

Avoid onboarding delays with our payrolling service. Elevate employs and seconds legal talent to you until internal approvals are complete—no start-up or placement fees required. A seamless solution for fast, compliant hiring.

Reduce hiring time and cost with screened candidate resumes from our global legal talent network. We partner with your HR or recruitment team to match candidates to open roles. Fees apply only for candidates who progress. Available for roles up to $180K USD or equivalent.

Get structured legal project teams—lawyers, paralegals, project managers, and specialists—ready to deliver on time and on budget. Ideal for regulatory response, compliance reviews, and cross-border matters.

“Elevate’s level of legal talent has been a step up compared to other providers. The people are proactive and provide a high level of service.”

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“Elevate is adaptable in the services they offer.”

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“Elevate is 100% transparent in their billing.”

Flexible Legal Staffing, Global-Wide

Our Talent Managers understand your values, culture, and hiring goals. We scale legal teams across the globe, with professionals from Elevate’s global legal talent community of over 18,000 experts. Whether you need legal secondees in Sydney, interim legal counsel in London, or remote legal contractors in the U.S., Elevate delivers flexible legal resourcing that drives immediate impact.

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Why Choose Elevate for Flexible Legal Talent?

Speed and Responsiveness

We deliver screened resumes within 12 hours and can place legal talent within five business days. For urgent needs like volume document review, we deploy teams in as little as 48 hours.

A Cost-Effective Solution

Access top-tier legal talent—lawyers, paralegals, and compliance professionals—without the overhead of traditional law firm fees. Our white-labelled secondment support is trusted by many of the world’s leading firms.

Specialist Support from Experts

Our Engagement Managers and Resourcing Consultants bring deep legal industry experience. They provide proactive support, regular check-ins, and ongoing care to ensure seamless integration and performance.

Proven Global Expertise

With over 11 years of success delivering flexible legal staffing solutions, Elevate supports global law firms and corporate legal departments with scalable, high-performing legal professionals.

Tech-Focused Banking Customer

Elevate Places General Counsel Within Two Weeks

Consultative method and market insight helped tap broader talent pool, and strategic fit (vs skill match) found by focusing on alignment of candidate with customer’s mission, pace, and regulatory complexity.

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Award-Winning Results

The only flexible legal resourcing provider ranked Band 1 by Chambers for six consecutive years—including for our expertise in Litigation. We’ve also ranked Band 1 in the Australia-Pacific region as a top global outsourcer for the past decade.

A Decade of Excellence

Elevate’s legal professionals are highly engaged, adaptable, and ready to deliver immediate impact.

With deep experience across fast-paced legal environments, they integrate seamlessly into your team—onsite or remote.

Our talent brings industry-specific expertise in areas such as data privacy, cybersecurity, AI, financial services, IP, regulatory response, and global trade. Many come from top-tier firms, including AmLaw and Magic Circle 50, and are pursuing portfolio careers through Elevate’s flexible legal talent platform. We partner with global firms to offer first access to alumni talent—ideal for firms seeking trusted, high-performing secondees.

Every professional undergoes rigorous vetting, including background checks, skills assessments, and client-specific testing. For off-site work, we ensure secure remote access and compliance with global data standards.

Elevate talent is backed by our global legal operations network and supported through real-time access to our KnowledgeNetwork™ and continuous learning platform.

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Elevate Edge

The Premier Network for Senior Legal Experts

An invitation-only platform for senior lawyers and recognised industry leaders seeking to stay engaged while enjoying the flexibility of independent practice. Whether transitioning from full-time roles or selectively taking on work, Edge offers a powerful blend of autonomy and support to members.

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Flexible Legal Talent

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Elevate in Partnership with Cleer Tax

Elevate has teamed up with Cleer Tax to provide early stage companies and ambitious businesses with expert legal advice, at amazingly low prices

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Meet some of the team

Jana Somolova

Contract Attorney

Jana Somolova has 11 years of legal expertise. She has extensive experience overseeing all aspects of corporate legal operations and providing proactive and strategic legal and regulatory advice on diverse legal scenarios, contract negotiation, and business and employment management. Jana is passionate about her work with start-ups and she serves as a Mentor for Founder Institute.

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Melissa O’Rourke

Contract Attorney

For many years, Melissa has worked on corporate transactional matters, including entity formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, and government compliance as well as contract drafting and negotiation. She is detailed oriented, organized, and provides efficiency in business support. Melissa graduated with her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University in 2015.

Experienced US Business Lawyers

Fully regulated US legal counsel

Specialists in corporate law

All your post-incorporation legal needs covered

Up front, fixed fee quotes – you only pay for what you need (no hidden costs)

We work to meet your quick-turnaround deadlines

Client Feedback

The most ideal legal services I have ever received. I had so much trouble before with other legal companies… I would like to thank Melissa and Jana for their prompt response and informative advice. They are the best.

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Simple, transparent, effective service.

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Quick response, Quality response and well-organized communication.

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Attentive and patient team that is willing to clearly resolve any legal queries or issues.

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Melissa is a very professional and articulate advisor who ensured thoroughness in her approach. She been very proactive in anticipating our legal needs and came up with timely solutions.

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Affordable Pricing

The first 15min call is free and thereafter the hourly rate is $345/hr.
We also have a number of fixed fee packages available to Cleer Tax members, a sample of which can be viewed below.

Set-up & Dissolution	Share Issuance – $579	Draft a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (CSPA) to issue shares This package can also be used to add new co-founders or remove an existing co-founder, and to handle new equity or re-purchasing of equity Includes 83(b) election and Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement (CIIAA) for each shareholder Includes up to two (2) rounds of revision, up to a 15 minute call for follow-up Q&A, and one signature via DocuSign Additional extras: $179 for each additional shareholder, if purchased at the same time $150 for up to a 30 minute phone call for Negotiation with the other party if purchased at the same time $250 for up to a 30 minute phone call for Negotiations with the other party if purchased separately $5 per additional Docusign signature
Set-up & Dissolution	Company Dissolution (Comprehensive) – $595	Dissolve your corporation or LLC. Includes: Filing and payment of the Franchise Taxes Preparation and filing of Certificate of Dissolution Preparation of IRS Form 966 Instructions for submission as the IRS requires original signatures Fee excludes: Disbursements, such as filing or registration fees or franchise taxes, if any* Submission of the IRS notice *Typically, dissolving a company requires disbursements to the Delaware Secretary of State including a filing fee of $10-$224 and current year franchise taxes between $175-$450. You will be advised of any disbursements prior to making any commitment to move forward with the work
Post Set-Up	Removal or appointment of directors/officers – $179	Prepare and execute Board Resolution authorizing removal/appointment of the director Resignation letter (if necessary) Includes one signature envelope via DocuSign
Post Set-Up	Share Transfer – $179	Draft and execute Stock Power Draft and execute Notice to Transfer Shares Draft and execute Board Resolution to either accept repurchase of shares or approve proposed transferee Includes one signature package via DocuSign

ELEVATE EDGE

Launch Your Portfolio Career

Choose where you work, when you work, and for whom.

Setting up and running a business can be daunting. Elevate is here to provide guidance and support.

Lean on our pipeline, while you develop yours.

Gain security as you focus on developing independent relationships and new opportunities. We offer global access to ad hoc, retainer-based, interim, and project assignments with our law department and law firm customers.

Forge your own path.

Define your way of working throughout your portfolio journey, whether you are just starting out, successfully running a solo legal business, or navigating the latter stages of your path.

Overcome ‘preferred provider’ hurdles.

We have long-standing relationships with many of the world’s leading law departments and law firms.

Add a source of passive income.

When you are at capacity, or simply have other priorities, refer work to Elevate. We’ll provide a referral bonus for the duration of the engagement (or a one-off payment for permanent placements).

Structural and Operational Support

PII
Accounts and invoicing
SOWs and contracting templates
Knowledge platforms and precedents
Contract support and invoicing
IT support
Access to Elevate’s integrated law firm (regulated by the SRA)

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