# What is Priori Marketplace?
**Priori Talent Marketplace (**[**view website**](https://www.priorilegal.com/)**) is the global legal marketplace for in-house teams to find and engage outside counsel.** We use data and technology to rapidly connect legal departments with the right counsel at the right price for any project, from temporary leave coverage to matters requiring niche expertise.
Our clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, high-growth technology companies and world-renowned brands who use our platform to reduce the cost of legal services by 60% and the time it takes to engage an attorney by 80%.
This guide explains our Talent Marketplace and how to get started finding outside counsel.
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[Services](/overview/about-priori/services)
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[Submitting an RFP](/find-an-attorney/submit-an-rfp)
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# About Us
Priori is a female-founded company led by Basha Rubin (CEO & Co-Founder) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/basharubin)) and Mirra Levitt (Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirralevitt/)).
Our team is a group of professional, fun and mission-driven lawyers, developers and designers who are passionate about changing the legal services industry for the better.
# Our Model
Our Platform uses **data and technology to rapidly connect legal departments with the right legal professional at the right price for any project**.
We do this through two key features:
### 1. Global Vetted Attorney Network
Our Platform gives you access to the **Priori Legal Talent Network** — a **global network of boutique firms, dedicated solo practitioners,** and other **highly-skilled legal professionals** (like paralegals and legal operations professionals) who have completed our **rigorous vetting process** .
The legal professionals who successfully apply to join our network have demonstrated a high level of experience in their practice areas and maintain a technology-forward, client-centric practice. Once admitted to the network, our technology enables them to create a custom, granular map of their practices and experience, which in turn allows us to rapidly match them with relevant client projects.
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### **2. Streamlined Technology Platform**
Our technology platform (available at [www.priori.com](https://docs.client.priorilegal.com/overview/about-priori/www.priori.com)) enables in-house teams to rapidly connect with the right outside counsel or allied legal professional for any project around the world.
The process is easy:
**Request Submission.** Our interactive [**RFP Builder**](https://app.priorilegal.com/public-app/rfp/contact) helps you quickly build a customized RFP for your legal project.
**Proposal Review.** Our platform matches the structured data in your RFP with data collected from attorneys in our network to generate a custom shortlist of qualified attorneys for your project.
**Attorney Interviews.** On receiving your proposal, you can use our platform to:
* Compare modular provider profiles that have been customized to highlight relevant experience;
* Schedule screening calls or meetings with your preferred candidates; and
* Align on project details and coordinate with your selected provider to begin an engagement.
**Hiring & Billing**. If you decide to move forward with an engagement, our platform facilitates the hiring process and our billing/invoicing software handles billing and payments. Our platform also integrates with leading e-billing software, including Legal Tracker and Simple Legal.
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# Benefits
The benefits to in-house teams in using our platform include:
**Efficiency.** The combination of our unique legal talent pool and streamlined technology platform drives efficiencies for our clients at every stage of the process of finding and hiring outside counsel and allied legal professionals. Companies who use our marketplace report they reduce the cost of legal services by 60% and the time it takes to engage an attorney by 80%.
**Reliability.** We are a single-source solution to in-house teams' run-the-company work, using data from successful engagements to create a reliable process to identify excellent legal professionals.
**Lower Administrative Costs.** Our clients benefit from onboarding only one vendor, Priori, instead of multiple firms, substantially reducing administrative costs.
**Reduced Rates.** We reduce our network professionals’ overhead costs with business development, data resources, and billing and invoicing software, enabling them to offer our clients below-market rates.
# The Priori Legal Talent Network
### **Overview**
The Priori Legal Talent Network is the key value that in-house teams unlock when using Priori Talent Network — access to thousands of quality solo practitioners, boutique law firms and allied legal professionals across the US and internationally that have been thoroughly vetted and can be engaged directly through our platform.
Our Legal Talent Network emphasizes both breadth and depth of coverage, focusing on professionals who have both subject matter expertise and who operate technology-enabled practices, with an emphasis on those with former BigLaw or in-house experience and deep expertise in their given field.
A visual example of a completed (fictional) attorney profile from our network.
### Vetting
To ensure our clients get access to quality professionals, all of the approved providers in our Network have been vetted using a three-stage vetting process that is comprised of the following steps:
**1. Online Application** that automatically scores the provider based on criteria including their practice experience, employment history, education and writing ability, as well as proxies for characteristics that we see enable providers to be successful on our platform.
**2. Video Interview** with a member of our Legal Talent Team, where we assess how the applicant presents professionally, their approach to practice and whether they can speak to the subject matter they say they have experience with.
**3. Reference checks** from client and colleagues before admitting the professional to the network.
### Data Collection
Once admitted to the Priori network, professionals provide us with 1000s of data points on their background, from the practice areas they have proficiencies in, to the types of contracts they negotiate, to parties negotiated against and legislation they are familiar with, which enables us to quickly match them with the right projects based on that expertise.
We also take continued feedback during client engagements and take appropriate Network management steps to ensure a consistent Network.
The goal in bringing this network together is to offer our in-house clients a single-source solution for all of their day-to-day legal work, no matter the practice area.
### Practice Area Coverage
We have connected in-house teams with vetted attorneys in the following practice areas (this list is not exhaustive):
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Advertising & Marketing
Administrative, Gov. & Regulatory
Antitrust & Competition
Banking
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Business Formation & Structure
Broker-Dealer & Investment Advisory
Commercial Contracts
Compliance
Construction
Corporate Finance & Fundraising
Corporate Governance
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Employment & Labor
Energy & Infrastructure
Environmental, Zoning & Land Use
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Franchise Law
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Funds & Fund Formation
Government & Regulatory
Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
Immigration
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International Trade & Transactions Litigation, Arbitration & Disputes
Media & Entertainment
Mergers, Acquisitions & Other Deals
Real Estate & Development
Regulated Substances
Securities Law
Startups
Tax
Technology, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Transportation & Shipping
Workers' Compensation
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### Geographic Coverage
We have connected in-house teams with vetted attorneys in the following regions (this list is not exhaustive):
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North America
USA
Canada
Mexico
Asia-Pacific
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Caribbean
Barbados
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
Central America
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
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Europe
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Africa & Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Kenya
Morocco
Qatar
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
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# Sample Engagements
Examples of the many types of engagements that clients have utilized Priori's tools to secure legal support.
### **Transactions**
* Fortune 50 company engaged a former BigLaw attorney with experience negotiating against a niche service provider to negotiate a commercial transaction with that same provider.
* Technology company engaged former BigLaw attorney to conduct $10M M\&A transaction.
### **Intellectual Property**
* Leading biotechnology company moved the management of trademark and patent portfolio from BigLaw firm to Priori network IP firm.
* Investment management company engaged Priori Network IP lawywer to provide ongoing patent prosecution advice to portfolio companies.
### Technology & Data Privacy
* An investment platform engaged former BigLaw attorney to review and update terms of service and privacy policy and provide ongoing corporate advice.
* Software and hardware company engaged UK-based data privacy lawyer for GDPR compliance project.
### Employment Law
* Aviation company engaged former BigLaw attorney to review employee handbook, employee policies and provide ongoing employment law advice.
* Online food-ordering company engaged employment lawyer to provide on-call advice.
### Commercial Litigation
* International company engaged boutique litigation firm headed by former BigLaw partner in multi-year intellectual property litigation.
* Silicon Valley startup engaged boutique litigation firm to manage the company's high-volume portfolio of small claims litigation.
### Staffing & Overflow Support
* Investment bank engaged associate attorney for a 12-month temporary placement to support the company's in-house team during a high-growth phase.
* Multinational electronics company engaged Priori mobile payments lawyer for a 3-month temporary placement to provide on-site support for a new product line.
* International payments company hired a bench of Priori attorneys to provide ongoing remote commercial overflow support to the company's in-house team.
This list is not exhaustive. If you have any questions about how we can help your legal team and would like to speak with a Priori representative, please email [admin@priorilegal.com](mailto:%20admin@priorilegal.com) and one of our team members will get in touch.
# Diversity & Inclusion
Priori is a female-founded company led by Basha Rubin (CEO & Co-Founder) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/basharubin)) and Mirra Levitt (Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirralevitt/)) and strongly supports our clients' diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Throughout our matchmaking process, we can account for our clients' diversity requirements, either at a firm or an individual attorney level, to connect them with the right legal providers based on their D\&I program initiatives, including matching them with minority, female, LGBTQ and veteran attorneys.
We are proud of our ability to use data to significantly augment the diversity of clients' outside counsel providers and help in-house teams achieve ambitious benchmarks faster.
### Recent Examples
Recent examples of our work supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives include:
**Sample 1**. Fortune 50 technology company used Priori to match them with litigation firms with specific technical expertise who also met strict diversity criteria in terms of minority and female ownership.
**Sample 2.** Global recorded music company leveraged Priori to source diverse counsel for small claims litigation matters.
**Sample 3.** Document management software company leveraging Priori to source a diverse attorney for ongoing commercial overflow support, replacing existing firm relationships.
**Sample 4.** U.S. hospital system leveraged Priori to match them with a women-owned firm to act on an upcoming merger and provide ongoing outside legal support.
# Case Studies
### Case Study - Hearst Corporation
#### About Hearst
Hearst Corporation (“Hearst”) ([website](http://www.hearst.com/)) is a Priori client and one of the nation's largest diversified media, information and services companies with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A\&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global ratings agency Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; 31 television stations; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times Union, nearly 300 magazines around the world including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper's BAZAAR and Car and Driver; digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital and video companies such as Complex Networks, AwesomenessTV, BuzzFeed and Vice.
#### Legal Function
Hearst’s legal function, the Office of General Counsel (“OGC”), is based in New York City and is headed by Eve Burton, the company’s Chief Legal Officer. Burton and the OGC are responsible for providing legal services to all of Hearst’s 360+ businesses around the world, an undertaking that requires the OGC attorneys to advise on a wide variety of legal matters, ranging from complex acquisitions and litigation to day-to-day customer and vendor contracts and compliance issues.
To accommodate and streamline the diverse range of legal work across Hearst’s portfolio companies, the OGC is structured more like a law firm than a traditional legal department, with the office exclusively comprised of senior attorneys with subject-matter expertise across a range of practice areas, including corporate, privacy, employment law, First Amendment, litigation, intellectual property and more, with the attorneys collaborating on projects across practices. The OGC handles most complex work internally. There are no junior attorneys in the OGC, and no attorneys who are solely responsible for rote legal work.
#### Challenge
Due to the global scale of Hearst’s operations, Burton encourages the OGC attorneys to use outside counsel for legal projects that require local counsel or niche expertise as well as for more basic work that can take time away from the more complex, mission-critical legal challenges. Doing this efficiently and cost-effectively, however, has become increasingly challenging as the hourly rates for law firm partners surpassed the $1,000 mark, on the one hand, and identifying smaller, less expensive providers became an extremely time-consuming endeavor with unreliable results, on the other. Because of these constraints, OGC attorneys were instead absorbing the work themselves, which meant they had less time to focus on more high-value projects.
#### Priori Solution
In the above context, Burton turned to Priori to help eliminate the alternately expensive or time-consuming task of finding, hiring and managing outside counsel. Priori first came to Burton’s attention in fall 2017 when, in her dual role as Chairwoman of HearstLab, a venture capital fund within Hearst that invests in and nurtures women-led companies, Burton had an opportunity to invest in Priori. In Priori, Burton saw an opportunity not only to add capital and value to a “spectacular” business idea, but also to ameliorate the OGC’s mounting problem of identifying cost-effective counsel niche projects and non-mission critical work. Burton and HearstLab ultimately made the investment, and since December 2017 Priori has been embedded with the OGC in order for each to derive maximum benefit from the engagement. At the time of writing, Hearst has committed to a year-long engagement with Priori for outside counsel support.
#### Impact
As Burton explains, “Priori’s easy-to-use technology platform lets Hearst compare, centralize and streamline relationships with multiple \[legal] providers while reducing the amount of time spent finding appropriate counsel, managing communication and billings by over 80%.”
Leveraging Priori’s attorney network and RFP process, Hearst OGC attorneys have been able to find quality attorneys who have the necessary experience and bandwidth to meet the breadth of their legal project needs, while at the same time saving the OGC substantial time and cost. Examples of the types of projects undertaken since Hearst began its partnership with Priori include SaaS contracts, data privacy compliance, healthcare law advice, media and entertainment counsel, equipment leasing contracts, local real estate attorneys in multiple jurisdictions, and contracts overflow.
#### Testimonial from Eve Burton
Eve Burton, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Hearst Corporation:
*“Co-founders Basha Rubin and Mirra Levitt have a clear and powerful vision for the future of legal services and their team is working tirelessly to execute it. I fully expect their technology will create a rising tide for the legal industry by bringing efficiency, data and transparency to the outside counsel selection process while improving satisfaction for in-house groups and rightsizing costs. Outside practitioners will also love the platform as it will drive business development and help provide flexibility that is so sought after by the Millennial and Z generations.*
*I have had the opportunity to personally observe Basha and Mirra with their superb team and have been impressed by their motivational and effective leadership style and the culture they are driving through their young organization. Anecdotally, I’ve heard from several clients and network attorneys that have validated that Priori is driving real value for them and that has changed the way they do business. Those are two of the most critical points of measurement for us in the Lab as we track the progress of the startups we’ve invested in. Priori is hitting it out of the park on all fronts. Priori’s approach to revolutionizing how legal services are sought and transacted has major potential in this industry.”*
### Case Study - Multinational Bank & Investment Fund
#### **About Client**
A multinational bank and investment fund, headquartered in the Asia-Pacific region and with offices globally, including in the U.S., UK, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. The company also owns stakes in a multitude of companies through its investment fund. Those investments operate across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, food and beverage, healthcare and biotechnology, location services, real estate, technology, transportation and more.
#### Legal Function
The company’s corporate legal function operates out of California. That function comprises a team of 10+ attorneys responsible for managing the company’s corporate and commercial legal operations across its global offices.
#### Challenge
The breadth and continued growth of the company’s global operations and investment portfolio was putting a strain on the California-based team’s capacity to manage the company’s legal work. Particular areas of concern included reviewing, negotiating and drafting commercial contracts (NDAs, MSAs, vendor agreements and related contracts) and advising on legal matters relevant to the company’s foreign offices (local expertise).
#### Priori Solution
The company first turned to Priori to assist with the company’s overflow commercial work in the U.S. and U.K. Priori connected the company with two U.S. attorneys with in-house experience and strong technology backgrounds, and a U.K.-based attorney with extensive technology and financial services experience, to provide an aggregate of 30-60 hours per week overflow support for the company’s U.S. and U.K. operations. More recently, the company has used Priori to connect with boutique firms in China, Singapore and the Middle East to assist the company with commercial overflow and local overflow work in those jurisdictions.
#### Impact
The company has reported strong satisfaction with the work performed by the Priori attorneys to date, demonstrated by the company expanding its use of Priori attorneys following the success of the U.S. and U.K.-based engagements. The company continues to work with Priori on new projects as its operations continue to scale, with Priori now assisting with a GDPR project related to the company’s U.K. office.
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# Press
### Scout
* [Press Release](https://resources.priorilegal.com/hubfs/Priori%20Legal%2c%20Inc.%20-%20Press%20Release%20-%20Scout\(%E2%84%A2\).pdf)
* [Business Insider: Priori's Scout tracks law-firm diversity stats](https://www.businessinsider.com/scout-priori-database-legaltech-diversity-and-inclusion-data-statistics-2021-11)
* [Law360: Orrick, Hearst help Priori develop outside counsel tool](https://www.law360.com/pulse/articles/1440480/orrick-hearst-help-priori-develop-outside-counsel-tool)
* [Legal IT: Priori launches OC decision-making platform](https://legaltechnology.com/2021/11/18/priori-launches-oc-decision-making-platform-in-partnership-with-four-global-legal-organisations/)
### Series A
* [Press Release](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8118195/Priori%20Legal,%20Inc.%20-%20Press%20Release%20-%20Priori%20Raises%20$6.3M%20Series%20A.pdf)
* [A Note from Priori’s Founders](https://www.priorilegal.com/blog/a-note-from-prioris-founders)
* [TechCrunch: Priori raises $6.3M to help large companies hire outside legal help](https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/28/priori-series-a/)
* [Bloomberg Law: Hire-A-Lawyer Platform Priori Raises $6 Million, Eyes Diversity](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hire-a-lawyer-platform-priori-raises-6-million-eyes-diversity)
* [Law.com: Legal Marketplace Priori Legal Raises $6.3M Funding Round](https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2020/10/28/legal-marketplace-priori-legal-raises-6-3m-funding-round/)
### Awards
* [Fastcase 50 2021](https://www.fastcase.com/fastcase50/)
* [Corporate Counsel Legal Technology Trailblazers](https://images.law.com/media/cc/supplements/CCTB_In_House/mobile/index.html)
* [Financial Times 2019 Intelligent Business Award (Shortlist)](https://www.priorilegal.com/blog/priori-and-hearst-shortlisted-for-financial-times-2019-intelligent-business-award)
* [Financial Times 2018 Intelligent Business Award (Shortlist)](https://www.priorilegal.com/blog/priori-and-hearst-named-a-financial-times-2018-intelligent-business)
# Services
Our goal is to be a single source solution for in-house teams' run-the-company work.
### Primary Services
We offer the following primary services to in-house teams:
**Projects.** Get access to experienced outside counsel for specialized projects, transactions, local expertise and litigation. Examples include M\&A counsel for an acquisition in California, specialist litigators for a case in New York or local corporate counsel in the United Kingdom.
**People.** Find junior and senior legal professionals for overflow work and temporary on- and off-site placements. Examples include full-time contract attorneys for vacation and leave coverage and commercial attorneys for 20 hours per week of overflow contract support.
### Ancillary Services
In addition to our core offering, we can provide standardized law firm and lawyer onboarding for new matters, including:
* Providing law firms and attorneys with outside counsel guidelines, billing guidelines, standardized engagement letter and/or preferred language, and legal playbooks (e.g. contract review playbooks).
* Other onboarding requirements, including background checks and uploading of information through contingent worker software tools such as Beeline and Fieldglass.
**Ongoing Support.** Providing a single point of contact for any new policies/requirements that require distribution/implementation.
**Billing & Payments.** Managing billing and invoicing for Priori law firm and lawyer matters via client e-billing software (if applicable) and managing payments to all law firms.
# Submitting an RFP
To get started using Priori to find the right legal professional for your next project, navigate to our webpage's [RFP Builder](https://app.priorilegal.com/public-app/rfp/contact).
From there, our interactive questionnaire will guide you in preparing a customized RFP for your legal project, providing us with the search parameters our data-driven matching engine needs to deliver you results. **The RFP form is designed to be quick and easy to use and takes no longer than 5 minutes to complete**.
The following video shows how it works:
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How to build better RFPs
The key to getting good results from our system? **You need to tell us what you want!**
As a reminder, the RFP you submit powers our data-driven matching engine, where we compare the data from your RFP with thousands of data points across the thousands of legal professional profiles in our Legal Talent Network to deliver you with tailored, curated results.
You can generate fantastic results quite quickly, but we strongly encourage you to consider the following when filling out your RFP:
* **Rate:** How much are you willing to pay if needed? We'll always aim to provide you with your most cost-effective options, but not every provider in our network will be available at every price point.
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**Rates.**
One of the advantages of the depth of the Priori Legal Talent Network is that it offers access to legal professionals across a wide range of rate levels, so no matter your budget we can work to connect you with the right provider for your requirements.
Some data that may be helpful:
* The average hourly rate for attorneys on the Priori platform is $283.56/hr across all U.S. geographies and practice areas (about ¼ of the typical BigLaw associate rate!).
* For projects requiring volume support (commercial overflow and temporary placements), the average rates in our network range from approximately $4,500 to $7,500 per week ($110 - $187.50 per hour) for 40 hours per week.
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* **Geography**: Where do you need your professional to work? Are there any state- or region-specific legal considerations that could impact who can meet your needs?
* **Project Volume / Size:** How big - or how small - is the project you're working on or the size of your legal need?
* **Scope of Work:** At a high level, what do you need your professional to accomplish for you?
Remember - although our company mascot may be a unicorn, this is technology, not magic. The results you receive will only be as good as the data your provide and the criteria you outline. (Trust us - if we could read your mind, we would!)
### What comes next?
Once you submit your RFP, our platform gets to work:
1. Our data-driven matching engine extracts data from the RFP and looks for corresponding data points across attorney profiles;
2. Our fulfillment team cross-checks results, ensuring that only the best-fit matches meeting your criteria are presented;
3. Within 3 business days – often within hours – you'll receive a custom shortlist of potential matches from our Legal Talent Network;
4. Our platform gives you the tools you need to evaluate, meet, and engage with attorneys directly through the Platform; and
5. You get to enjoy working with your new Priori Professional, while our billing and invoicing tools make managing payments a breeze.
# Evaluating Your Options
OK - so our data-driven matching engine has worked its magic, and you now have your custom shortlist. What's next?
It's time to look at your **Priori proposal**! You can navigate an interactive demo below, or scroll down for text and screenshots:
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On receipt of your proposal, you can [log on to the platform](https://app.priorilegal.com/sign-in) to review your matches and assess whether they are suitable for your project.
Each provider from your custom shortlist will display as a tabbed **profile**. You can switch between tabs by clicking, allowing you to learn about the experience, background, hours, and cost of each professional in your proposal.
For providers you're interested in, you can click "**Send Message"** or **"Schedule Call"** to reach out and explore whether they're suitable for your matter. And, for providers you're not interested in, you can remove them from your Proposal and provide feedback to Priori's fulfillment team.
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**Receiving Proposals.** When your proposal is ready, you should receive an email from **** titled "Your Priori Proposal: \."
If you can't find that email or an update from a Priori team member within 3 business days of your RFP being submitted, please check your junk folder, or [log on to your Priori account](https://app.priorilegal.com/sign-in) to view your RFP's status from your dashboard.
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# Interviews
### Intro Calls
If any of the attorneys included in your proposal are of interest, the next step is to **schedule an initial call** (audio or video) with your preferred attorney or attorneys **via the buttons on their profile cards in your proposal**. You will be prompted to send your availability to the attorneys who will be notified of your interest by email.
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**Zoom Call Settings**. Priori uses a Zoom API to support our in-platform video calling. If you choose to book a call through our platform, please make sure that your browser settings allow you to participate in the call. **For enterprise clients with stricter IT security protocols**, we typically suggest messaging the attorney via the “Send Message” button to coordinate a call directly on your own platform (e.g. via your own Zoom, WebEx or Teams account). Once the first message has been sent, you will be able to exchange messages directly from your email inbox to coordinate the call.
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Once the attorney confirms the call time, our platform will send you a calendar invite by email with dial-in details for the call. The dial-in details will also be available on your Priori [account dashboard](https://app.priorilegal.com/client-app/dashboard) under "Scheduled Appointments".
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# Engaging Your Professional
Ready to engage your professional? Here's how to make it happen:
### How do I hire someone I've found through Priori?
If the screening calls go well and you would like to hire an attorney for your project, you can request (by Message or the button on the lawyer's profile card) that the lawyer send you a "formal proposal."
The formal proposal is a statement of work that confirms the engagement details and includes a description of the work, who will be performing the work, and the agreed rate.
If all of the details in the formal proposal look good, then getting a project started on Priori is as simple as clicking "Hire"!
Screenshot: A sample formal proposal
Formal Proposal FAQs
**I'd prefer to align over email - can I do that?**
Sure! While you won't have the professional's email address until after clicking 'hire', you can message your professional directly through our platform. That message will be sent as an email generated by the platform, and when the professional responds, it will generate an email back to you. From there, you can use that email thread to coordinate.
**What if I have specific onboarding requirements for bringing on a contractor?**
Not a problem. We work with many companies that have robust or detailed processes for bringing on contingent workers. Depending on the process, you can either coordinate directly with your professional, or contact your Priori account manager for assistance.
**The attorney sent me an engagement letter. I need all engagements to be on my company's standard letter.**
Not a problem. Most attorneys have some flexibility around their terms of engagement. Depending on your needs, you can either coordinate directly with your professional, or contact your Priori account manager for assistance.
**I need to adjust something in the formal proposal I received. How can I do that?**
The best way\* to seek an adjustment to a formal proposal is to message your professional through the platform. Once you land on amended terms, the professional can adjust the formal proposal and send you an updated version for your review.
\*The one exception is for payment terms. All projects on the platform default to Net 14 day payment terms. If you need an adjustment, please contact your Priori account manager.
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**Engagement Letters.** The attorney has the option of uploading an engagement letter that attaches to their formal proposal that you can view and e-sign on our platform. Alternatively, the lawyer can send you the engagement letter by Message or directly by email, whichever is preferable for you and the attorney.
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#### Hire Attorney
You can accept the proposal by selecting the green Hire button on the lawyer's card (see screenshot above). That will open a project on our platform so that the lawyer can bill for the work. The lawyer will be notified of your acceptance by email and provided with your direct contact information to get in touch and get started with the project.
#### Billing and Invoicing
From there, you and the attorney can work together directly to complete the project and the attorney will use their Priori account to send invoices during the engagement.
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**Security**. To help keep your data secure, all invoice entries are encrypted in transit and at rest. Our information security management systems are also certified under ISO 27001 and SOC 2. You can read more about our data security practices from our [Security & Compliance](https://www.priorilegal.com/security-and-compliance/) page.
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Invoices will be sent to you by email, and you can easily make payments directly from our platform. We use **Stripe** to manage secure, seamless transactions. You will also have access to the invoices on the Priori project page (see screenshot below).
An example of the Project view within the Priori platform. From your project page, you can view invoices, see your provider's hourly rate, share the project with your team members, and more.
If you have particular invoicing needs, don't hesitate to reach out to your provider. Our time entry software supports all standard billing practices, including ABA codes for task-based billing, detailed line-item entries, and alternative fee arrangements (AFAs.)
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**E-Billing Software.** Priori is set up and can submit invoices using the major e-billing software providers, including Legal Tracker, BillingPoint, Simple Legal, Collaborati, CounselLink, Brightflag, Tymetrix, Tipalti and more.
Matters for Priori attorneys can be opened by searching for Priori Legal, Inc. in your e-billing software. Please contact your Priori account manager if you have any questions about getting a matter set up for e-billing.
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### New Projects
Already working with a platform professional, but want to use them in a new capacity? Or need to track spend across different workstreams? You can open a new project on the platform to organize your work.
For any new projects with the same lawyer, you can message or email the lawyer to directly open a new project on our platform. You do not need to submit a new RFP to work with the same attorney; they can open the project for you directly from their dashboard.
### Navigating Issues
If you experience any issues with your Priori professional or engagement, we would encourage you to have a candid and respectful conversation with your provider. Frequently, issues that arise come from differences in communication styles or differing assumptions about how work should be conducted or billed. Talking with your provider can help clear the air and get your project back on track.
Have a more serious issue to navigate, or an issue involving how the platform works? Don't hesitate to reach out to us. Your Priori account manager or our operations team () will be able to assist.
# Billing & Rates
### How do rates work on Priori?
Priori clients are charged a composite rate for projects initiated on our platform. The composite rate is displayed on our platform at all times and is comprised of the lawyer's legal fees plus the Priori management fee payable by the client for the use of our platform. The formula is:
*Composite Rate = Lawyer's Legal Fees + Priori Management Fee*
For example, if you receive a proposal on our platform and a lawyer's profile has a listed rate of $230 per hour, that is the composite rate that your company would be charged if you engaged that lawyer for the project. It is comprised of the lawyer's legal fee plus the Priori management fee. There are no additional charges.
The same formula applies to flat, hourly, success, mixed-fee and other rates on our platform.
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**The composite rate is only charged if you choose to engage a lawyer on our platform.** There is no cost associated with submitting an RFP, receiving a proposal or scheduling screening calls with your suggested attorneys.
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### What are the average rates?
We accommodate flat, hourly, success, mixed-fee or other rates on our platform.
One of the advantages of the depth of our attorney network is that it offers access to attorneys across a wide range of rate levels, so no matter your budget we can work to match you with the right attorney for your requirements.
To the extent helpful:
* The average hourly rate on the Priori platform is $261/hr across all U.S. geographies and practice areas.
* For projects requiring volume support (commercial overflow and temporary placements), the average rates in our network are $4,500 - $5,500 per week ($110-$140 per hour) for 40 hours per week. For a 10-20 hour per week commitment the rates average between $150-$180 per hour.
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**What rates are included in your proposal?** We ask attorneys to include an hourly "rack rate" when first setting up their attorney profile. These rates are indicative only and are designed to show what the attorney typically bills for the type of work they usually do. All of our attorneys are open to discussing flat fees and alternate rate structures, and we suggest reaching out to any attorneys you feel might be a good fit to discuss the project with them in advance of discussing potential fee structures.
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### Payments
Invoices for projects initiated on the Priori platform will be sent to you by email or submitted via your preferred e-billing provider. The standard billing period is between the 1st and the 7th of each month for the preceding month’s work.
Payment may be made by credit card or linked bank account from your Priori account and our platform handles routing payment to your provider.
If your company requires alternative arrangements or payments to be made by wire/ACH payments, please contact to request the appropriate account information.
# Two-Factor Authentication
Enhance your account security with 2FA
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) delivers an extra layer of protection for users that significantly decreases the risk of unauthorized access to your account. Please note that, although you are not required to implement 2FA at this time, doing so will improve the security of your account.
To implement 2FA, you can follow the eight step process outlined below:
1. After logging into your Priori account, navigate to the Account Settings page by clicking the ‘Settings’ button on the left navigation bar, then clicking Account Settings
2. On your account settings page, you will see a new ‘Privacy & Security’ section. To enable two-factor authentication, click the ‘Set Up Two-Factor Authentication’ button.
3\. You will be asked to confirm your password before proceeding. Please provide your password in the pop-up.
4\. On the next screen, please select your authentication method. Priori supports both Email and Authenticator Apps as methods of authentication.
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5\. After selecting your authentication method, you will be provided with instructions on the screen on how to verify your chosen authentication method.
* If you choose Email, you will be asked to enter an authentication code that will be sent to the email address associated with your Priori account after clicking the Send Code button.
* If you choose to use an Authenticator App, you will be asked to scan the QR code provided on the page using your Authenticator App. Your app will then provide you with a 6-digit authentication code, which should be entered in the provided textbox.
6\. After verifying your authentication method, click the Save Changes button to turn on your 2-Factor Authentication.
7\. Lastly, after setting up 2FA, you will be able to view and reset your backup codes by clicking the 'View/Reset' link. Backup codes can be used in place of your verification code in the event that you lose access to your Email or Authenticator App. Please store these codes in a safe place.
# Terms, Enterprise Accounts, & Contact Info
### **Terms of Use**
Your use of the Priori platform is governed by our [terms of use](https://www.priorilegal.com/terms-of-use). If you would like to discuss the terms please contact your Priori account manager or email .
### Enterprise Accounts
For companies that are interested in using Priori for their in-house legal team and wish to create a team account, we may be able to offer additional talent support services. Our platform also powers two robust software feature sets (Priori RFP and Priori Panel Management), and we'd be happy to share more about those products as well.
To schedule a demo or connect with our client team, use our demo form here:
### Contact Information
If you have any questions about our platform or services and would like to speak with a Priori representative, please email [admin@priorilegal.com](mailto:%20admin@priorilegal.com).
# Contact Us
### Contact Information
If you have any questions about our platform or services and would like to speak with a Priori representative, please email [admin@priorilegal.com](mailto:%20admin@priorilegal.com).
# Investors
### Series A
[Priori announced a $6.3 million Series A round in October 2020](https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/28/priori-series-a/) from leading legal names and venture firms, including Hearst Corporation ([website](https://www.hearst.com/)), Great Oaks Venture Capital ([website](http://www.greatoaksvc.com/)), Jambhala, Tim Steinert (former General Counsel of Alibaba Group), Mindset Ventures ([website](https://mindset.ventures/)), Bridge Venture Fund ([website](https://bridgeinvestments.com/about/)) and Orrick's Legal Technology Fund ([website](https://www.orrick.com/)).
You can read a note from our founders on the fundraise [here](https://www.priorilegal.com/blog/a-note-from-prioris-founders) and our press release [here](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8118195/Priori%20Legal,%20Inc.%20-%20Press%20Release%20-%20Priori%20Raises%20$6.3M%20Series%20A.pdf).
### Seed Round
Priori raised $2.1 million in a seed round in December 2017. Investors included Hearst Corporation and Great Oaks Venture Capital.
### Further Information
Please contact our CEO, Basha Rubin, at [basha.rubin@priorilegal.com](mailto:%20basha.rubin@priorilegal.com) if you would like more information.