In what LOD claims is a first of its kind, spoke.law will enable businesses and individuals to search a pool of lawyers by experience level, price, sector speciality and practice skills. Lawyers will create profiles detailing their skills in the hope of being chosen by clients, who will be able to 'favourite' lawyers – making a list of potential people to send work – and leave testimonials upon completion of a project. The site is set to have 500 lawyers available for legal work by the time of its launch to clients in July.

A range of practice areas

Spoke will offer expertise across different practice areas, ranging from core commercial contracts to more niche specialisations from both solicitors and barristers. The lawyers on Spoke will be available to work with legal teams on a remote flexible basis when clients need them.

‘Another stage in the New Law evolution’

'Spoke takes the flexible lawyer landscape that LOD pioneered and adds another new way of working,' said Simon Harper, co-founder of LOD and creator of Spoke. 'The so-called "gig economy" has allowed lawyers and legal teams to have flexibility and control over how they work and Spoke signals another stage in the New Law evolution. The big law firm was one way for lawyers to work that grew out of the twentieth century. Spoke is about harnessing what the 21st century has to offer.'