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Our Story
Our Story
The Big Law model does not work. Lawyers are incentivized to work long, slow hours—leading to poor work quality, huge bills, and constant turnover. Clients suffer as a result. After fifteen years in Big Law—and at the urging of our clients—we launched All Places in 2020 as the solution.
We are a group of lawyers and operators obsessed with the client experience and with building a culture where the industry’s top talent can do their best work. All Places is structured to incentivize exceptional work, with fully transparent pricing and a high-touch approach that consistently leaves clients saying they've never experienced anything like it. We work with investment funds and innovative companies who, like us, are early adopters and love to challenge the status quo.
How They Do It /
How We Do It
In principle, we’re against comparisons. But if you’re here wondering whether All Places is the right partner for your business, we want you to know how your experience with us will be different.
How they do it
How we do it
They are slow.
We are fast.
Traditional law firms compensate and promote lawyers based on billable hours. The longer a project takes, the more they earn—creating incentives for inefficiency and delay.
At All Places, compensation is tied to overall firm contribution, not hours. We like to work quickly and efficiently—we don’t miss deadlines, and we love to deliver work ahead of schedule.
They send surprise bills.
We provide transparency.
Many companies dread their monthly legal bills. Unpredictable pricing turns law firms into a necessary evil, rather than partners to rely on.
We primarily work on flat fees and retainers. When hourly makes sense, we work smartly. When we give our clients a budget, we don’t exceed it without advance notice. No surprises.
They are transactional.
We are relational.
In Big Law, time spent nurturing relationships isn't bilable. As a result, many clients experience their legal engagements as purely transactional.
We see our clients as partners. We only work with people we like and believe in, and we commit ourselves to their success. Life is too short to work with jerks.
They focus on tasks.
We focus on outcomes.
In most firms, lawyers are incentivized to start billing quickly—often before fully understanding what matters most to the client or the broader goal of the project.
At All Places, outcomes drive our work. Whether for a client or internally, we start every project by understanding what we’re trying to achieve—so we can design the most effective path to that result. Then we execute.
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.”
Invited to Speak By
The White House
Invited by the White House to discuss legislative solutions to increasing access to capital for underrepresented fund managers and entrepreneurs.
GlobalMindED
Invited to speak at the United Nations on the role of inclusive entrepreneurship in driving sustainable economic growth.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Invited to a private meeting with Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves alongside All Places clients to discuss economic policy and capital access.
Business Council for International Understanding
Invited to speak on entrepreneurship as a pathway to prosperity for underrepresented founders and fund managers.
New America Alliance
Invited to speak on fund formation and deal execution at multiple events and on the New America Alliance podcast, Cafecito.
U.S. House of Representatives
Convened All Places clients for a private meeting with U.S. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark to discuss policy solutions supporting women-owned businesses.
Women’s Venture Capital Summit
Led discussions in 2025 and 2026 on LP fundraising strategy and creative liquidity solutions for emerging fund managers.
U.S. Senate
Convened a group of All Places clients for a meeting with Veronica Duron, Chief of Staff to Senator Cory Booker, focused on access to capital for women founders.
FAQs
How do you charge?
We work with clients on flat fees, retainers, and hourly arrangements. Most fund formation and deal work is handled on a flat-fee basis. Retainers work well for companies with ongoing legal needs. Hourly pricing is reserved for ad hoc or unpredictable projects.
How do your rates compare with Big Law?
You will generally pay less to work with us than with a Big Law firm. Our hourly rates are lower, and we work efficiently. That said, we don’t compete on price. We focus on delivering exceptional service and advice that consistently creates more value than it costs.
Isn’t Big Law the safer choice?
No—with an asterisk. We don’t believe you’ll get better service or advice anywhere else. For some emerging funds, Big Law can feel safer early on for formation or fundraising optics. When those same clients turn to deal work, they often come to us—seeking a partnership with the right legal team for the long-term.
Who is the ideal All Places client?
Our ideal clients are kind, curious, ambitious, thoughtful, and value true partnership. We never want our relationship with clients to be a financial pain point. For that reason, we typically work with self-funded or venture-backed companies, and funds that have reached a first close or are launching a second or later fund. And in case you were wondering, yes, we do work with men.
Who is not a good fit for All Places?
We will not work with anyone who is a jerk, doesn’t value what we do, thinks they’re a better lawyer than we are, makes the world a worse place, doesn’t pay their bills on time, writes sh*tty emails, is unkind to our team, or avoids responsibility. We’re not for everyone—and we like it that way.
Do you help with fundraising?
We are lawyers, not fundraisers. We regularly advise on the legal structure of a fundraise and handle the execution. We don’t go to market to raise capital for our clients. But we are always excited to make connections for our clients within the All Places community, where it makes sense for both parties.
Can I work with more than one firm?
Yes! Many of our clients work with more than one law firm. We often collaborate with other firms that cover areas we don’t, like healthcare regulatory work or patent prosecution. When a client needs support outside our scope, we consider it our job to make a great referral and work closely with that firm.
But I don’t have time to switch firms.
We understand the idea of moving your business to a new law firm may fill you with dread—one more thing you don’t have time for! We’ve built a clear, repeatable process to handle transitions efficiently. Our goal is to minimize the time, cost, and disruption to you, so the move feels straightforward—not stressful.
Tell me more about your advocacy.
Part of our mission at All Places is achieving gender equity in the capital markets. Today, less than 1% of assets are managed by women-owned firms, and less than 2% of venture capital funding goes to all-female founding teams. We work directly with federal policymakers to advance solutions—and we regularly bring our clients with us.
Where did the name All Places come from?
The name All Places comes from a 2009 quote by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” We truly believe that, if women were better represented in positions of power, the world would be a different (and better) place.
