A Law Firm Built on the

Optimal Union of Technology

and Human Judgment

A Law Firm Built on the

Optimal Union of Technology

and Human Judgment

A Law Firm Built on the

Optimal Union of Technology

and Human Judgment

Designed from the ground

up to deliver better client

experiences and outcomes

About

The law firm as it should have always been. It just couldn’t — until now.

The law firm as it should have always been. It just couldn’t — until now.

Blackletter is a radically new kind of law firm, designed from first principles to align fundamentally with the priorities, needs and constraints of clients. The practice integrates frontier technology with a bench of best-in-class lawyers. The result is a client experience that is efficient, intuitive and transparent, and that yields exceptional outcomes.


No billable hours. No manufactured complexity. Just superlative work from a firm designed to serve its clients—not itself.

Venture Financing

Venture Financing

Support your raises from early stage through growth rounds: SAFEs, convertible notes and priced equity rounds.

Employment

Employment

Handle the legal side of building a team, including offer letters, contractor and advisor agreements, custom employment agreements, separations, policies and handbooks.

Commercial

Commercial

Draft, refine, and negotiate a range of agreements, spanning MSAs, SaaS agreements, vendor agreements and more.

Corporate

Corporate

Navigate a range of corporate matters, spanning board and stockholder consents, corporate minute books, annual approvals, and option grants.

Practice Areas

Experienced lawyers

that understand

your business

Experienced lawyers

that understand

your business

CLIENTS and Testimonials

  • Blackletter is an exceptional legal experience: Their team moves on our timelines to deliver expert advice tailored to our business.

    Dustin Zhang, CEO of Silmo

    Blackletter is an exceptional legal experience: Their team moves on our timelines to deliver expert advice tailored to our business.

    Dustin Zhang, CEO of Silmo

    Blackletter is an exceptional legal experience: Their team moves on our timelines to deliver expert advice tailored to our business.

    Dustin Zhang, CEO of Silmo

  • Blackletter's advice has been 100x more sane than other firms. Clear answers, fast, from people who actually understand what a startup needs.

    John Dean, CEO and Cofounder of WindBorne Systems

    Blackletter's advice has been 100x more sane than other firms. Clear answers, fast, from people who actually understand what a startup needs.

    John Dean, CEO and Cofounder of WindBorne Systems

    Blackletter's advice has been 100x more sane than other firms. Clear answers, fast, from people who actually understand what a startup needs.

    John Dean, CEO and Cofounder of WindBorne Systems

  • Blackletter delivers top-firm quality with exceptional turnaround. For our sales team, that means contracts move quickly and nothing slips through the cracks. Blackletter is legal that keeps pace with the business.

    Sean Erjavec, CRO of Blue J

    Blackletter delivers top-firm quality with exceptional turnaround. For our sales team, that means contracts move quickly and nothing slips through the cracks. Blackletter is legal that keeps pace with the business.

    Sean Erjavec, CRO of Blue J

    Blackletter delivers top-firm quality with exceptional turnaround. For our sales team, that means contracts move quickly and nothing slips through the cracks. Blackletter is legal that keeps pace with the business.

    Sean Erjavec, CRO of Blue J

Connect with us

Connect with us

Blackletter is accepting clients in the US and Canada. If you're looking for legal counsel that works the way you do, please reach out.

Legal services in the United States are provided by Clara Legal, LLP, and in Ontario by Clara Legal Professional Corporation, a law firm regulated by the Law Society of Ontario (the "Law Firms").“Blackletter” is an assumed name (d/b/a) under which the Law Firms provide legal services.

Legal services in the United States are provided by Clara Legal, LLP, and in Ontario by Clara Legal Professional Corporation, a law firm regulated by the Law Society of Ontario (the "Law Firms").“Blackletter” is an assumed name (d/b/a) under which the Law Firms provide legal services.