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Raad Ahmed

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Founder and CEO at Lawtrades
📍 New York, New York, United States

Raad Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of Lawtrades, a platform that empowers independent legal professionals and helps companies build distributed legal teams. A graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law, he has scaled Lawtrades into an eight-figure business after participating in the 500 Startups accelerator program, focusing on democratizing access to legal services through technology.

Outside of his primary business, Raad is a content creator, sharing insights on entrepreneurship and personal growth through his writing and videos. His personal interests include skateboarding, recording music, and practicing mindfulness. He is an avid reader, citing the philosopher Marcus Aurelius as a personal hero, and enjoys travel, including trips to Bali for surfing and meditation.

Interesting fact: Before starting his career in legal tech, Raad founded a web app for Facebook cover photos that successfully scaled to 30 million hits per month.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Legal Technology
As the founder of Lawtrades, he is pioneering new work models for legal professionals and integrating technology to improve access to legal services.
Future of Work
His company is built on creating distributed legal teams and empowering a new economy for independent legal talent, reflecting a deep interest in flexible work models.
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Career

Work history

10-2015
Founder and CEO
Lawtrades
1-2022
Content Creator
YouTube
10-2011 - 2-2013
Founder
MyFBCoverPhoto.com
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Media appearances

Meet the Entrepreneur #26 - Raad Ahmed, Lawtrades. Featured in Spotify
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Meet Raad Ahmed, Founder and CEO of LawTrades. Featured in Business Collective
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Education
2015 - 2016
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500 Startups
2011 - 2013
J.D.
University at Buffalo School of Law
2005 - 2009
BS
St. John's University
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