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CAREER

Choose how you
Practice

Choose how you Practice

Choose how you Practice

Built for experienced in-house and government lawyers who want meaningful work, a real team, and clients you actually know.

A DIFFERNT OPTION FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL

Unified CLO is a fractional Chief Legal Office led by former GCs.

Unified CLO is a fractional Chief Legal Office led by former GCs.

Unified was built for the space in between working for one company and working for a traditional law firm. This shows up in how we hire, how we work, and how we support each other.

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Work you want to do

Built for how experienced

lawyers actually want to

practice

Built for how experienced

lawyers actually want to

practice

Built for how experienced

lawyers actually want to

practice

01

Senior bench


02

Tech-friendly and enabled.

03

Fractional, not isolated.

04

Work from anywhere


05

A team that stays close to care.

06

More take-home pay.


07

Family-first.


08

No origination politics.

09

No “always on” culture.

for senior leaders

A better place for
seasoned legal
leaders

A better place for
seasoned legal
leaders

A better place for
seasoned legal
leaders

You work from anywhere

You work from anywhere with the support of a true in-
house legal department.

You work with peers

You work with peers who have sat in the seat and know
real pressure.

You use technology well

You use technology to cut busywork and focus on
judgment, relationships, and execution.

You stay close to outcomes

You stay close enough to outcomes to care how the advice lands.

You have real infrastructure

You operate like a Chief Legal Office, not a billing engine,
with malpractice coverage, billing, and compliance already in place.

You have a full team

You work with a full-time offshore legal team embedded
in the office, providing elite support at a fraction of law
firm rates.

what it's like

This is how you
actually practice
at Unified

This is how you
actually practice
at Unified

This is how you
actually practice
at Unified

What does it actually feel like to practice this way?


The model is different.


The standards are not.

01. Senior means senior

The lawyers leading client work are former GCs and

senior in-house leaders. You do the work that requires

judgment. The rest is handled.

02. Many minds, virtual office.

Practice from where life works best. Stay connected to experienced attorneys, meaningful work, and a team that actually shares the load.

03. Always a team

You are not a solo operator. The bench is behind you.

We share context and bring the team in when it

matters.

04. Technology

We use tools to cut repetitive work so you can spend

your time where clients actually feel the value.

the right fit

The people who
tend to thrive

The people who
tend to thrive

The people who
tend to thrive

TRADITIONAL

Former GCs and

CLOs

Board exposure

Executive judgment

Decision partner

TRADITIONAL

Senior in-house
operators

In-house mindset

Executive judgment

Decision partner

TRADITIONAL

Senior government attorneys

Regulatory exposure

Executive judgment

Decision partner

is this you?

What It Looks Like

in Practice

What It Looks Like

in Practice

What It Looks Like

in Practice

Baseline experience:

A proven track record of leading high-stakes initiatives, navigating complex challenges, and delivering strategic results in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.

How you like to work:

A proven track record of leading high-stakes initiatives, navigating complex challenges, and delivering strategic results in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.

Building and keeping trust:

A proven track record of leading high-stakes initiatives, navigating complex challenges, and delivering strategic results in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.

"This is not for everyone. It works best for

senior business minded lawyers who

want to be part of something and still build

something of their own."

"This is not for everyone. It works best for senior business minded lawyers who

want to be part of something and still build something of their own."

Amy Natasha Osteen, CEO

becasue we all have to eat

How work and pay
actually look

How work and pay
actually look

How work and pay
actually look

How you earn

Unified offers a transparent, commission-based structure that rewards the quality of work and the depth of client relationships. You are incentivized to build longevity, not just hours. Our overhead is lean, meaning more of the value you create stays with you. And you start earning traditional partner percentages from day one.

How you live

We’ve already done the long, in-office weeks. Flexibility isn't a perk; it's a core design principle. You manage your desk, your clients, and your time. Whether that's from a home office or while traveling, as long as the judgment is sound and the clients are thriving, you have the autonomy you've earned.

Real impact beyond client work

Real impact beyond client work

Real impact beyond client work

Through our Impact Fund program, 5% of our revenue helps subsidize legal work for nonprofits and social enterprises. We believe senior legal talent should be accessible to those moving the world forward.

We are building

deliberately

We are building

deliberately

We are building

deliberately

Send a short note, LinkedIn profile, or

resume. We don't do formal applications; we do conversations.

Let’s talk

“Most in-house lawyers aren’t burned out from the hours.

They’re burned out from slowly losing the freedom,

connection, and sense of purpose that made them love

being in-house in the first place.”

“Most in-house lawyers aren’t burned out from the hours. They’re burned out from slowly losing the freedom, connection, and sense of purpose that made them love being in-house in the first place.”

Elizabeth Daane, Co-Founder

Let’s start the conversation

If you are an experienced GC, AGC, or senior government lawyer looking for a different way to practice, we’d love to hear from you.

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