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FOR SENIOR LAWYERS READY TO BUILD

You already know how to think. Now learn how to build.

Legal Autonomy is a six-month cohort programme for practising lawyers who want to build a business of their own. Not a side project. Not a new practice area. A business, and the thinking, structure, and support to get from zero to one.

Built by a lawyer for lawyers - together with a team that has launched, failed and scaled businesses, and knows which lessons actually matter.

You've seen how businesses are built, from the sidelines - often missing the best parts. You've negotiated hundreds of deals, sat across the table from founders and investors, read the contracts that built and broke companies, and watched what works and what doesn't from the closest possible seat. That's a head start most founders never have.

What law doesn't teach is the other half: how to price something untested, how to sell what you've built, how to ship before it's perfect, how to make decisions without a precedent, and how to build a team. That's what Legal Autonomy is for.

And, there's never been a better time to do it. The AI tools founders use to build compress what used to take years. And the legal profession is well aware of how fast AI is shifting its own market. Lawyers leaving now have tools and opportunities never available before.

If you already have a business idea, you'll complete the programme ready to launch it. If you don't have one yet, you'll have the tools to find it, test it, and get started.

Zero-to-one methodologyLive + self-paced sessions1:1 coachingGuest founders + specialistsMax 4 seats6 monthsFlexible schedule

Expression of interest

Places are limited and we're deliberately selective. Tell us where you are, we'll come back to you within three working days to talk about whether it's the right fit, both ways.

1 - I don't know where to start10 - I have everything I need to start

Your information stays with us. Your details are never shared with third parties, partners, or marketing platforms, only used for this application and any direct follow-up.

No commitment. We'll be in touch within three working days.

INVESTMENT

Founding cohort pricing is available for early members. This is the lowest the programme fee will be, and includes the full course: live sessions, 1:1 coaching, and community access. We'll share pricing and payment options on the call.

BUILT BY
Kate Jackson
Lawyer turned founder. Several times over.
  • UK commercial solicitor who left private practice in 2006 to build her first businesses
  • Founded and operated ventures across consumer, B2B, community, marketplace, and SaaS
  • Knows what it costs, financially, professionally, and personally, to make the leap
  • Legal tech specialist. Knows how lawyers think, work, and bill - and how legal training shapes business instincts, for better and worse.
Laura Wynch
Founder and 0-to-1 operator
  • Transitioned from corporate consulting to launch and run multiple ventures across SaaS, marketplaces, and community, spanning retail, fintech, and climate
  • Specialises in the messy first eighteen months: finding the model, getting first customers, raising early capital, deciding what to build
  • Has worked alongside dozens of first-time founders making the early-stage decisions
  • Brings the operating playbook that lawyers are rarely taught

What happens next

If it looks like a fit, we'll arrange a short call, twenty minutes, to understand where you are and what you're looking to build.

If the timing isn't right, we'll tell you that too.