Every firm needs the same things.
What changes is where you are in building yours.
Tell us where you are — we'll show you exactly what Amata looks like for your practice.
You're departing a larger firm and need to look established from day one — without the overhead or personal financial risk of a traditional lease.
You're a small firm of 3–10 attorneys winning new clients and need flexible space and fractional legal staffing that scales with your caseload.
You're leaving Big Law with an established reputation to protect. You want freedom without losing the credibility and peer network you've built.
You're a bar association, court reporter, legal tech firm, or professional service org that needs attorney access, credible event space, and a home inside Chicago's legal community.
Chicago law office space, virtual offices,
paralegal support & live legal reception — under one roof.
A law office suite is more than a desk. Amata pairs every plan with legal-trained staff and a genuine peer community — so your practice has everything it needs to run professionally from day one.
Chicago Law Office Space
& Private Offices
Fully furnished, move-in ready private offices, dedicated workstations, and co-working access at five Chicago-area locations. Zero Amata branding inside your space — it looks and feels like your firm from day one. Drop or add offices during your term, without penalty.
- Private offices — 24/7 access at select locations
- Dedicated workstations & co-working access
- On-demand conference rooms — billed in 15-min increments
- High-speed internet, print/copy/scan, mail handling
- Cancel with 30 days notice — no long-term lease
Virtual Office Chicago
& Business Address
A prestigious Chicago Loop address for all correspondence, ARDC registration, and client-facing materials — without committing to a full-time office. Four plan tiers from a business address to Virtual Office Plus with Amata Coins for rooms and staff time.
- Class-A Loop address — Business Address from $69/mo
- Mail held, scanned, or forwarded
- Conference rooms bookable on demand
- Virtual Office Plus — includes Amata Coins for rooms & staff
- Upgrade to a private office — keep your address
Live Legal Reception
& Phone Services
Chicago-based receptionists trained for legal intake answer calls in your firm's name, complete new client intake while you're in court, and deliver concise summaries by email or text. Clients never know you're a solo or small firm. Plans from $29/month.
- Live answering 7am–6pm Mon–Fri in your firm name
- New client intake — custom 25-question form available
- Call screening, warm transfers, voicemail to email
- Bilingual receptionists available (English & Spanish)
- Amata phone app — work number on any device
Fractional Legal Staffing
& On-Demand Paralegals
Legal-trained paralegals and admin support available by the hour, by the project, or on a fractional monthly basis. No recruiting. No training. No long-term commitment. All paralegal work performed under attorney direction — bill time directly to your clients.
- On-site paralegal — $90/hr
- Admin support — $70/hr, billed in 1/6th-hour increments
- Trial prep, discovery, court runs, e-filing, depositions
- Fractional packages — 3 programs plus a custom option
- Bill paralegal time directly to your clients
Serving Chicago's legal community since 2014
Real work, billed and delivered for Chicago law firms — not estimates.
Save more than 60% vs.
a full-time hire.
30 hrs/mo of dedicated executive assistant support — email management, intake, scheduling, social media, and more
20 hrs/mo of on-site admin support — court runs, clerk's office, copying, mail prep, courtesy copies, and all on-site admin tasks
40 hrs/mo of full paralegal support — document drafting, case management, trial prep, legal research, and all paralegal tasks
Your Terms.
Your practice doesn't fit neatly into a category. We'll build a program around exactly what you need — no package too small or too specific.
All hourly services billed in 1/6th-hour increments. Pricing effective July 1, 2026.
Chicago Loop law offices & Northern Indiana.
Real attorneys. Real results. Real Amata.
Launched through Amata's Chicago-Kent partnership in 2017. Needed to project credibility to vulnerable clients while managing high call volume and trial-season staffing spikes — without locking into fixed overhead. Amata handles all intake via a 25-question form, provides Spanish-language support, and scales paralegal hours up during trial and back down between matters.
Displaced mid-trial from a month-to-month sublease with no written protection. Joined Amata in 2019, moved to the 45th floor at 77 W Wacker. When a complex high-value divorce trial required a 3-week pre-trial surge, three Amata staff members mobilized — binders, Daley Center delivery, mock jury prep, and digital file migration — operating like seasoned in-house staff.
What Chicago attorneys say about Amata.
Amata has been a game changer for my solo practice. The paralegals are sharp, the admin team handles my calls professionally, and I pay a fraction of what a full-time hire would cost.
The location at 33 N Dearborn is minutes from the courthouse — that alone is worth it. The staff handle my calls like they're part of my firm. Clients have no idea I'm a solo attorney.
I've recommended Amata to four other attorneys. The fractional support packages save me over 60% compared to hiring full-time. Responsive, professional, and they genuinely care about your success.
Questions attorneys ask about Amata.
A law office suite is a fully furnished, private office inside a legal-specific workspace that provides attorneys with a prestigious address, on-site administrative and paralegal support, live legal reception, and conference rooms — without a long-term lease. Amata Law Office Suites has operated law office suites at five Chicago-area locations since 2002, serving more than 1,800 firms.
Fractional legal staffing means engaging a trained paralegal or legal admin on a part-time, project, or hourly basis rather than as a full-time employee. Attorneys pay only for hours worked, can bill paralegal time directly to clients, and avoid the overhead of salary, benefits, and payroll taxes. Amata provides fractional paralegal support at $90/hr on-site and admin support at $70/hr — billed in 1/6th-hour increments with no minimum commitment.
Yes. The Illinois ARDC permits attorneys to register a virtual office address as their principal place of business, provided the attorney maintains a bona fide presence and client communication capability at that address. Amata's virtual office plans include a Class-A Loop address, mail handling, and live legal reception. Attorneys should confirm their specific circumstances with the ARDC directly.
Yes. Amata receptionists answer every call using your firm's name with a custom greeting. They handle new client intake, screen callers, warm-transfer priority calls, and send concise summaries by email or text while you are in court or with a client. Clients have no indication they are speaking to a shared service. Amata offers a 21-day satisfaction guarantee on live reception plans.
No. Amata's office agreements allow you to cancel with 30 days notice — no long-term lease and no penalty. You can drop or add offices during your term as your caseload grows or shrinks. This differs significantly from a traditional commercial lease, where you are typically locked in for 3–5 years regardless of how your practice changes.
Yes. Amata's on-demand paralegal model allows attorneys to engage paralegal support by the hour, for a specific project, or on a fractional monthly basis — with no retainer and no minimum commitment. Paralegals are billed at $90/hr on-site, in 1/6th-hour increments. Many attorneys bill paralegal time directly to clients, making this service effectively self-funding.
33 N Dearborn is a 3-minute walk from the Richard J. Daley Center courthouse — the primary venue for Cook County civil and domestic relations cases. It is also within close walking distance of the Leighton Criminal Court Building, federal courts, and most major Cook County agencies. The location includes multiple conference rooms for depositions, client meetings, and arbitrations on-site.
A full-time paralegal and admin hire in Chicago costs more than $150,000 annually when you factor in salary, benefits, payroll tax, recruiting, training, and equipment. Amata clients using Fractional Support Packages report saving 60% or more compared to full-time hires — and they pay only for hours actually worked, with no benefits overhead. Because paralegal hours can be billed directly to clients, the net cost is often significantly lower than it appears.
Ready to stop running your firm
and start growing it?
Tour a location this week. No commitment required. Our team will match you with the right space and services for where your practice is today.
Not sure if fractional support is right for your firm, or just curious about first steps without committing? You can contact us directly — or fill out our client intake form and we'll match you with the right team member.
All hourly services billed in 1/6th-hour increments. Pricing effective July 1, 2026. All legal support services performed under supervision of a licensed attorney in good standing. Amata is not a law firm and does not provide legal services to the general public.