Spark Law: The Challenges of Running a Small Firm

In this episode, we sit down with Sanjay Kutty to unpack the highs, lows, and bold ideas behind Spark Law — a small firm he co-founded with the vision of redefining the traditional legal model.

From offering tiered, flat-rate legal services for startups to creating a collaborative co-working space for young lawyers, Spark Law set out to be a different kind of law firm — one built on innovation, community, and client-centricity. Picture “Google meets law firms” — where lawyers were encouraged to think outside the box, ditch the billable hour, and focus on growth, not just targets.

But then, COVID hit.

Sanjay shares the in-house perspective that shaped their vision, the marketing and economic hurdles they faced, and how the dream of a people-first legal space evolved. Now at boutique business law firm Linmac LLP, Sanjay reflects on what worked, what didn’t, and what he’d tell any young lawyer thinking of building something from scratch.