About Embra
Talent is distributed widely. Access is not.
Our mission
Give people access to the relationships, guidance and opportunities that can change the trajectory of their careers.
The company
Embra builds professional relationship networks.
Careers move forward through people: someone who explains how a field really works, who reviews a plan, who makes the next introduction. Those relationships are unevenly shared. Too often they depend on where you grew up, where you studied and who your family knows.
Embra exists to change who gets those conversations. We build networks where people who want guidance can find people who have chosen to give it, and where both sides stay in control.
Why we started with law
A profession that runs on relationships.
In law, the path from student to practicing attorney leans heavily on who you know: summer positions, clerkships, practice areas and first jobs often follow an early conversation with the right person.
Law is also a profession with clear credentials, which lets us verify the attorneys students meet. That makes it the right place to build trust first.
Our first product
Embra Law is where we start.
Embra Law connects law students with attorneys who chose to mentor them, on iPhone and the web. It is our first product, not the whole of what Embra intends to build.
How we work
What we hold to.
Human first
Technology makes the introduction easier. The relationship is still between two people.
Earned trust
We verify professionals, ask for consent at every step, and say plainly what the product does and does not do.
Honest measures
We count relationships that actually happen, and we do not publish results we cannot stand behind.
Founders
Built by people who have seen the gap.
Brittney and I are building Embra because we've seen firsthand that talent alone isn't enough: who you know, who guides you, and who opens a door can shape an entire legal career. We want to make those relationships easier to build, no matter where you went to law school or who was already in your network.
Adrian Bond, Founder & CEO
Adrian Bond
Founder & CEO
Brittney Bond
Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor
Impact
What we intend to measure.
We have not published outcomes yet. When we do, they will be measured this way, checked, and shared with the partners they belong to first.
Substantive relationships
A relationship counts when both people accepted it and both wrote to each other within 30 days. A profile view or an unanswered message does not.
Useful next steps
Whether a conversation led somewhere concrete for the student, such as a second conversation, an event or a clearer plan.
Participation
How many students and attorneys take part, and whether attorneys keep taking requests over time.
Program delivery
For schools, firms and sponsors, whether Embra delivered what the written proposal agreed.
Build what comes next with us.
Join Embra Law, or talk to us about a partnership for your school, firm or organization.