diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index bbe20d047..b2a8c8965 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -224,11 +224,17 @@ class UpdateUserRequest(GenerateRequestBase):
     max_budget: Optional[float] = None
 
 
+class Member(LiteLLMBase):
+    role: Literal["admin", "user"]
+    user_id: str
+
+
 class NewTeamRequest(LiteLLMBase):
     team_alias: Optional[str] = None
     team_id: Optional[str] = None
     admins: list = []
     members: list = []
+    members_with_roles: List[Member] = []
     metadata: Optional[dict] = None
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index f615232b7..44d4240b1 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -4060,9 +4060,30 @@ async def user_info(
         else:
             user_info = None
         ## GET ALL TEAMS ##
-        teams = await prisma_client.get_data(
+        team_list = []
+        team_id_list = []
+        # _DEPRECATED_ check if user in 'member' field
+        teams_1 = await prisma_client.get_data(
             user_id=user_id, table_name="team", query_type="find_all"
         )
+
+        if teams_1 is not None and isinstance(teams_1, list):
+            team_list = teams_1
+            for team in teams_1:
+                team_id_list.append(team.team_id)
+
+        if user_info is not None:
+            # *NEW* get all teams in user 'teams' field
+            teams_2 = await prisma_client.get_data(
+                team_id_list=user_info.teams, table_name="team", query_type="find_all"
+            )
+
+            if teams_2 is not None and isinstance(teams_2, list):
+                for team in teams_2:
+                    if team.team_id not in team_id_list:
+                        team_list.append(team)
+                        team_id_list.append(team.team_id)
+
         ## GET ALL KEYS ##
         keys = await prisma_client.get_data(
             user_id=user_id,
@@ -4090,9 +4111,10 @@ async def user_info(
             "user_id": user_id,
             "user_info": user_info,
             "keys": keys,
-            "teams": teams,
+            "teams": team_list,
         }
     except Exception as e:
+        traceback.print_exc()
         if isinstance(e, HTTPException):
             raise ProxyException(
                 message=getattr(e, "detail", f"Authentication Error({str(e)})"),
@@ -4274,12 +4296,31 @@ async def new_team(
     Parameters:
     - team_alias: Optional[str] - User defined team alias
     - team_id: Optional[str] - The team id of the user. If none passed, we'll generate it.
-    - admins: list - A list of user IDs that will be owning the team
-    - members: list - A list of user IDs that will be members of the team
+    - members_with_roles: list - A list of dictionaries, mapping user_id to role in team (either 'admin' or 'user')
     - metadata: Optional[dict] - Metadata for team, store information for team. Example metadata = {"team": "core-infra", "app": "app2", "email": "ishaan@berri.ai" }
 
     Returns:
     - team_id: (str) Unique team id - used for tracking spend across multiple keys for same team id.
+
+    _deprecated_params: 
+    - admins: list - A list of user_id's for the admin role 
+    - users: list - A list of user_id's for the user role 
+
+    Example Request:
+    ```
+    curl --location 'http://0.0.0.0:8000/team/new' \
+    
+    --header 'Authorization: Bearer sk-1234' \
+    
+    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    
+    --data '{
+      "team_alias": "my-new-team_2",
+      "members_with_roles": [{"role": "admin", "user_id": "user-1234"}, 
+        {"role": "user", "user_id": "user-2434"}]
+    }'
+
+    ```
     """
     global prisma_client
 
@@ -4303,6 +4344,19 @@ async def new_team(
     team_row = await prisma_client.insert_data(
         data=complete_team_data.json(exclude_none=True), table_name="team"
     )
+
+    ## ADD TEAM ID TO USER TABLE ##
+    for user in complete_team_data.members_with_roles:
+        ## add team id to user row ##
+        await prisma_client.update_data(
+            user_id=user.user_id,
+            data={"user_id": user.user_id, "teams": [team_row.team_id]},
+            update_key_values={
+                "teams": {
+                    "push ": [team_row.team_id],
+                }
+            },
+        )
     return team_row
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma b/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
index 5377fe90b..7e8e26fcd 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
+++ b/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ model LiteLLM_TeamTable {
     team_alias  String? 
     admins String[]
     members String[]
+    members_with_roles Json @default("{}")
     metadata  Json  @default("{}")
     max_budget Float?
     spend      Float    @default(0.0)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ model LiteLLM_TeamTable {
 model LiteLLM_UserTable {
 		user_id    String @unique
     team_id    String?
+    teams    String[] @default([])
     user_role  String?
 		max_budget Float?
     spend      Float    @default(0.0)
@@ -103,5 +105,5 @@ model LiteLLM_UserNotifications {
   user_id             String 
   models              String[]
   justification       String
-    status              String // approved, disapproved, pending
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  status              String // approved, disapproved, pending
+}
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 3cad1777c..cb29b0492 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ class PrismaClient:
         user_id: Optional[str] = None,
         user_id_list: Optional[list] = None,
         team_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        team_id_list: Optional[list] = None,
         key_val: Optional[dict] = None,
         table_name: Optional[
             Literal["user", "key", "config", "spend", "team", "user_notification"]
@@ -697,7 +698,13 @@ class PrismaClient:
                     )
                 elif query_type == "find_all" and user_id is not None:
                     response = await self.db.litellm_teamtable.find_many(
-                        where={"members": {"has": user_id}}
+                        where={
+                            "members": {"has": user_id},
+                        },
+                    )
+                elif query_type == "find_all" and team_id_list is not None:
+                    response = await self.db.litellm_teamtable.find_many(
+                        where={"team_id": {"in": team_id_list}}
                     )
                 return response
             elif table_name == "user_notification":
@@ -769,6 +776,12 @@ class PrismaClient:
                 return new_user_row
             elif table_name == "team":
                 db_data = self.jsonify_object(data=data)
+                if db_data.get("members_with_roles", None) is not None and isinstance(
+                    db_data["members_with_roles"], list
+                ):
+                    db_data["members_with_roles"] = json.dumps(
+                        db_data["members_with_roles"]
+                    )
                 new_team_row = await self.db.litellm_teamtable.upsert(
                     where={"team_id": data["team_id"]},
                     data={
diff --git a/schema.prisma b/schema.prisma
index 8663db1b0..7e8e26fcd 100644
--- a/schema.prisma
+++ b/schema.prisma
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ model LiteLLM_TeamTable {
     team_alias  String? 
     admins String[]
     members String[]
+    members_with_roles Json @default("{}")
     metadata  Json  @default("{}")
     max_budget Float?
     spend      Float    @default(0.0)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ model LiteLLM_TeamTable {
 model LiteLLM_UserTable {
 		user_id    String @unique
     team_id    String?
+    teams    String[] @default([])
     user_role  String?
 		max_budget Float?
     spend      Float    @default(0.0)
@@ -104,4 +106,4 @@ model LiteLLM_UserNotifications {
   models              String[]
   justification       String
   status              String // approved, disapproved, pending
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}