Beyond Prompts: Turning AI Into a Reliable Legal Colleague
Beyond Prompts: Turning AI Into a Reliable Legal Colleague
How solo and small-firm attorneys are moving from generic AI to a personalized legal twin that knows their cases.
Most legal professionals have heard they should be "using AI."
The advice is always the same: write better prompts, build workflows, set up your own agents. Most attorneys don't have time to become AI engineers, so they never get very far. This session is about what comes after that wall.
In about 45 minutes, we'll walk through what we are seeing on the front lines of building AI for solo and small-firm practice — what actually works, what confuses people, and how to do it securely.
What you'll see:
You can do this yourself. Building prompts, workflows, and playbooks in Claude — live.
Why most attorneys stall. The time, security, and maintenance cost of doing it alone.
The legal twin. How TwinCounsel automates the creation, maintenance, governance, and execution of those playbooks inside an AI colleague that lives in your inbox and knows your matters.
Real stories. What's working in actual practice with our design partners.
Who's it for:
Solo and small-firm attorneys who want AI that works their way — without becoming a full-time AI project.
Host:
Josh Dorward, founder and CEO of TwinCounsel and a California attorney. This started with helping attorney friends automate their legal workflows — and grew from there.
As a thank you to attendees, you will also receive a complimentary copy of the Legal A Evaluation Checklist: free 9-page field guide with 16 questions every attorney should ask before connecting an AI tool to a client matter — mapped to the ABA Model Rules and Formal Opinion 512.
About TwinCounsel
TwinCounsel is your legal twin — an AI colleague purpose-built for solo and independent attorneys. It lives in your inbox, reads your matters, and handles its half of your practice. Delegate in plain English — drafting, tracking deadlines, summarizing case facts, finding that email. You're the editor, not the author. Every fact is cited back to its source.
TwinCounsel was selected as a finalist for the 2026 ABA TECHSHOW Startup Showcase.
Visit: https://www.twincounsel.com/
Meet the Founders
A lawyer-led team of repeat co-founders and YC alumni
building the legal twin — an AI colleague for solo and independent attorneys.
Josh Dorward
Co-Founder & CEO
Bay Area native who grew up in a small family business — he knows what it's like to be responsible for every detail, every client, every fire drill. Graduate of Cornell University and Santa Clara University School of Law. Member of the California State Bar since 2008. Serial entrepreneur: previously co-founded Indivio (YC S17), a video personalization startup acquired by Cloudinary.
Kenji Hashimoto
Co-Founder & CTO
Technologist and seasoned startup leader based in San Jose, driven by a passion for building solutions that make a real impact. Graduate of Cornell University with a master's in engineering. Career spent at the intersection of innovation and technology, leading teams at Intel and Zazzle. Previously co-founded Indivio, a video personalization SaaS startup acquired by Cloudinary.