💰 More opportunity types. HeyCounsel will be adding new opportunity channels over the coming months, including AI-training projects and ongoing contract work for interested members. These opportunities can provide a steady source of income while you get your practice off the ground or build your book of business. You can indicate your interest and set your preferences here.

🔌 Our AI MCP connector got an upgrade: one search now covers Slack conversations and Edu videos, it can search our vendor directory, and sign-in works from ChatGPT, Grok Bot, and Claude. We also gave member profiles a cleaner two-column layout and gave the whole app a warmer look. Announcement →

👋 Warm welcomes: Farah runs Zaman Law after years leading privacy and AI governance, including as GC at ElevenLabs, and she wants to swap notes with anyone building a fractional practice. Thread → Andre Kim founded GridSquare Legal after serving at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and as a Marine judge advocate, and he splits his time between San Diego and Songdo, South Korea. Thread → And Christopher Tucci spent 25 years in-house at financial institutions, including USAA, and now advises banks, lenders, and fintechs from North Carolina. Thread →

🙌 Kudos corner: Crystal Banse jumped in to help a fellow member’s client with a tricky CFO situation, Isaac Wall shared best practices Jonathan Brandes is already using, and Erik Velapoldi talked a member through a tough client matter. Members also thanked Michael Showalter for his Claude workshop, and David Cooper-Parry and Victoria Lee met for a virtual coffee chat. Kudos →  Coffee chats →

🎁 Holiday gift thread: William Love opened a thread for standout client gift ideas and sources. Jump in with what you’re giving, or what you’re looking for. Thread →

🏢 Firms are hiring: Nick Robbins shared a Chief Legal Officer opening at Goodwill of Central and North Arizona in Phoenix, and Jon Hawk is hiring an attorney in Macon, Georgia (Atlanta works too). Seven job seekers have sent resumes through our Job Seekers page so far. Phoenix →  Macon →

💬 Big debates this week: what’s market for uncapped liability on fraud, intentional misrepresentation, and willful breach in M&A deals (24 replies), how to push back on an investment banker’s aggressive fee terms for a $10 to $15M sale (5 replies), and how to get a zero data retention agreement (a promise not to store your data) from Anthropic (5 replies). Fraud carve-outs →  Banker fees →  Zero retention →

💼 Opportunities on tap: 14 new opportunities posted this week are still live and accepting bids. Check them out on the dashboard. Matters this week ranged from Canadian local counsel for a global privacy terms overhaul with biometric data questions to a contract attorney taking over dissolutions for venture-backed Delaware startups.

🤝 #04-ask-a-lawyer was busy: referral requests spanning a Florida client sending money to family in Cuba, a Virginia debt warrant, subprocessors and Chinese AI models, profits interests for W-2 employees, a $39,000 collection in San Bernardino County, Wyoming SAFEs, a California accountant, nonprofit specialists, a Pennsylvania non-compete, ADA claims over CAPTCHAs, California car dealership rules, New York nonprofit embezzlement, Texas construction defects, severance for a finance executive, a lemon law claim, a Delaware dissolution, RIA registration, and payday advance rules. Check them out here.