Weekly Community Digest
April 29, 2026
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🔥 Community Spotlight
HeyCounsel Pulse is live -- go see where you stand
We built Pulse because we kept getting the same question: how do other members do it? Billing rates, team size, what software they're actually running. Good data is hard to find for independent practitioners. So after the community survey we ran at the end of 2025, we built something to fix that.
Pulse lives inside your HeyCounsel dashboard. You fill out survey modules -- right now there are two: Your Practice (billing, revenue, capacity, hiring) and Your Tech Stack (tools, vendors, software). Once we hit 30+ responses on a module, the benchmarks unlock and you can see how your answers stack up against peers. Your answers stay anonymous. You get real numbers from people who run practices like yours. Go fill it out.
Complete Pulse →
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💬 Threads of the Week
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Of Counsel Rates →
What's the going rate for a senior attorney (10+ years) brought on as Of Counsel at 3-5 hrs/week on a 1099? The thread surfaced a range of models -- from flat hourly to percentage of billables (1/3 to 1/2). One member flagged that the percentage-of-billables model can raise ethics issues around fee division depending on jurisdiction. Members
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AI Dictation Tools Members Are Actually Using →
One member said two minutes of talking replaced 30 minutes of drafting. That kicked off a full roundup of AI voice dictation tools members are using day-to-day. Practical, specific, and worth bookmarking. Members
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CIPA + ADA: A New Demand Letter Combo →
A member flagged that some plaintiffs' firms are now combining CIPA/cookie/pixel claims with ADA website accessibility complaints in the same demand letter. The tactic is new enough that it hasn't been tested at the motion to dismiss stage. Worth knowing about. Members
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All threads above are members only.
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🚀 New Client Opportunities
These are the public opportunities only -- members get access to many more, plus the ability to submit proposals.
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📅 Upcoming Events
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⚖️ Why Join HeyCounsel?
HeyCounsel is a vetted private community for solo and small firm lawyers. Independent practitioners get the same resources, relationships, and opportunities that big firms take for granted. Here's what membership looks like:
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