Weekly Community Digest
June 30, 2026
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New This Week
HeyCounsel Edu Is Live -- and Claude MCP Now Talks to HeyCounsel
A new in-app learning hub with courses on business development and running an AI-native firm, plus a Claude integration that pulls your Slack digest, member search, and opportunities straight into chat.
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⚡ This Week in 30 Seconds
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🔥 Community Spotlight
HeyCounsel Shipped Two Big Things This Week
HeyCounsel Edu launched this week -- a new in-app learning hub with two tracks. Business Development pulls strategies straight from members who've actually done them, in bite-sized interview clips. AI-Native Firm covers Claude basics through firm-wide ops, starting with four intro videos and more on the way. The library is also seeded with roughly 50 of the community's best recordings -- AMAs, workshops, tech lab demos, and hackathon skill sessions -- so there's plenty to dig into on day one. Mark videos complete, drop comments, or request a topic you want covered next.
Also this week: Claude can now securely connect to HeyCounsel data directly in your chat. Ask it to catch you up on what happened in Slack, search the member network, surface opportunities that fit your practice, or pull your Pulse benchmarking results. It's version zero -- the template database and vendor database are next on the roadmap.
Explore HeyCounsel Edu → Members
Set up the Claude integration → Members
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💬 Threads of the Week
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Is Anyone Actually Happy With How Redlines Get Traded? →
A member asked, in complete sincerity, why so many in-house and outside counsel still trade endless rounds of stacked tracked-changes instead of a clean plus current redline. Seventeen replies turned into a genuinely useful debate: which practice is actually standard, how to handle counterparties who never resolve old comments, and the case for picking up the phone after three passes instead of redlining forever. Members
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GitHub Copilot vs. Claude Code and Codex for a Whole Organization →
A member wanted ammunition to help a nonprofit's IT department understand why GitHub Copilot isn't a like-for-like substitute for Claude Code or Codex. Eleven replies broke down the real difference -- Copilot is built for developers inside GitHub, while general-purpose AI agents serve non-technical staff doing docs, research, and drafting -- plus a tip about Anthropic's nonprofit discount program that changes the cost math entirely. Members
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The QSBS Math Question That Turned Into a Mini Tax Seminar →
A member posed a technical question about Section 1202: when you convert an S-corp to a C-corp for QSBS eligibility, does the 10x basis rule let you multiply your exclusion cap, or does pre-conversion value just get carved out? Eighteen replies from the EC/VC and tax crowd, complete with citations, turned it into one of the more rigorous doctrinal threads of the week. Members
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Taking Nonprofit Corp Work You Haven't Done Much Of →
A member asked whether it's reasonable to take on nonprofit corporation matters with limited prior reps beyond routine bylaws work. Six replies laid out where it's genuinely straightforward and where it isn't -- private inurement, the entanglement traps between a for-profit and its nonprofit counterpart, and when to bring in a specialist instead of winging it. Members
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All threads above are members only.
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📢 Member Programs & Perks
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Virtual Coffee Chats
Want to meet someone new this month? Join the #virtual-coffee-chats channel to get matched 1-on-1 with another member. Expand your referral network, meet someone new. If you connect in person locally, HeyCounsel covers the coffee. Members
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Weekly Meditation & Mindfulness
A member facilitates a 30-minute guided community sit every Thursday at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern. Beginner friendly, no minimum commitment -- drop in whenever. Join the #meditation_mindfulness channel to be added to the recurring invite. Members
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Member Referral Program
Gift a friend a free first month. If they join, you get $50 in membership credit -- plus a $1,000 bonus if you refer 10 new members. Refer someone Members
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👋 Welcome to the Pack
Eight members introduced themselves this week. Say hello in #02-introductions. Members
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Amy Much · Baltimore, MD
Founder of The Fine Print (launched November 2025), doing both fractional GC and traditional legal work with a focus on commercial contracts. Generalist by trade, with in-house experience since 2004 spanning telecom, retail, consumer goods, sports, healthcare, and real estate.
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Anthony Bekker · Sydney, Australia
Co-founder of Biztech Lawyers, with offices in Sydney, London, and New York. Former GC at Rokt, dual-qualified in Australia and England & Wales, focused on M&A, capital raises, cross-border structuring, data privacy, and IP for tech companies. The community's first Australian member.
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Jonathan Brandes · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Recently launched Brandes Law Group, a boutique transactional and M&A firm for South Florida's middle market. Flat-fee, no litigation. Previously at Greenberg Traurig and in-house at Carrier Global.
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Michael Rosselli · South Florida
Just launched Marathon Counsel, a solo fractional GC and regulatory advisory practice for startups, fintechs, and growth-stage tech companies, with particular depth in financial-regulatory and compliance work.
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Dani Audette · New York / Florida
Founder of Audette Law, a boutique business and IP practice for founders and creative-industry clients. Fifteen years at White & Case before launching her own firm, with a focus on resolving business and IP disputes before they reach litigation.
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Maria Victoria Sanchez · Miami, FL
Founding partner of Trotter Law PLLC, a bilingual boutique helping Latin American entrepreneurs and investors navigate the U.S. legal system, alongside corporate, M&A, and immigration compliance work for South Florida companies.
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Otto Nunez-Montelongo · Washington, DC
Founder of Nunez Law PLLC, focused on executive compensation, equity compensation, ERISA, and tax-sensitive structuring. Former White & Case and PwC attorney.
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Olivier Sinoncelli
Corporate attorney focused on VC and emerging companies, recently joined a former Goodwin colleague at a boutique. Started in BigLaw (Orrick, Goodwin, Cooley), then moved in-house to 500 Startups and Alphabet.
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Community Win
Members Connecting IRL Through Virtual Coffee Chats
A member shared in #hc-in-real-life this week that they'd just met up with another member in Annapolis, MD -- the connection made through the Virtual Coffee Chat program. If you haven't joined yet, now's a good time.
See the post → Members
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🚀 New Client Opportunities
A small sample of this week's opportunities -- members get access to the full list and can submit proposals directly.
See all opportunities → Members
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📅 Upcoming Events
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Demo and Q&A with TwinCounsel
Hands-on demo and Q&A session. Register early and come with questions.
Register →
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NYC Gathering -- Long Island City
Evening meetup in LIC, 7pm. 20 spots -- coordinated in #nyc. Thumbs up in the thread to signal interest and watch for the invite.
See the thread → Members
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Transitioning to an AI-Native Firm
What it actually looks like to run an AI-native practice -- tools, workflows, and how to get there from where you are now.
Register →
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Demo and Q&A with Litera
Demo and Q&A session with Litera. Register early and come with questions.
Register →
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Weekly Meditation & Mindfulness -- 9am PT / 12pm ET
A member facilitates a 30-minute guided sit every Thursday. Beginner friendly, drop in whenever. Join #meditation_mindfulness to be added to the recurring session.
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👥 Join HeyCounsel
HeyCounsel is a private community for independent attorneys and small law firm owners. If you're building or running a practice on your own terms, here's what you get as a member:
| • New client opportunities and member referrals -- like the 25 posted just this week |
| • Best practices for building AI-native firms -- from lawyers who are actually doing it |
| • A private Slack community with practitioners across every area of law |
| • Exclusive discounts on legal AI tools and services, including Spellbook, GC AI, and more |
| • Hundreds of member-contributed templates across every practice area |
| • Free CLEs, educational programming, and mastermind groups |
| • Private demos, hackathons, and in-person events when the pack gets together |
If you're an independent attorney or running a small firm, this is the room you've been looking for.
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Have a good week, Brian Founder, HeyCounsel
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