Your Legal Twin
Knows Your Case
Lives in your inbox and handles its half of your practice.
No context switching. No reconstructing. Every fact, every deadline, every detail — organized, auditable, and ready before you are.
Currently in private beta with select Founding Partners
You Chose Freedom. You Got the Solo Reactive Trap.
You left big law for independence. But now you're stuck in reactive mode — context switching between matters, reconstructing case facts from memory, hunting for that one email you know you saw. It's not that you're doing low-value work all day. It's that the day gets fragmented in a way that makes high-value work harder to protect. That's the Freedom Tax — the hidden cost of going solo that nobody warned you about.
Inbox overwhelm
Important case details buried in hundreds of emails. Every time you switch matters, you're rebuilding context from scratch — reconstructing the timeline, the parties, where things left off. The mental cost is enormous.
Deadline anxiety
Manually tracking deadlines, court dates, and statutes of limitations across multiple cases. You carry it all in your head. Things slip through the cracks because you're the only one watching.
Drafting from scratch
Rewriting the same documents over and over, even when the pattern is similar. AI exists, but the best AI colleagues chase big law. What's left for solos requires you to rebuild context from scratch every single time.
See It in Action
Watch how TwinCounsel works — right from your inbox
The "aha" moment
Watch TwinCounsel analyze 147 emails and deliver actionable recommendations.
What you're seeing: TwinCounsel connects to your inbox, identifies cases from your email patterns, and builds a comprehensive case summary — surfacing deadlines you might have missed and recommending next steps. Every fact links back to a specific email.
How It Works
Get started in minutes. No new software to learn. Just delegate.
Connect your email
Grant read-only access to your email (Gmail or Outlook). TwinCounsel sees only the cases you assign — your other emails stay private.
Assign a case
Reply with a client name. TwinCounsel finds the relevant emails and builds a complete picture — parties, deadlines, documents, history. No more reconstructing the case from memory every time you switch matters.
Delegate and review
Get daily briefings, delegate drafts, review cited work product. You're the editor, not the author — you stay in flow on the work that matters. The more you use it, the better your Legal Twin understands your practice.
Complete Provenance. Complete Auditability.
Every fact is traced to its source. Each output passes automated QA before your review.
Every fact traced to its source
Click any fact to see the original email or document. Never wonder where information came from. Complete provenance for every detail.
Automated QA before your review
Each output passes quality checks before reaching you. The system flags uncertainties and highlights areas that need your attention.
A reflection of the attorney
Any corrections you make, your Legal Twin learns from. Over time it becomes a reflection of your practice — your writing style, your matter types, your preferences. You're not training a tool. You're building a colleague.
"The original QDRO request was sent December 15, but no response has been received."
"Per our meet and confer, please provide the CalPERS pension statements and QDRO calculations at your earliest convenience..."
Email to James Chen · December 15, 2025
Privilege-Safe
Sandboxed, auditable, cited. SOC 2 & ISO 27001.
Bar Ethics Reviewed
ABA Opinion 512 and Model Rules compliant
Read-Only Access
We never send on your behalf
US Data Centers
Data stays domestic
"Prep time dropped from ninety minutes to nine minutes of review. That's what happens when the system already knows the case."
Vijay Law
Criminal and Family Law Attorney, San Jose, CA
The Rise of the Solo.
You chose the solo path for independence — control your time, pick your clients, build something yours. But somewhere along the way, the day got fragmented. Context switching between matters. Reconstructing the same case facts over and over. Carrying every deadline in your head because there's no one else watching. You're in reactive mode, running just to stay in place. We call this the Freedom Tax: the hidden cost of going solo that nobody warned you about.
TwinCounsel exists to eliminate it. Your Legal Twin handles its half of the practice — the context, the details, the follow-through — so you can stay in flow on the work that actually matters and scale your business on your terms.
Your Legal Twin, Ready to Work
Delegate in plain English. No rebuilding context. No starting from scratch. Your Legal Twin already knows the case — the parties, the timeline, the documents, your preferences.
Motion responses
"Draft an opposition to the motion to compel, addressing their three arguments about discovery timing."
Case summarization
"Summarize the key facts and timeline from the Garcia custody dispute."
Deadline management
"What deadlines do I have this week across all my cases?"
Client correspondence
"Draft a client update email explaining the next steps after mediation."
Find that email
"Find the email where opposing counsel admitted the delivery was late."
Hearing preparation
"Prepare a summary of the key issues and arguments for tomorrow's custody hearing."
Status tracking
"What's still outstanding on the Chen settlement? Who owes me what?"
Demand letters
"Draft a demand letter to the landlord citing the habitability issues from our inspection report."
Become a Founding Partner
We're building the Legal Twin category with a small group of solo attorneys
What Founding Partners Get
TwinCounsel is built and working. As a Founding Partner, you'll use your Legal Twin on real cases while helping us define the category.
Use TwinCounsel on your actual cases today
Weekly check-ins, same-day support
Your feedback influences what we build next
Lock in Founding Partner rates for life
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
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
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.
FAQ
Everything you need to know about TwinCounsel
What is TwinCounsel?
What is 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.
What makes TwinCounsel different from other legal AI?
TwinCounsel is the only Legal Twin that lives in your inbox — where decisions are actually made and documented. Harvey chases big law. Clio is a dashboard that requires data entry — another task, not a solution. ChatGPT starts cold every time — no case memory, no privilege compliance. TwinCounsel is different: your Legal Twin reads your email, knows the parties, the timeline, the documents, and your preferences. You delegate by reply. Every fact traced to its source.
Why email instead of another software platform?
Your inbox is where legal work already happens — client communications, opposing counsel, court notices. Why force you into another platform? With TwinCounsel, you delegate by reply in plain English. No learning curve, no new interface to master. Just reply like you would to a colleague.
How It Works
How does TwinCounsel work?
Connect your email with read-only access. TwinCounsel reads your matters and builds a complete picture of every case — parties, timelines, documents, and deadlines from your existing communications. Then delegate by reply: 'Draft an opposition to the motion to compel' or 'What deadlines do I have this week?' You get back cited, auditable work product. You're the editor, not the author. Any corrections you make, your Legal Twin learns from.
How does my Legal Twin know my cases?
Your Legal Twin reads your email — threads, attachments, and calendar — and builds a complete picture of every matter: parties, timelines, documents, deadlines, and your specific preferences. This isn't generic AI that starts cold every time. It's a colleague that already knows YOUR cases, YOUR clients, and YOUR practice — living in your inbox, learning from every correction you make.
How long does it take to get started?
Minutes, not months. Connect your email (Gmail or Outlook) with read-only access, and TwinCounsel immediately starts building matter graphs from your existing emails. No data migration, no manual setup, no organizing files first. Everything you need is already in your inbox — just scattered and unsearchable. TwinCounsel changes that.
Trust & Security
How can I trust the AI's work product?
Complete provenance, complete auditability. Every fact your Legal Twin surfaces is traced to its source email or document — click to verify. Each output passes automated QA before your review. You're the editor, not the author — you see exactly where information came from and can drill into the details. You remain fully responsible for everything that goes out the door. That's what privilege-safe means.
How is my confidential client information protected?
TwinCounsel is privilege-safe by design. Every agent runs in an isolated sandbox — it can't touch anything outside its case. Read-only access to your email; we never send on your behalf. No training on your data. Pursuing zero data retention with LLM providers. AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit. US data centers only. Building to SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001. Designed from day one for attorney-client privilege.
Getting Started
What do I need to get started?
An email account (Gmail or Outlook) and cases that need attention. TwinCounsel works with your existing email — no special software, no hardware, no need to organize your data first. We handle that automatically. Currently accepting Founding Partners for our private beta.
How can I become a Founding Partner?
We're working with a small group of solo and independent attorneys to build the Legal Twin category together. Founding Partners get hands-on access to use TwinCounsel on real cases, a direct line to founders with weekly check-ins, influence over product direction, and locked pricing for life. Request a demo to see if it's a fit for your practice.