We build software for legal aid organizations

We build the stuff that your staff actually want to use.

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Sound familiar?

“We don't know what's going wrong and the only guy who knew left.” — executive director
“The grant report is due Friday and I can't get the numbers to match up.” — development director
“We type the same letter several times per week; there's got to be a better way.” — staff attorney
“Our systems don't talk to each other and clients are slipping through the cracks.” — intake staff
“We have more cases than time to read them.” — screening team
“Everyone says use AI but we don't know where to start.” — everyone

What we do

Not every organization needs the same thing. Some need a fresh set of eyes, some need a new tool built, some need a team they can call when something goes wrong. Here's how we think about our work. Many clients require a bit of each.

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Advise
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Figuring out what's actually wrong before anything gets built through process mapping, data assessments, and system evaluations.

Legal aid, multi-office Legal Services Intake Pathway Redesign ↗ State housing agency Homeless Services CRM Assessment ↗ Housing rights org AI Intake & Referral System Assessment and Modernization ↗
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Build
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Work alongside staff to build, test, and refine software, automation, and data analysis that helps you spend more time on supporting clients.

Innocence project AI-Assisted Evidence Synthesis ↗ Housing rights org Legal Services Organization Case Management Migration & Consolidation ↗ Memphis nonprofit Emergency Rental Assistance Program Infrastructure Scaling ↗ Innocence project Custom CRM Development for Innocence Work ↗
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Maintain
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Training, documentation, and fractional support so your team can maintain what we build with minimal technical assistance.

Social service nonprofit Upskilling a Non-Profit Data Team ↗ Legal services org SharePoint Organization & Document Management Training ↗

Who we've worked with

Legal aid providers, innocence projects, housing organizations, grassroots organizers, and government agencies.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project Connecticut Department of Housing Indiana Legal Services Law Center for Better Housing Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida Children's Law Center Abolitionist Law Center Colorado Freedom Fund Civil Justice Inc. Just City Innovate Memphis Data Midsouth The Works, Inc. Hester Street Collaborative Arab American Association of New York We of Action Virginia HopeWorks Alliance for a Healthier Generation Root Change Interamerican Development Bank New Editions Saint Anselm's College Coloradans for Real Safety Solutions Legal Services Corporation

How this works

You don't need to know what you need. That's our job. Every engagement runs the same three stages.

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Figure out what's actually wrong

We map how work really flows through your organization before touching any tools. Often the problem isn't what you think it is — and diagnosis is the first deliverable.

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Build the fix

Sometimes that's automation. Sometimes it's a custom app, a data cleanup, or an AI tool. We build whatever the problem actually needs, to production standards — not whatever we felt like selling.

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Make it stick

Training, documentation, and a real handoff. We don't leave until your team can run it without us.

Who you'll work with

We bring in data analysts, design strategists, and researchers as needed — capable of helping with anything you need.

Dan Bernstein
Dan Bernstein
Co-Founder & Principal

Eight years building data systems for civil justice. Engineering lead on the Legal Services Corporation's Civil Court Data Initiative, scraping and standardizing civil court records from fifty-plus sources. Also provided technical assistance to nonprofits at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. Since 2021, independent work with legal aid providers, social service nonprofits, and housing organizations.

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