Why Kounsel exists

The operating model for solo law firms is broken.

A solo attorney has two jobs: practice law and run the business around it. Both compete for the same finite amount of time.

Technology has made the business side more efficient, but it only goes so far. Software and AI can automate tasks and make work faster. They do not remove the need to manage the finances, marketing, technology, workflows and follow-through that keep a practice running.

For most solos, that responsibility still comes back to the attorney. Eventually, time becomes the constraint.

Kounsel was built to create leverage against the time constraint.

We combine an integrated technology platform with an experienced team so the practice can do more without requiring the attorney to personally do more.

That creates capacity. More time practicing law and serving clients, stronger economics from the hours already worked, or fewer hours to produce the same result.

Who runs the business side

Jim Byrnes

Jim Byrnes

Founder & CEO

Keary Phillips

Keary Phillips

Marketing

Julie Moran

Julie Moran

Accounting & Finance

Marcus Coya

Marcus Coya

IT & Technology

Three things you can hold us to

A person, not a queue.

You know who is responsible for each part of the business side, with direct access to the founder when you need it.

Your firm stays yours.

Your clients, your data and your judgment. We run the business side under your direction and in accordance with your state bar’s rules.

You get the whole picture.

We tell you where the opportunities in your practice are and what they’re worth, even when the answer isn’t what you expected to hear.

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