Backend & scale
Principled systems architects — local inference stacks, integrations, telemetry, receipts — who can survive an audit-shaped conversation with firm IT and opposing diligence. Not vibes; proofs.
Alignment · builders · discretion
Firm Leverage sells accountable systems work inside law firms. When we deepen the bench beyond the founder, we need people who execute at scale—with taste and supervision—not noise. This page starts with what we optimize for publicly; directional named relationships unlock when someone from the team handed you that responsibility.
We stay in our lane (not a law firm). Counsel at the buyer signs where work touches duties, privilege posture, or bar rules—we design workflows and integrations so approvals have something real underneath.
Principled systems architects — local inference stacks, integrations, telemetry, receipts — who can survive an audit-shaped conversation with firm IT and opposing diligence. Not vibes; proofs.
Relationship stewards covering legal ops portfolios, alliances, referral paths, and escalation back to principals when scoping slips. Comfortable saying no calmly.
City hosts sequencing after we keep the Boulder anchor honest—people who earn the room locally and uphold the Firm Leverage format. Start at Join Us or Locations.
Organizational alignment · operator advisory · what the room won't say out loud
Korey is the advisor firms call when AI adoption is outpacing ownership—when strong leaders stop listening, decisions get revisited in silence, and nobody inside will name the friction. Thirty years across technology and operations leadership; MBA and CS from Virginia Tech; ISO/IEC 27001 lead auditor. He translates between technical and business leaders and coaches the hard conversations most teams avoid.
Why it pairs: Firm Leverage owns scoping, architecture, and delivery accountability. Korey restores alignment when the organizational layer—not the stack—is what will kill the engagement. RMAIIG corporate sponsor; same Boulder-adjacent ecosystem we show up in.
Colorado · mutual engineering investment · PAP-aligned pilots
We use OSI internally for a build partner strand in the Rockies: Principal Agent Protocol–shaped integrations where “prove the boundary before you ship receipts” beats demo theater. Pre-client work can sit as mutual engineering investment aligned with pilots firms may later fund.
Why it pairs: they bring sustained implementation DNA; we bring vertical scoping discipline and refusal to impersonate buyer counsel under stress.
Principal Agent Protocol · tollbooth critique · local-first reality
Todd ships infrastructure for bounded agents—protocol-level mandates, receipts, locality—not subcontractor quotas. Serious builders see the same subpoena-grade questions buyers ask us—see PAP and Tollbooth Model on Reads.
Why it pairs: Firm Leverage needs an architectural backbone still standing after the first angry ethics debate—not a POC walkaway artist.