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No recruiters, just lawyers
Challenge
JustLawyers was hitting classic scale-up problems: technical debt piling up, stability getting shakier with each new user, and a codebase where every change broke three other things. They needed someone who could refactor the foundation while the business kept running.
Solution
We took the surgical approach. Weekly releases, direct founder collaboration, and careful refactoring that kept the platform live while we rebuilt its guts. No six-month disappearing acts, just steady progress you could see.
OUTCOME
- Stable platform that doesn't wake founders at 3 AM
- Clean codebase ready for rapid feature development
- Founders can focus on growth, not firefighting
- Set up to scale without breaking
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From codebase chaos to confident scaling
JustLawyers had something most startups dream about: real traction, product-market fit, and paying customers. What they also had? A codebase that was starting to crack under the pressure.
The challenge
Despite good traction and product-market fit, their technical foundation was struggling. Stability felt out of reach. Every new feature risked breaking existing ones. The kind of technical debt that keeps founders up at night.
They needed a partner who could refactor the codebase while keeping the platform live for their clients. No easy task when you're serving law firms who depend on you.
Our approach
We took a practical, surgical approach: weekly releases that kept momentum visible, direct communication with the founders (no black-box development), and careful refactoring that prioritized stability without halting feature development.
Over a few months, we stabilized the core platform while setting them up for the features they actually wanted to build. The app stayed online, serving clients the whole time.
The outcome
JustLawyers now has a stable platform ready for growth. The app's stability improved significantly, technical debt cleared, and the codebase is set up for rapid feature development.
More importantly? The founders can focus on sales and market expansion instead of managing technical crises.
"PandaPanda* arrived just when we needed it, finding a perfect balance between codebase refactoring and the rollout of new features, enabling me to continuously provide value to our clients and users." - Isabel Rosendor, Co-Founder
JustLawyers can now build confidently. Turns out that's easier when your codebase isn't actively working against you.
*Note from the author: PandaPanda and Dashdot became one in February 2026. This work dates from before the merger.