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Building digital real estate one SaaS at a time. > Empowering legal + tech pros with automation & clarity. > 📩 Let’s collaborate: pauljonessoftware.com

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Apr 5

I maintain a large network of technical recruiters and hiring managers. If you’re an IT contractor looking for your next opportunity, DM me your resume, follow me and join my network at pauljonessoftware.com

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 14d

Refactoring in progress! Consolidating new repositories into a single CalculatorContext means cleaner controllers, faster development, and easier scaling. #SaaSDev #CleanCode

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 14d

Line by line, feature by feature—today we wired up Discovery Reasons and Practice Areas dropdowns in our legal SaaS platform. Small wins lead to smoother user experiences. ⚡

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 14d

Small data issues = big headaches. Our legal SaaS platform taught us this the hard way when a NULL field broke functionality silently. Lessons learned inside.
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The Tale of a Null Field: Why Data Hygiene Matters in SaaS Development

Sometimes, the smallest details can break your code in the most unexpected ways. This week, while wiring up dropdowns for our legal deadline platform, I ran into one of those “silent failures” that…

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 20d

🧠 What if protest, art, and music were bug reports from a broken system? AmericaOS™ reframes social failure through the lens of software engineering. Read: Debugging the Human Condition 👉https://shorturl.at/5aaLv

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 27d

If your function needs a comment to explain what it does, it needs a rewrite. If your function needs a comment to explain why it does it, you're doing hard and valuable work.

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 28d

Built out full session lifecycle in ASP.NET Core ⚙️

AuthenticatedUser stored via session

IUserSessionService injected with DI

Login → session created

Logout → session cleared + redirect

Clean, testable, and ready for role-based extensions. #dotnet #aspnetcore #LegalTech

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 28d

✅ Session management wired up end-to-end
👤 Login creates a clean user session
🚪 Logout clears state + redirects to login
⚖️ Foundation set for secure, role-based workflows

Big step toward making the platform seamless + trustworthy. #dotnet #LegalTech

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 29d

Every exception is a learning opportunity. The key is learning to read the call stack.

#DotNet #CSharp

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 29d

This week I’ll share why your legal deadline software shouldn’t just calculate dates—it should act as a trust framework. Built mine in .NET. #LegalTech #dotnet

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 29d

Fun side effect of building auth in .NET: discovering how deep the rabbit hole goes. DTOs, DI, ADO.NET, audit logging… each layer adds trust. #csharp #dotnetdev

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 29d

In legal SaaS, “it works” isn’t enough. Every calculation must be defensible. This week: extended .NET audit logging to capture who, when, where, how. #dotnet #LegalTech

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 29d

Refactored my User entity into AuthenticatedUser in .NET—now every calculation is tied to a user, tenant, role, session, and IP. That’s malpractice prevention tech in action. #csharp #dotnet

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 29d

Wiring up login flows in .NET this week: session IDs, IP tracking, audit logs. It’s not just auth—it’s building a trust framework lawyers can rely on. #dotnet #LegalTech

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · 29d

What Happens When a Client Questions Your Statute of Limitations Calculation?

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What Happens When a Client Questions Your Statute of Limitations Calculation?

Imagine this: a client calls months after you’ve filed a case and questions whether your statute of limitations calculation was accurate. In court, opposing counsel challenges it. How do you respon…

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 23

Inbox flooded with recruiter emails? It’s not you—they’re competing with each other for the same job.

Flip the chaos into an advantage: track contacts, build your own recruiter network, and turn spam into career opportunities. 💡 IT pros: email me your resume to get connected.

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Recruiter Spam: Why You’re Not the Prize—You’re the Battleground

This morning, I received 24 recruiter emails, countless phone calls, and a handful of LinkedIn requests before noon. Sounds flattering, right? But here’s the twist: 22 of those messages were for th…

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 22

LDE update: all report types now fully implemented & dynamically generated ✅. Front-end integration next — your legal deadlines, delivered smarter & faster. #LegalTech #SaaS #MVP #Attorney

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 22

Spent the weekend writing “asphalt” for LDE 🚧: backend report handling fully implemented & tested. Now these calculations are ready to power a smooth front-end experience. #LegalTech #MVP #CodeLife

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 22

Just hit a major milestone on my LDE project! Backend reports fully streamlined & unit-tested ✅.

Next up: bringing these calculations to life on the front-end. Legal deadlines, meet real-time insight. #LegalTech #MVP #SoftwareDevelopment

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 22

Dev log 09/19/25:
✅ Refactored CalculationResultWithAudit
✅ Verified ReportRepository read ops
✍️ SEO-optimized “When Rules Collide” on PaulJonesSoftware.com
Next: front-end rendering for MVP slice. Judge, jury, timekeeper — all in one class.
#LegalTech #SaaS #StatuteOfLimitations #SoftwareDesign

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 20

What happens when H-1B fees jump from $1,700 to $100,000? 🤔 The ripple effects reach far beyond tech—hitting startups, universities, local restaurants, and housing markets. Here's how this policy earthquake could reshape America's innovation landscape: tinyurl.com/3tdwk5yn #H1B #Immigration

That New $100,000 H-1B Fee? It’s Way Bigger Than You Think

So, you’ve probably heard the news: a proposed rule wants to slap a $100,000 fee on companies for each H-1B visa worker they hire. Yeah, you read that right. One hundred thousand dollars. It’s easy…

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 19

Explore how modular legal calculators, discovery rules, and audit trails ensure defensible legal deadlines and client-ready reports. -> tinyurl.com/4s25khzh

Behind the Scenes of a Defensible Legal Calculator

In legal tech, a calculator that simply outputs a date isn’t enough. For law firms and legal professionals, a calculation must be consistent, auditable, and defensible. Over the past week, I’ve foc…

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 16

Discover the 6 pillars of legal tech—Accountability, Auditability, Explainability, Reliability, Security, Integrity—that build trust in innovative systems. Read more: shorturl.at/feyhE
#LegalTech #TechInnovation #LawAndTech

The Six Pillars of Legal Tech

Accountability. Auditability. Explainability. Reliability. Security. Integrity. These aren’t features. They’re foundations. In legal tech, every system, every line of code, every automated decision…

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 13

🧠 When architecture matures, reuse becomes the real force multiplier.
In legal software, design patterns, inheritance, and reflection aren’t just code—they’re structure, narrative, and scale.

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#LegalTech #SoftwareArchitecture #CleanCode

When Architecture Matures: The Rise of Reuse in Legal Tech

In the early stages of any software platform, the codebase is often a battlefield—features are shipped fast, edge cases are patched on the fly, and architectural purity takes a backseat to survival…

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Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 12

Spent the day thinking like a law firm: database meets object-oriented logic to pick the right calculator, apply overrides, and log it all. The devil’s in the details — and the narrative. #ComplianceAutomation #AuditTrail #LegalTech

Paul A. Jones, Jr. @pauljonessoftware.bsky.social · Sep 12

Built smarter deadline logic today: multiple calculators, override paths, and audit trails all talking to each other. Feels good when your system can reason about rules like a junior attorney. #SaaSEngineering #LegalTech #OOP