Our Mission

To give law firms the clarity and control they need to grow — without burning out their people.



Who We Are

We built Hivelight because we’ve lived the chaos.

Court deadlines. Inbox overload. Manual reports. Tools that don’t talk to each other. We know what it’s like to run a firm with smart people and broken systems — and we knew there had to be a better way.

Ash built the first version of Hivelight inside his family’s law firm. When caseloads spiked, staff burned out, and the future of the practice was at risk, he used his background in engineering and systems thinking to turn things around. The results? A 400% increase in output — without adding headcount. And a firm that survived major shifts in its business and came out stronger.

That experience is baked into everything we do.

Together with co-founder Xabi, we’ve turned those hard-won systems into a product any modern law firm can use. A practical, human-first platform that gives legal teams clarity, structure, and confidence as they grow.

What We Believe

  • Law firms run on people — tools should help, not hinder
  • Growth doesn’t have to mean burnout
  • Visibility = leadership
  • Customers don’t need features — they need outcomes
  • Trust is earned every day

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Meet the Founders

  • Ash Kelso

    Co-Founder & CEO

    A lawyer, engineer, and legal systems thinker. Ash helped scale his father’s law firm through engineering-led process design, turning it into a multi-million dollar practice. He’s led legal teams, argued cases in court, built in-house legal tools, and seen firsthand how the right systems can change everything.

  • Xabi Errotabehere

    Co-Founder & CTO

    A world-class software engineer and startup founder. Before Hivelight, Xabi co-founded Cloud Conformity, acquired by Trend Micro in 2019. He’s built systems for government, scaled cloud infrastructure globally, and now applies that experience to help law firms work smarter, not harder. He is also the founder of Find A Lawyer, an NZ-based legal referral service.

Our Values

  • Integrity, always.
  • Let the best ideas win.
  • Many perspectives, one goal.
  • Customers first, not internal politics.
  • Security isn’t optional.
  • Make it simple, powerful, and respectful of your time.
  • Own the problem — together.
  • Earn loyalty by being relentlessly useful.

Let’s see if we can help.

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