About LEAP
 

LEAP is a privately owned Australian company that develops and markets proprietary software and online information broking services in Australasia and the Persian Gulf.

 

Deloitte Technology Fast 50The company was established in 1992 and has more than 85 staff located in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. It also has a vast distribution network through a Reseller program and an Australia wide network of certified consultants.

 

 

Management Team

LEAP is led by an enthusiastic team of industry experts who are passionate about:-

  • Developing reliable and useful software

  • Helping clients to get the maximum benefit from their LEAP software systems

  • Supporting clients across the years with safe upgrade paths.

 

Christian Beck

CEO

Christian founded LEAP more than 17 years ago and has worked with LEAP clients to develop LEAP software and services. He is as passionate about providing great software solutions as he was when he started LEAP and continues in his role as chief software architect of the company.

 

Christian is one of Australia’s most experienced developers of legal applications software and it is his vision that has led to the current generation of Internet-integrated LEAP applications that are delivering unparalleled productivity, convenience and cost savings to all users of LEAP software.

Contact: christian.beck@leap.com.au

 

Christian Beck

“ One of the key strategies of LEAP has been to constantly refine our products via client feedback. We understand that our clients are our greatest asset and our most important marketing tool. For this reason we always encourage new ideas and suggestions in order that we can make our products the best on the market.

This client feedback has meant that LEAP products are remarkably practical and user friendly. They do not contain any impractical or laborious features or operations that a person with a legal background would find difficult to understand.

 

 

 

 

The simplest way to gauge for yourself just how much LEAP can increase your productivity is to arrange an obligation - free onsite demonstration. You will find the demonstration provides a vast number of practical solutions to common legal technology problems.”

 

Richard Hugo-Hamman

BA., LLB

General Manager

As General Manager Richard is responsible for the day to day operations of the LEAP Office division of LEAP including all branches and the Franchisee, Reseller and Certified Consultant networks.

 

Richard has been involved in the development and support of legal software solutions for more than 20 years and
is passionate about ensuring that clients get the benefit of their investment in LEAP solutions.

 

Richard is passionate about ensuring that clients get the benefit of their technology investments.

Contact: richard.hugo-hamman@leap.com.au

Richard Hugo-Hamman

 

 

Hunter Steele

 

 

Hunter Steele

MD LEAP Searching

Hunter is one of the longest serving staff members at LEAP. He started working for LEAP as a programmer but quickly became an analyst and applied his skills to the development of business solutions for small law firms. With a law degree and coming from a legal family background ( both his father and sister are lawyers), Hunter has a natural affinity for ensuring that software solutions are intuitive and easy for lawyers and their staff to use and has led the development of the comprehensive

range of online searching solutions now provided by LEAP.

 

Hunter is currently the MD of LEAP Searching and also manages software development teams involved in a range of new technology projects using c#.net as a primary development tool.

Contact: hunter.steele@leap.com.au

 

Alexandra Noble

State Manager – Queensland

Alexandra joined LEAP Legal in the beginning of 2002. Alexandra initially joined LEAP Legal as a LEAP Documents Consultant but soon moved to Sales as NSW Sales and Marketing Manager.

 

Like so many LEAP employees, Alexandra also has prior experience working for law firms giving her crucial insight to guide and assist clients considering introducing competitive software solutions into their firms. In 2005 Alexandra was charged with responsibility for opening a Queensland office and over the past 18 months LEAP Queensland has grown substantially with the office now supporting more than 200 of clients using LEAP Legal products and services.

Contact: alex.noble@leap.com.au

Alexandra Noble

 

Mark Burgess

Mark Burgess 

B.Comp.Sc. MACS

Development Manager

Mark Burgess is LEAP's product development manager and chief system designer, he is responsible for the development of LEAP's flagship products including LEAP Documents, LEAP Accounting and LEAP Web.

 

Mark joined LEAP in 2002 and developed LEAP Accounting which has pioneered several successful innovations in legal bookkeeping including industry leading and unique MYOB and Macquarie Bank back office integration. Since then Mark has moved on to lead the

 

development team and introduced a development style to LEAP that places high emphasis on quality control and integrating customer feedback.

 

Mark is a member of the Australian Computer Society and has spent his working life developing software for the legal profession. Contact: mark.burgess@leap.com.au

 

Donna Broadley

National Services Manager

Donna is the National Services Manager and a member of the Executive Team. She is responsible for Quality Assurance of all LEAP products, Conversions and the National HelpDesk.

 

Donna joined LEAP Legal in September 2003 as a LEAP Documents Consultant and took over responsibility for Quality Assurance In December 2005.

 

Donna joined LEAP after working as Office Manager for a small city law firm. This prior experience enables her to provide accurate and practical advice to LEAP clients. Donna is committed to ensuring that LEAP clients enjoy the benefits of our world-class software.

Contact: donna.broadley@leap.com.au

Donna Broadley

 

 

 

Kelly Clifford

Kelly Clifford

NSW Consulting Manager

Kelly manages the NSW Consulting Team who perform software installations and train clients to get the maximum benefit from their LEAP software, assist with customisations and provide a wide range of advice to help LEAP client’s run their practices better.

 

After a successful career as a legal secretary Kelly joined LEAP in 2001 as a LEAP Documents Consultant. She was appointed NSW Consulting Manager in September 2005.

 

Kelly understand how small law firms work and she enjoys the interaction with clients to ensure client expectations are met through the LEAP consultants. Contact: kelly.clifford@leap.com.au

 

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