Case Studies
More than 2900 law firms enjoy the benefits of using LEAP software. Many of these are prepared to share their success stories and we hope that you find these relevant to your firm. If not, please contact sales@leap.com.au and we will identify a firm that is similar to yours for you to reference. If you have a great success story that you would like to share in this page, please contact sales@leap.com.au. We would be delighted to include your firm.
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Russell Cocks |
Solicitor, Conveyancer and Author of 1001 Conveyancing Answers
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Russell needed a solution that:-
Russell chose LEAP Office Conveyancers Edition. According to Russel “LEAP Office makes our work life much easier.
We are able to complete high volumes of conveyancing transactions efficiently and effectively. www.russellcocks.com.au |
Sonny Wilson Lawyers |
Sonny Wilson, a sole practitioner based in Liverpool, Sydney, is making phenomenal progress using his new LEAP system. Said Sonny: "I had always wanted to start my own firm and earlier this year I took the step. I quickly realised that I needed a good management system and with LEAP I got that and a lot more.
Sole practitioners are time and resource poor. Our clients are not wealthy and we need to operate very efficiently to be profitable.
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LEAP allows me to do so. I quickly discovered that LEAP is much more than just a practice management system, it provides an invaluable knowledge base for me and in particular it allows me to produce compliant documents of the highest quality quickly and an important consideration for a small firm with a middle class client base. I use LEAP to manage all my matters now, including Conveyancing, Family Law, and even my Criminal matters.
I firmly believe in the old adage that you must crawl before you can walk, and with LEAP, I know I will incrementally get greater benefits, however, even at this stage, I cannot imaging practicing without it. Implementation was easy; training time minimised, and the ongoing support from Colin Panagakis (NSW Sales Manager) and his team has been excellent. I made the right choice!" |
Davis Legal |
According to Leon; “Like many solo practitioners I am short of time and do not have the typical backup human resources of larger firms. When I decided that it was time to leave the multi-partners environment and set up on my own, I knew that I needed software solutions that would enable me to operate very efficiently and also be a source of useful information and knowledge. |
LEAP has more than delivered on every score. They were the first software provider to understand the importance of the Internet and the way in which email, faxing and scanning has been incorporated into the LEAP Electronic File has had a profound impact on how I work and the profitability of my practice.
If you are a practitioner who wants to minimise paperwork and work with electronic tools, then LEAP is probably the best solution for you. I do all my time recording and billing through LEAP without unnecessary delays and without any costly reworking of billing information.
Recent innovations such as the Online Research and Online Notifications are a real boon to small practitioners. Research can be costly and by getting information quickly in this way I can provide better client service and minimise my practice risks at the same time. Combined with the rich resources of LEAP Precedents which are kept up to date by LEAP, I have an enormous amount of valuable information available at my fingertips.
I have also found LEAP support to be exceptional and as importantly, affordable by a small firm like mine.
I am simply not prepared to pay support to a software provider that gives us no service in return. With LEAP we know we are getting a much higher level of service for a significantly lower cost, real value for money."
Leon is happy to talk to you about his experiences and the benefits he gets from using LEAP. Davis Legal uses LEAP Accounting, LEAP Documents and LEAP Searching. www.davis.com.au |
Cronin Litigation Lawyers |
![]() Cronin Litigation Lawyers located in Surfers Paradise recently acquired an integrated LEAP Solution to run their growing specialist Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice. Revealingly, the practice has 4 lawyers and only 2 legal support staff and a part-time bookkeeper for office accounting again demonstrating the leverage to be gained fro using good modern technology.
According to Derek Cronin, Principal, “What I like about LEAP is that you can see all relevant information in one place. The ability to know where a fax is and where an email is by simply pointing and clicking is something I find very useful." |
"The integration of Outlook contacts, Calendar and electronic bring-ups also means I can monitor whether staff are on top of their workload. I also liked its integration with company and property searches.”
Derek was looking for other efficiencies as well and is very pleased with the benefits gained in producing quality documents. He continued “Because the system is based on a ‘single entry’, names and addresses and fax numbers etc only need to be entered once, so the word processing operators do not have to re-enter these details, nor do they have to be dictated. This is also useful if you are dictating letters outside of the office because you can say 'Please do a letter to the solicitors for the other side' with some confidence that this will be correctly typed up”.
Time recording and billing is always important and the firm now uses LEAP for all their time recording and billing – completely eliminating the double handling necessitated by many older billing systems. Derek concluded, “I am happy with my choice. We are able to do more work with fewer people.”
Cronin Litigation Lawyers deployed an integrated suite of LEAP software including LEAP Accounting, LEAP Documents, LEAP
Searching and LEAP Precedents. www.croninlitigation.com.au |
Brown McComish |
When they established their new practice in May 2005 it became increasingly apparent that they required a matter management system that would help them streamline the management of their documents and accounts.
This is where LEAP Legal Software came in. Working with Emma Barker, State Manager-Victoria, Tony quickly realised that the LEAP system met all of their requirements for document, financial transaction and precedent management. By integrating the two applications, Brown McComish Solicitors achieved their desire to implement a sophisticated “end to end” practice management, matter |
based system that met their tight budget requirements and time frame for installation.
'I am delighted with LEAP', says Tony. 'I don't know how I survived without it for so long. It provides me with the ability to access client information, accounts and documents and time record on my desktop computer. The system meets all of our requirements and the ongoing dialogue which we have had with Emma, together with the frequent updates, has been invaluable.'
Brown McComish uses an integrated solution of LEAP Documents and LEAP Accounting for all their matter management. www.brownmac.com.au |
Dawson & Butt |
How to provide a superior quality of service to your clients cost effectively... right in the Palm Beach-Avalon-Newport area of the Northern Beaches of Sydney whenthe opportunity arose to combine forces with Guy Dawson to establish a new legal practice known as "Dawson & Butt". |
These two lawyers could see the great potential for developing a successful commercial practice in Avalon that would service the growing needs of the ever-expanding population of this once sleepy and "laid-back" beach holiday suburb.
In 1991 Penny Young-Whitforde joined the firm as associate solicitor. The lawyers at Dawson & Butt have consciously developed a community-based firm committed to providing CBD quality legal services in Avalon. Initially they took on all types of work typical of a general suburban practice but as the growth and development of the Northern Beaches began to take place they found that more and more they were able to specialise in conveyancing and other property related matters.
Remaining true to their community-based approach they have continued to look after clients requiring assistance with
all types of legal work but they now sometimes refer work outside these specialised areas of expertise to other firms practising
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Our Lawyers Mittagong |
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And all of them using LEAP as their central matter, precedent and procedural management system.
Said Guy Dawson, a solicitor of thirty four years standing "Never has law been so enjoyable and trouble free and
the delivery of quality legal services so achievable." The LEAP system has enabled the team at Our Lawyers Mittagong to really
concentrate on the focus of their business - providing quality legal services to its clients. and Land and Environment Court matters. |
Richard Steele and Co |
![]() - It's time to really make your practice grow... change of lifestyle. He sold very successful practices in Bowral and Mittagong which he had spent 17 years building up and was looking forward to an early retirement to spend more time with his family. |
However, all too soon Richard began to find that the pull of the law and in particular conveyancing was too strong. At the suggestion of a local Real Estate Agent, he decided to develop a high quality specialised conveyancing practice.
Initially occupying a small two room office, it wasn't long before Richard had expanded enough to purchase
a cottage and turn it into an office. He then had two full time support staff working for him and gained a reputation in Bathurst
for providing property related legal services of the highest standard. |
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