LEAP Legal Software

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LEAP Legal Software
TypePrivate
Industry
  • Software Development
Founded1992; 30 years ago (1992) in Sydney, Australia
FounderChristian Beck
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
Key people
  • Christian Beck (Director)
  • David Hill (Non-Executive Director)
  • Jonathan Wright (Director, Global Operations Officer)
  • Marcus Fletcher (Non-Executive Director)
  • Mark Burgess (CEO of LEAP Developments, Director)
  • Richard Hugo-Hamman (Executive Chairman)
Products
Revenue
  • US$50 million (2019)
Number of employees
300+

LEAP Legal Software, commonly referred to as LEAP, is company that develops software for the legal profession across practice management, publishing and financial services, as well as client and lawyer collaboration tools.[1] LEAP Legal Software provides a cloud-based legal practice management software known as LEAP,[2] to law firms in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand.[3] LEAP is used by more than 61,000 users worldwide[4] and is developed by LEAP Dev.[5] In 2016, LEAP Legal Software generated $50 million in annual revenue.[6] It employs more than 300 employees worldwide.[6]

LEAP is a privately held company headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with additional offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.[7] LEAP expanded to the UK and US markets in 2014[8] and 2015.[9] Presently, LEAP has offices in Toronto, New Jersey, Twickenham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Brighton, Dublin and Kraków.[10]

History[]

LEAP Legal Software was created in 1992 by Christian Beck, who felt that lawyers’ workflow could be improved using technology.[11] In 2008, LEAP acquired LegalPax, a provider of automated forms and precedents to law firms in Queensland.[12] In the beginning of 2010, LEAP launched a cloud software called LEAP Expedite.[13] It also purchased BING! Software, a family law precedents business.[14] LEAP Office 10 was launched at the NSW State Legal Conference in August 2010.[15] In 2012, LEAP Expedite was replaced with a rewritten cloud product.[13]

LEAP 365 was the first software-as-a-service legal application for the Australian market.[16] LEAP 365 was released for the UK and US markets at an event at Yankee Stadium on September 12, 2016.[14]

Software[]

LEAP Legal Software's flagship product is LEAP. The key features of LEAP include[17] a client and contact database, document assembly and management, automated matter types and forms, file sharing, time recording, and billing and trust accounting tools.

LEAP Legal Software introduced mobile app integration in mid-2013.[18]

Integrations[]

Integration with Microsoft[]

LEAP was integrated with Microsoft Office in 2002. In January 2016, LEAP completed an integration with the new Microsoft Office 365 software allowing complex document assembly to occur in the cloud rather than the desktop.[19]

Awards[]

LEAP was listed in Australian Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 in 2004,[20] 2008[21] and 2009[22] and in the BRW Fast 100 in 2009.[23]

Leadership[]

  • Christian Beck, Founder[24]
  • Richard Hugo-Hamman, Executive Chairman[25]
  • Mark Burgess, Chief Executive Officer of LEAP Developments[26]

Corporate development[]

Acquisitions[]

LEAP Legal Software has acquired several companies and brands:

  • Law Perfect in 2007 [27]
  • BING! in 2008 [28]
  • LegalPax in 2008 [29]
  • LawWare in 2012 [30]
  • Peapod Legal Software in 2013[31]
  • Edgebyte in 2014[32]
  • Perfect Software (Perfect Books) in 2015 [33]
  • Turbolaw in (est. 2020)

Internal start-ups[]

InfoTrack[]

Initially a division of LEAP known as LEAP Searching, InfoTrack was launched as a separate company in 2012 and has since been brought under the umbrella company of Australian Technology Investors.[34][35] It had a reported annual revenue of A$144 million in 2015.[36]

References[]

  1. ^ Software, LEAP Legal. "A Powerful New Partnership Emerges in Canada". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ "LEAP Dev Products: What we build". leapdev.io. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ Software, LEAP Legal. "A Powerful New Partnership Emerges in Canada". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ "LEAP - The #1 Legal Cloud Software Provider for Law Firms". www.leaplegalsoftware.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Help us build software for the future | LEAP Dev". LEAP DEV - We're digital natives with a pioneering approach to enterprise development. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b Harnish, Verne. "How One Company Put Its Team Compensation On the Line- And Sparked 10X > Growth" Huffington Post 13 July 2016
  7. ^ "LEAP Legal Software AU Company Profile | Management and Employees List". Datanyze. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ^ "LEAP Legal Software is now in the UK" Legal Practice Intelligence, 13 November 2014
  9. ^ Needham, Lisa. "LEAP Moves Document Assembly to the Cloud with Office 365's Web Apps" Lawyerist.com, 13 September 2016
  10. ^ "Contact Us | LEAP Legal Software". LEAP AU.
  11. ^ Blackbird Ventures "LEAP Co-Founder Christian Beck" 4 June 2015
  12. ^ LEAP Legal Software "LEAP Acquires Legal Pax" 1 December 2008
  13. ^ a b "LEAP Office Cloud - A First Look Review" Legal Practice Intelligence, 6 November 2012
  14. ^ a b Squillante, Neil. "LEAP 365 Offers Practice Management and Document Assembly Everywhere You Go" TechnoLawyer 22 September 2016
  15. ^ "300 People Attend Launch of LEAP Office 10" Legal Practice Intelligence, 30 August 2010
  16. ^ Butler, Stephen. "Cloud computing explained for a law firm" Australasian Legal Practice Management Association, 25 June 2013
  17. ^ "Legal Practice Management Software | LEAP Legal Software". LEAP AU.
  18. ^ Legal Practice Intelligence "How Lawyers Are Using Mobile Devices - The LEAP Experience" Legal Practice Intelligence, 23 June 2016
  19. ^ Needham, Lisa. "LEAP Moves Document Assembly To the Cloud With Office 365's Web Apps" Lawyerist.com, 13 September 2016
  20. ^ "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2004" (PDF).
  21. ^ "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2008" (PDF).
  22. ^ "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2009" (PDF).
  23. ^ "BRW Fast 100 2009" (PDF).
  24. ^ "LEAP Leadership - Christian Beck". www.leaplegalsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  25. ^ "LEAP Leadership - Richard Hugo-Hamman". www.leaplegalsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  26. ^ "LEAP Leadership - Mark Burgess". www.leaplegalsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  27. ^ "LEAP Leadership - David Hill".
  28. ^ "LEAP Legal Software Pty Ltd Acquires the BING Family Law Software Business" Legal Practice Intelligence, March 14, 2010
  29. ^ "LEAP Legal - Legal Software for Law Firms and Conveyancers". 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008.
  30. ^ LEAP Legal Software Acquires LawWare "LEAP Legal Software Acquires LawWare" Legal Practice Intelligence, 29 April 2012
  31. ^ Venables, Delia. "Cloud-based software for lawyers" InfoLaw, September 2016
  32. ^ Insight Legal "Lawbyte from Edgebyte"
  33. ^ "Interview with Richard Hugo-Hamman, Executive Chairman of LEAP". 3 November 2015.
  34. ^ "Rich lister raises $350m in super money to disrupt the legal sector". Financial Review. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  35. ^ "The Launch of InfoTrack Online Searching Service and Information Broker" Legal Practice Intelligence, 20 March 2012
  36. ^ Thompson, Sarah. et al."InfoTrack Moves Towards IPO Starter's Gun" The Australian Financial Review, 21 March 2016
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