LEAP Legal Software

LEAP is legal practice management software offered by LEAP Legal Software, a privately held, Australian based software company. LEAP was listed in Australian Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 in 2004,[1] 2008[2] and 2009[3] and in the BRW Fast 100 in 2009.[4] LEAP expanded to the UK and US markets in 2014[5] and 2015.[6] In 2016, LEAP Legal Software generated $50 million in annual revenue. It employs more than 300 employees worldwide.[7] LEAP is now developed by LEAP Dev.[8]

Software

LEAP Legal Software's flagship product is LEAP. The key features of LEAP include[9] 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.[10]

Data storage

LEAP data is stored in the cloud, and accessed through an interface that is installed on a desktop computer. Data storage is maintained by provider Amazon Web Services on servers in Australia,[11] the United States[12] and Europe.[13]

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.[14]

Corporate development

Acquisitions

LEAP Legal Software has acquired a number of products and companies, including:

  • BING! in 2008 [15]
  • LegalPax in 2008 [16]
  • LawWare in 2012 [17]
  • Peapod Legal Software in 2013[18]
  • Edgebyte in 2014[19]
  • Perfect Software (Perfect Books) in 2015 [20]

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.[21][22] It had a reported annual revenue of A$144 million in 2015.[23]

Ownership and management

LEAP Legal Software was founded in 1992 by Christian Beck who remains the company's largest shareholder.[24]

LEAP Legal Software has had an Employee Share Scheme since 2009. There are more than 130 LEAP employees who own shares through this scheme.[7]

LEAP Legal Software's global headquarters are in Sydney, Australia. Its Australian offices are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. It has offices abroad in New York, New Jersey, Twickenham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Brighton and Kraków.[25]

History and development

LEAP was created in 1992 by Christian Beck, who felt that lawyers’ workflow could be improved using technology.[26] In 2008 Leap acquired LegalPax, a provider of automated forms and precedents to law firms in Queensland.[27] In the beginning of 2010, Leap launched a cloud software called LEAP Expedite.[28] It also purchased BING! Software, a family law precedents business.[29] LEAP Office 10 was launched at the NSW State Legal Conference in August 2010.[30] In 2012, LEAP Expedite was replaced with a completely rewritten cloud product.[28] LEAP 365 was released for the UK and US markets at an event at Yankee Stadium on September 12, 2016.[29] LEAP 365 was the first SaaS (software as a service) legal application for the Australian market.[31]

References
  1. "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2004" (PDF).
  2. "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2008" (PDF).
  3. "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2009" (PDF).
  4. "BRW Fast 100 2009" (PDF).
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  6. Needham, Lisa. "LEAP Moves Document Assembly to the Cloud with Office 365's Web Apps" Lawyerist.com, 13 September 2016
  7. Harnish, Verne. "How One Company Put Its Team Compensation On the Line- And Sparked 10X > Growth" Huffington Post 13 July 2016
  8. "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.
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  10. Legal Practice Intelligence "How Lawyers Are Using Mobile Devices - The LEAP Experience" Legal Practice Intelligence, 23 June 2016
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  14. Needham, Lisa. "LEAP Moves Document Assembly To the Cloud With Office 365's Web Apps" Lawyerist.com, 13 September 2016
  15. "LEAP Legal Software Pty Ltd Acquires the BING Family Law Software Business" Legal Practice Intelligence, March 14, 2010
  16. "LEAP Legal - Legal Software for Law Firms and Conveyancers". web.archive.org. 12 December 2008.
  17. LEAP Legal Software Acquires LawWare "LEAP Legal Software Acquires LawWare" Legal Practice Intelligence, 29 April 2012
  18. Venables, Delia. "Cloud-based software for lawyers" InfoLaw, September 2016
  19. Insight Legal "Lawbyte from Edgebyte"
  20. https://www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk/main-news/interview-with-richard-hugo-hamman-executive-chairman-of-leap//
  21. "Rich lister raises $350m in super money to disrupt the legal sector". Financial Review. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  22. "The Launch of InfoTrack Online Searching Service and Information Broker" Legal Practice Intelligence, 20 March 2012
  23. Thompson, Sarah. et al."InfoTrack Moves Towards IPO Starter's Gun" The Australian Financial Review, 21 March 2016
  24. Crisp, Lyndall. "Five Leaders On What It Takes To Make It To The Top" Qantas, 1 October 2016
  25. "Contact Us | LEAP Legal Software". LEAP AU.
  26. Blackbird Ventures "LEAP Co-Founder Christian Beck" 4 June 2015
  27. LEAP Legal Software "LEAP Acquires Legal Pax" 1 December 2008
  28. "LEAP Office Cloud - A First Look Review" Legal Practice Intelligence, 6 November 2012
  29. Squillante, Neil. "LEAP 365 Offers Practice Management and Document Assembly Everywhere You Go" TechnoLawyer 22 September 2016
  30. "300 People Attend Launch of LEAP Office 10" Legal Practice Intelligence, 30 August 2010
  31. Butler, Stephen. "Cloud computing explained for a law firm" Australasian Legal Practice Management Association, 25 June 2013
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