Joplin Lawyers

Using LEAP from Day One

Joplin Lawyers has used LEAP since the firm first opened its doors in 2013. For Joplin, having practice management, legal accounting and other essential tools working together in one system has helped the firm operate efficiently from the beginning.

The ability to automate repetitive processes is particularly valuable in family law, allowing the team to spend less time on administration and more time supporting clients.

The thing that I really love about LEAP is that everything is together. Your accounts, your trust – you only have one system.

Simplifying Family Law Work

Joplin Lawyers uses LEAP's family law tools to simplify some of the more complex and time-consuming parts of legal practice.

Parenting Calendar + enables the team to visually map parenting arrangements in a format that can be easily understood by clients and used during mediations and final hearings.

For property matters, Balance Sheet + helps simplify financial calculations and allows the team to quickly understand percentage outcomes without relying on manual calculations.

I love Balance Sheet +. It’s probably my favourite one because most lawyers are pretty horrendous with numbers. We’ve put the calculator away.

Making Financial Disclosure More Manageable

Reviewing large volumes of financial disclosure can be a significant task in family law matters. Joplin Lawyers use Ruffle to help collate and analyse disclosure, making it easier for the team to understand financial information and identify relevant transactions.

For Joplin, this means the firm can work through information more efficiently and focus on what really matters.

Ruffle, it’s magnificent because it collates all of the disclosure. It’s allowed us to look at things a lot quicker.

Technology Backed by Support

For Joplin, the value of LEAP goes beyond the technology itself. Access to training and responsive support has helped build an ongoing relationship between LEAP and the firm.

She believes having the right systems in place from the beginning is particularly important for lawyers establishing their own practices.

You need to be efficient from the first day that you hang your shingle up. LEAP allows you to do that.

Supporting Women Through the Family Law System

Joplin Lawyers is particularly known for its work supporting women who are victim-survivors of domestic violence. Beyond representing clients, the firm works within the community to improve understanding of the family law process.

This includes educating community organisations, case workers and those supporting victim-survivors about the family law system, as well as building greater awareness of perpetrator intervention programs and the role they can play.

We’re really hoping that we open the door for women to have access to justice through the family law system.

Joplin's contribution extends beyond her legal practice. Her work within the community was recognised with the Medal of the Order of Australia, an incredible honour she describes as unexpected and deeply humbling.

The recognition reflects a broader commitment to helping people understand and navigate family law, particularly those affected by domestic violence.

I’m most grateful that my work within the community was recognised. It was really a humbling moment.

Why Joplin Lawyers Recommend LEAP

After using LEAP throughout the life of Joplin Lawyers, Joplin sees the software as an important part of the firm's operations – helping the team automate repetitive work, simplify family law processes and operate more efficiently.

I absolutely would recommend LEAP. LEAP is one of the best things in our business.