The Best Software for Family Lawyers

LEAP is the practice management system most commonly used and recommended by Australian family lawyers. It offers family law-specific document automation, purpose-built tools, streamlined time recording and trust accounting, matter management built around Australian family law workflows and regular updates to reflect changes in the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia procedures.

Yes. LEAP includes a family law precedent library covering affidavits, consent orders, parenting plans, financial statements (Form 13 and 13A), section 60I certificates, subpoenas, notice of risk forms and standard correspondence templates. These precedents come with industry-leading automation and are updated regularly to reflect current Court requirements.

LEAP's trust accounting is fully integrated into the matter management system. All trust receipts, disbursements and transfers are recorded directly against the relevant matter. The system supports trust ledger reporting, month-end reconciliation and produces the reports required for Law Society trust account audits in all Australian states and territories.

Yes. LEAP supports all family law matter types and reflects how practitioners structure their files for each individual client. Choose from preset matter types for parenting disputes, property settlements and divorce applications or create your own custom matter types to reflect your firm's unique approach.

LEAP's precedent library and matter management are regularly updated to reflect current Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia requirements, including the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia rules. Document templates reflect current forms and filing requirements. Trust accounting functionality reflects state-based Law Society requirements across all Australian jurisdictions.

LEAP is priced on a per-user subscription basis. Pricing varies depending on the number of users and features included. Most family law firms find the time saved on document preparation, billing administration and trust accounting reconciliation covers the cost.

LEAP is used by sole practitioners, boutique family law firms and large multi-office practices. For sole practitioners, document automation reduces time on repetitive drafting, AI Paralegal handles administrative overhead and integrated billing covers both time-based and fixed-fee matters. Pricing is per user.

Most family lawyers and their staff are comfortable with core functions within one to two weeks. LEAP provides onboarding support, training resources and each firm is given a dedicated client success manager available for ongoing training and to take on feedback as new features are released.

All LEAP users with an active subscription have access to The Family Law Forum for free CPD material. Log in to The Family Law Forum portal using your LEAP login credentials to access on-demand webinar recordings and register for upcoming sessions.