Legal software blog

Stay on top of emerging legal industry technology trends and learn how to make your law firm more productive with new posts and insights from LEAP Legal Software.

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Family | 3 min

What Can (and Can’t) Be Automated in Family Law?

AI is transforming family law, helping firms automate time-consuming tasks such as financial analysis, document management, and compliance. But while technology can improve efficiency, the human skills of empathy, advocacy, and client care remain irreplaceable.

June 30, 2026
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Family | 3 min

AI, Accessibility and Family Proceedings: A Turning Point for Family Justice?

As AI continues to evolve, so does its potential to improve accessibility within family law. Learn how a landmark Family Court case is shaping the conversation around clearer communication and meaningful participation in legal proceedings.

June 12, 2026
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Trust Accounting & Billing | 3 min

Passwords are no longer enough: Why Multi-Factor Authentication is now essential for Law Firms

Passwords alone are no longer enough. Discover how Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) helps law firms protect client data, strengthen security and support compliance with minimal disruption.

June 3, 2026
Supporting trauma-informed family law through legal tech

Family | 5 min

Using legal technology to support ethical, trauma-informed family law practice (Part 2)

In the second of a two-part series, LEAP's Head of Family Law, Katie Phillips, examines the role legal technology can play in supporting a more trauma-informed approach.

June 2, 2026
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Trust Accounting & Billing | 6 min

Law Firm Accounting Software vs Xero: What UK Solicitors Need to Know

Compare Xero and the best legal accounting software for UK solicitors. Learn how to manage client money rules and support SRA Accounts Rules compliance.

May 19, 2026
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Legal Technology | 12 min

Best Legal Software in 2026: How UK Law Firms Are Choosing the Right Platform

Discover how to choose the best legal software for your UK law firm. Compare features, AI tools, and practice management platforms that actually boost profitability.

April 23, 2026
How to avoid improper AI use in PI law

Personal Injury | 4 min

Using AI in the personal injury firm: How to avoid improper use

In his latest article, LEAP's Head of Personal Injury, William O'Brien, analyses the main risks AI technology poses, which lie in improper use, and how firms can avoid these by training their legal teams to use AI as a tool, not as an authority.

March 27, 2026
Using legal technology to support ethical, trauma-informed family law practice (Part 1)

Family | 5 min

Using legal technology to support ethical, trauma-informed family law practice (Part 1)

In the first of a two-part series, LEAP's Head of Family Law, Katie Phillips, looks at the impact of trauma on family law proceedings and the necessity of a trauma-informed approach.

March 27, 2026
Creating a culture of continuous improvement in personal injury practice

Personal Injury | 4 min

Creating a culture of continuous improvement in personal injury practice

How personal injury firms can foster continuous improvement to strengthen compliance, reduce risk and deliver better client outcomes.

February 25, 2026
How to pick the right AI tool for criminal practice?

Criminal | 4 min

How to pick the right AI tool for criminal practice?

LEAP's head of criminal law, Catherine Gaynor, uncovers the importance of choosing secure, compliant AI tools in criminal practice.

February 23, 2026
The role of legal technology in conflict resolution

Family | 4 min

The role of legal technology in conflict resolution

Katie Phillips, Head of Family Law at LEAP, explores the different ways in which legal technology and AI can reduce conflict in family law, promote constructive communication and support safer, calmer resolutions.

February 20, 2026
2026 Private client industry report

Estate Management | 2 min

The LEAP Estates' 2026 Private Client industry report is now live

The 2026 Private Client Industry Report, published by LEAP Estates, analyses real private client activity across England and Wales to identify key industry trends such as demographic shifts in demand and how regulatory updates call for change.

February 19, 2026
Blog post - LEAP routes work to the right authorised person

Personal Injury | 3 min

Using LEAP to route work to the right authorised person

LEAP's Head of Personal Injury, William O'Brien, explains how LEAP can help PI law firms route work to authorised staff as compliance becomes increasingly complex, with regulators expecting every step to be traceable, auditable, and risk-managed.

January 20, 2026
Blog post - Innovation in criminal law

Criminal | 4 min

The importance of resilience and innovation in criminal law

In her recent article, our head of criminal law, Catherine Gaynor, unpacks how criminal law firms can build resilient teams by embracing technology, collaboration and change in the digital era.

January 19, 2026
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Legal Technology | 2 min

LEAP featured in The Standard's 2026 New Year Business Guide

LEAP has been featured in The Standard as part of its 'Make 2026 the Year of Working Smarter' business feature, which explores the tools and expert services helping organisations move forward with confidence.

January 19, 2026
Blog post - LEAP feature in the Telegraph

Legal Technology | 2 min

LEAP featured in The Daily Telegraph’s 2026 New Year Business Guide

LEAP has been featured in The Daily Telegraph’s 2026 New Year Business Guide, recognising our role in helping law firms innovate through secure, practical legal AI and cloud-based software.

January 14, 2026
Digitising probate for efficient estate management

Estate Management | 3 min

Digitising probate for efficient estate management

Head of LEAP Estates Andy Hitchon uncovers how LEAP's digital probate software helps private client firms improve client experience, reduce risk, and meet regulatory demands with confidence.

January 12, 2026
Family law: Client care in the digital age

Family | 4 min

Family law: Client care in the digital age

LEAP's Head of Family Law, Katie Phillips, uncovers how client care has evolved in the digital age, and how LEAP helps family lawyers balance empathy, compliance and efficiency in care.

January 12, 2026
Blog - Best legal ai tools 2026

AI | 15 min

The Best Legal AI Tools for UK Solicitors: The Complete Guide for Law Firms

Discover how top AI tools are transforming UK law firms. Compare Matter AI, LawY, and Generator with general AI options. Save 2+ hours daily with purpose-built legal AI.

December 29, 2025
A decade of change: The new realities of criminal defence

Criminal | 6 min

A decade of change: The new realities of criminal defence

LEAP's head of criminal law, Catherine Gaynor, explores how criminal defence has evolved over the past decade, from legal aid pressures to digital evidence, regulatory change and the growing need for resilient, tech-enabled practices.

December 19, 2025
Conveyancing bottlenecks

Conveyancing | 6 min

Understanding bottlenecks in modern conveyancing

What causes delays in the UK conveyancing process? LEAP's conveyancing manager, Daniel Blake, looks at how technology can transform conveyancing efficiency.

December 16, 2025
The productivity challenge: How LEAP Estates helps private client teams work smarter

Estate Management | 4 min

The productivity challenge: How LEAP Estates helps private client teams work smarter

In his article, our head of Estates, Andy Hitchon, analyses the productivity challenge for private client firms and demonstrates how LEAP's legal software can help firms meet this challenge head-on through consolidation, automation, and collaboration.

December 16, 2025
Blog post - Matter AI logo on dictation mobile screen

Personal Injury | 5 min

MatterAI: Revolutionising attendance notes and case progression for PI lawyers

Written by William O’Brien, LEAP's head of Personal Injury Law, this article explains how MatterAI transforms attendance notes, chronologies and PI case progression.

December 16, 2025
Blog - Technology in family law - rings on keyboard

Family | 4 min

The evolving role of technology in Family Law practice

LEAP's Head of Family Law, Katie Phillips, delves into the topic of legal technology and how it can play a bigger role in making the lives of lawyers easier by reducing some of these ancillary tasks, which are generally non-chargeable.

December 2, 2025
Digital will-writing

Estate Management | 2 min

The evolution of will writing in the digital age - The Law Society feature

The Wills Act 1837 is currently under review by the Law Commission. Our head of Estates, Andy Hitchon, has written an article on the subject for The Law Society, analysing the main risks and possible solutions related to digital will-writing.

December 1, 2025
How legal technology is redefining estate administration and lifetime planning

Estate Management | 4 min

How legal technology is redefining estate administration and lifetime planning

Estate administration and lifetime planning are undoubtedly detailed, time-intensive processes. In this article, Andy Hitchon, head of LEAP Estates, looks at how legal technology is redefining estate management, so practitioners can focus their time on more strategic client care.

November 17, 2025
The future of criminal law practice in the digital age

Criminal | 5 min

The future of criminal law practice in the digital age

LEAP's Head of Criminal Law, Catherine Gaynor breaks down why technology matters in criminal law practice, and how firms that embrace innovation today will lead the way tomorrow.

November 11, 2025
How AI can help eliminate fundamental dishonesty from personal injury claims

Personal Injury | 5 min

How AI can help eliminate fundamental dishonesty from personal injury claims

Fundamental dishonesty is arguably one of the most pressing issues for personal injury firms. LEAP’s Head of Personal Injury Law, William O'Brien delves into the issue to uncover how AI can be used to spot and eliminate fundamental dishonesty from personal injury claims.

November 5, 2025
From precedent libraries to prompts: The next step for legal drafting

Family | 5 min

From precedent libraries to prompts: The next step for legal drafting

LEAP’s Head of Family Law, Katie Phillips talks about how the traditional precedent libraries that have long supported legal drafting are evolving into something new: prompt libraries. Drawing on her own transition from private practice to legal technology, she explains why prompts may become the next essential tool for modern law firms.

November 4, 2025
Professional UK solicitor reviewing legal documents on a tablet in a modern London office, symbolising balance, wellbeing and productivity in the legal profession.

Workplace Culture | 5 min

Finding balance in the legal profession: Wellbeing and productivity that last

Discover how UK legal professionals can improve wellbeing and productivity through mindful habits, sustainable workflows and modern legal technology from LEAP Legal Software.

October 17, 2025
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AI | 3 min

LawY and benchmarking AI

Over 60% of UK lawyers now use AI. Learn how legal-specific AI platforms like LawY and LEAP are driving accuracy, safety, and strategic adoption.

October 9, 2025
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Integrations | 3 min

LEAP launches LEAP Leads to help law firms win new clients

LEAP, the market-leading cloud-based legal software provider, has launched LEAP Leads, providing law firms with direct access to high-quality, real-time legal enquiries from prospective clients actively seeking legal services.

July 7, 2025
Blog - Tackle the 2025 legal skills shortage

Legal Professional Content | 3 min

How SME law firms can tackle the 2025 legal skills shortage

The legal landscape is evolving and SME law firms face an ongoing skills shortage that threatens long-term viability. With Gen Z and Millennial lawyers bringing different career expectations and experienced professionals moving toward flexible working or retirement, firms must evolve to attract and retain talent. A 2024 PwC study found that 37% of Gen Z employees considered leaving their roles in the past year. This reflects a broader generational shift toward flexibility, purposeful work, and the use of modern technology. For SME firms, adapting is critical for survival.

May 19, 2025
Blog - Challenges for SME law firm leadership changing

Legal Professional Content | 3 min

A report on the challenges facing SME law firms leadership

In a legal landscape shaped by rapid technological change, evolving workforce expectations, and shifting client demands, SME law firms are re-evaluating what leadership really means in 2025. The latest LPM Frontiers 2025 report provides a timely and in-depth look at the evolving priorities across the sector.

April 10, 2025
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AI | 3 min

How Wason Male & Wagland is transforming legal services with LEAP’s AI tools

In an era where legal professionals face growing pressure to deliver faster, more accurate results whilst managing increasingly complex workloads, forward-thinking lawfirms are finding ways to work more intelligently. One firm is Hertfordshire-based Wason Male & Wagland, which has embraced artificial intelligence to transform its operations and deliver improved outcomes for clients.

April 1, 2025
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AI | 3 min

How AI is transforming billing models and client relationships in law firms

The legal industry is undergoing a huge shift, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). While much of the focus has been on AI’s ability to enhance operational efficiency, its impact on billing practices and client relationships is equally transformative. In a sector long dominated by traditional hourly billing, AI offers a path to new, outcome-based pricing models that benefit both law firms and clients.

February 4, 2025
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AI | 3 min

Optimising law firm efficiency and profitability with AI and automated time recording

The legal industry has traditionally been resistant to change, but the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) presents an undeniable opportunity to enhance efficiency and profitability for law firms.

November 1, 2024
Reasons to Integrate AI into Your Law Firm

AI | 3 min

Preparing law firms for the impact of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) simulates human intelligence processes through machines. Analysing vast amounts of data to identify correlations and patterns, AI uncovers valuable insights and predicts future outcomes that profoundly influence our daily lives, from online shopping and music playlist recommendations to managing smart motorways and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa. Whether we embrace it or not, AI's impact is undeniable.

September 16, 2024
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AI | 4 min

LEAP launches AI-powered tool to speed up the identification and creation of legal documents

LEAP, the global provider of legal practice management solutions, announces the launch of Generator, a cutting-edge enhancement that further builds on the software providers suite of AI-powered tools. The latest innovation transforms the document creation process, revolutionising how lawyers interact with templates and drives efficiency across law firms.

August 5, 2024
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AI | 4 min

LEAP launches Matter AI, providing instant answers from matters for legal professionals

LEAP, the global provider of legal practice management software, announces the launch of Matter AI, a new, integrated software tool that intelligently examines LEAP matter correspondence, providing instant insights and information to legal professionals.

June 4, 2024
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AI | 4 min

LEAP introduces LawY, providing verified AI generated responses to legal questions

LEAP, the legal practice management productivity solution, announces the launch of its partnership with LawY, a newly integrated AI legal assistant which is exclusively available to users of LEAP. LawY generates fast, accurate responses to legal questions posed by practitioners.

April 22, 2024
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Legal Professional Content | 4 min

5 ways to make the most of your LEAP investment

In the dynamic landscape of legal practice, staying ahead often involves embracing cutting-edge technologies that reduce administrative work so you can stay productive, profitable and maintain a competitive advantage. As the global leader in developing integrated Legal Practice Productivity Solutions, LEAP offers features that can drastically improve the way you work. Here are the 5 essentials you can start using today to make your firm more productive and profitable.

March 4, 2024
Harries Watkins Jones Case Study

Partnerships | 5 min

LEAP Case Study - Harries Watkins Jones

In 2015, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) launched a qualification to enable chartered accountants to handle non-contentious probate. After spotting this as an opportunity for growth and a natural expansion of its work, Harries Watkins Jones set up a separate business to focus on legal services for its clients.

February 6, 2024
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Legal Professional Content | 5 min

How to grow your law firm: insights from Legal Growth

Marketing is often confused with advertising and whilst advertising your law firm will attract new business, it’s a measured approach to marketing that will have longer lasting, wider reaching results. As a marketing agency working with law firms across England and Wales (as well as some international clients) we believe strategy trumps quick wins ... With this in mind, we’re sharing seven top tips that you don’t need to engage an agency to work on, which will help you grow your law firm.

February 5, 2024
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Legal Professional Content | 5 min

6 key reasons why SME law firms should develop a sustainability strategy for 2024

As environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues become a priority for businesses the world over, sustainability and ESG planning are important considerations for SME law firms.

January 22, 2024
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Legal Professional Content | 4 min

Attracting and winning new business for legal services in the modern world

What steps are you taking to achieve growth for your law firm? Are you setting bold targets to ensure that you are growing and staying ahead of your competition? Ben Aslet, Head of Marketing for the LEAP UK Group, discusses three technology strategies for attracting and winning new business.

December 5, 2023
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Legal Technology | 3 min

LEAP and WillSuite launch new end-to-end digital solution for estate planning and management

LEAP, the global provider of legal practice management software, and WillSuite, the estate planning innovator, have joined forces to launch LEAP Estates, an end-to-end digital solution for estate management, probate and lifetime planning professionals.

November 28, 2023
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Legal Professional Content | 4 min

How SOC 2-Certified Software Helps Law Firms Safeguard Sensitive Information

In the 21st century’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, data security and privacy are vital concerns for all businesses and their clients. This is particularly true in the legal sector, where the advent of digital technology has rapidly improved productivity while creating a new set of security challenges.

October 25, 2023
blog post 2 | digital api

Legal Technology | 4 min

Digital AP1s: 5 things law firms need to know

In November 2021, HMLR announced they would be mandating all register applications to be submitted digitally from Autumn 2022. What does this mean for law firms?

March 21, 2022
blog post 4 | InfoTrack integration

Legal Technology | 3 min

LEAP celebrate further technology innovation

This month LEAP celebrated over 800 law firms accessing the InfoTrack integration from within the legal practice productivity solution.

December 2, 2021
blog post 1 | single source of truth

Productivity | 4 min

Instilling a culture of productivity in your legal practice

Covid has had a major impact on legal services, it has seen increased digitalisation across the profession and instilled the need for law firms to be more productive.

November 15, 2021
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Legal Technology | 3 min

TThe importance of client-facing technology for law firms

The global pandemic has shown that clients have changed the way they want to communicate with their law firm. The pre-pandemic model of clients turning up at the office and accessing legal services via traditional means is largely a thing of the past.

September 17, 2021
blog post 6 | The Law Society

Partnerships | 2 min

LEAP announces partnership with The Law Society

LEAP, the leading practice management software provider, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with The Law Society.

July 28, 2021
blog post 7 | key considerations

Legal Technology | 3 min

Key considerations for law firms when choosing legal software

The need to become a digital business has involved law firms adapting on a significant scale in recent years. John Espley, Chairman of LEAP Canada, UK and Ireland, talks about what is happening in legal technology and highlights significant considerations law firms should make when it comes to choosing software.

June 11, 2021
blog post 8 | conveyancing

Legal Technology | 3 min

Technology is raising standards in conveyancing

John Espley, LEAP UK Chairman, explains how conveyancers are using the latest technology and the LEAP Best Practice Standard to enhance their customer service and to win new business.

May 24, 2021
blog post 9 | Legal Aid

Legal Professional Content | 2 min

Legal aid firms adopt more agile processes in the pandemic

During the pandemic the main focus of the Legal Aid Agency has been to help providers continue legal aid services for clients, identifying new flexible ways of working.

November 17, 2020
blog post 10 | start a law firm

Legal Professional Content | 4 min

Has there ever been a better time to start up a law firm?

The thought of setting up a new law firm during a global pandemic may seem irrational, cavalier and high risk. However, in such a world-changing event, as with any global crisis, the winners will be those who adapt the quickest and realise the change rather than resist it.

June 4, 2020
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Tools such as ",{"text":962,"type":938,"marks":963},"Ruffle",[964],{"type":965,"attrs":966},"link",{"href":967,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/au/features/ruffle/",{"text":969,"type":938}," are helping family lawyers analyse financial disclosure more efficiently by identifying spending patterns, categorising transactions, and highlighting unusual activity within bank statements. Instead of manually reviewing hundreds of pages of disclosure, solicitors can quickly identify relevant information and focus their attention on legal strategy and advice. AI does not replace the expertise of the family solicitor, but it can extract key information from thousands of pages, allowing the solicitor's attention to be focused on the most crucial information. ",{"type":372,"attrs":971,"content":972},{"textAlign":877},[973],{"text":974,"type":938},"Applications for new family legal aid matters can be hugely time-consuming, with only a fraction of the time being recoverable if the client is eligible for legal aid. Gathering the client data, information and documentation can take hours. However, with LEAP’s new Legal Aid Eligibility App, this time can be drastically reduced. The data and documentation provided by the client can safely be processed and analysed and an overview given to the lawyer in the firm’s dashboard. This enables faster processing and a clearer picture of the client's potential eligibility. It can also flag potential risks with the lawyer, allowing them to be investigated at an early stage.",{"type":372,"attrs":976,"content":977},{"textAlign":877},[978,980,986,994,999],{"text":979,"type":938},"Document management is also becoming increasingly automated within modern family law firms. Administrative tasks such as organising client documents, scheduling disclosure, renaming files, and categorising correspondence can now be handled ",{"text":981,"type":938,"marks":982},"with intelligent legal software solutions, such as ",[983],{"type":984,"attrs":985},"textStyle",{"color":14},{"text":987,"type":938,"marks":988},"AI Paralegal",[989,992],{"type":965,"attrs":990},{"href":991,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/au/features/ai-paralegal/",{"type":984,"attrs":993},{"color":14},{"text":995,"type":938,"marks":996}," (currently available only ",[997],{"type":984,"attrs":998},{"color":14},{"text":1000,"type":938},"in Australia). In busy family law departments where documents are constantly being received from clients, experts, and other solicitors, automation helps create consistency and improve file organisation. The simple task of renaming documents and scheduling them into date order could take a human hours, but AI takes a matter of seconds. ",{"type":372,"attrs":1002,"content":1003},{"textAlign":877},[1004],{"text":1005,"type":938},"Mandatory file reviews are an example of how automation can improve efficiency and compliance. File reviews are required and are a best practice requirement, they are usually non-chargeable. AI tools can safely and securely analyse a file and provide a summary of the matter for the person conducting the file review. Targeted questions can be answered by AI, such as when the last costs update was provided to the client in writing, which will form part of the file review. ",{"type":372,"attrs":1007,"content":1008},{"textAlign":877},[1009],{"text":1010,"type":938},"Complaints are another area that takes up a lawyer's time, but on a non-chargeable basis. Harnessing AI, this process can be sped up. AI can produce a summary of the matter and a chronology of the key events in the case. If the complaint surrounds a certain issue (such as a lack of cost information, for example), targeted questions can be put to the AI to extract key information from the file to address these issues. This is another way AI can reduce the non-chargeable burden on lawyers. ",{"type":950,"attrs":1012,"content":1013},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[1014],{"text":1015,"type":938},"What Cannot Be Automated in Family Law?",{"type":372,"attrs":1017,"content":1018},{"textAlign":877},[1019],{"text":1020,"type":938},"Despite the rapid advancement of AI and legal technology, there are some aspects of family law that cannot and should not be automated.",{"type":372,"attrs":1022,"content":1023},{"textAlign":877},[1024],{"text":1025,"type":938},"Family law is fundamentally about people. Clients are often experiencing some of the most emotionally difficult periods of their lives, whether they are dealing with divorce, disputes involving children, or financial uncertainty following separation. They may have experienced trauma during the relationship or following the breakdown. While technology can assist with process management, it cannot replicate genuine human understanding and empathy.",{"type":372,"attrs":1027,"content":1028},{"textAlign":877},[1029,1031,1037],{"text":1030,"type":938},"Client care remains at the heart of good family law practice. A client does not simply need information about court procedures or financial disclosure obligations (which are and have been available on multiple websites, including ",{"text":1032,"type":938,"marks":1033},"GOV.UK",[1034],{"type":965,"attrs":1035},{"href":1036,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.gov.uk/money-property-when-relationship-ends",{"text":1038,"type":938},"). They need reassurance, empathy, and confidence that their solicitor understands both the legal and emotional realities of their situation. Clients need to be heard.",{"type":372,"attrs":1040,"content":1041},{"textAlign":877},[1042],{"text":1043,"type":938},"Listening is one of the most important skills a family solicitor can possess, and it cannot be replaced by automation. Experienced family lawyers understand how to read between the lines, recognise when a client is overwhelmed, and manage sensitive conversations with care. Lawyers can also pick up if the client has been the victim of domestic abuse, even if they themselves may not identify it. They can signpost the client to appropriate help. Lawyers build trust over time and adapt their communication style depending on the client’s needs and circumstances.",{"type":372,"attrs":1045,"content":1046},{"textAlign":877},[1047],{"text":1048,"type":938},"Advocacy and negotiation also remain deeply human skills. Successful family solicitors understand how to navigate difficult conversations, manage conflict, and advocate effectively for their clients both inside and outside the courtroom. Technology may support preparation and organisation, but it cannot replace the personal skills involved in negotiation, persuasion, and representation. A lawyer can understand an emotional tie to an asset which AI may never see or appreciate. ",{"type":372,"attrs":1050,"content":1051},{"textAlign":877},[1052],{"text":1053,"type":938},"Most importantly, compassion cannot be automated. Family law clients remember how they were treated during one of the most stressful periods of their lives. They remember whether their solicitor listened, whether they felt supported, and whether difficult conversations were handled sensitively. No software, however advanced, can replace that human connection.",{"type":950,"attrs":1055,"content":1056},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[1057],{"text":1058,"type":938},"The Future of AI in Family Law",{"type":372,"attrs":1060,"content":1061},{"textAlign":877},[1062],{"text":1063,"type":938},"The future of family law is likely to be shaped by collaboration between legal professionals and technology, rather than competition between the two.",{"type":372,"attrs":1065,"content":1066},{"textAlign":877},[1067],{"text":1068,"type":938},"AI and automation will continue to transform administrative processes, financial analysis, document management, and workflow efficiency within family law firms. Legal software will increasingly help solicitors save time, reduce risk, and improve productivity.",{"type":372,"attrs":1070,"content":1071},{"textAlign":877},[1072],{"text":1073,"type":938},"At the same time, the human side of family law will become even more valuable. As technology takes over repetitive tasks, family solicitors will have greater capacity to focus on the client.",{"type":372,"attrs":1075,"content":1076},{"textAlign":877},[1077],{"text":1078,"type":938},"The firms that embrace legal technology successfully will not be those trying to remove the human element from family law. They will be the firms using automation intelligently to support their lawyers and enhance client care.",{"type":372,"attrs":1080,"content":1081},{"textAlign":877},[1082],{"text":1083,"type":938},"In family law, technology can improve efficiency. But people will always remain at the centre of the profession.","3",{"id":14,"url":14,"linktype":15,"fieldtype":16,"cached_url":14},[535,1087,1088],"Legal AI","Legal Technology","what-can-and-can-t-be-automated-in-family-law","uk/blog/what-can-and-can-t-be-automated-in-family-law","2026-06-30",-1540,[],248692687,"3fb4e4e7-81a9-4b49-9655-e27a10d3f601","2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z","default",[],{"name":1100,"created_at":1101,"published_at":1102,"updated_at":1103,"id":1104,"uuid":1105,"content":1106,"slug":1356,"full_slug":1357,"sort_by_date":1358,"position":1359,"tag_list":1360,"is_startpage":457,"parent_id":1094,"meta_data":877,"group_id":1361,"first_published_at":1362,"release_id":877,"lang":1097,"path":877,"alternates":1363,"default_full_slug":877,"translated_slugs":877},"AI, Accessibility and Family Proceedings: A Turning Point for Family Justice?","2026-06-11T14:46:26.886Z","2026-06-12T15:16:52.099Z","2026-06-12T15:16:52.120Z",186366307909940,"6041b1cc-06dd-44ea-9aa3-61dbfe40ef94",{"cta":1107,"_uid":918,"author":1110,"schema":1111,"indexed":887,"seo_tags":1112,"card_body":1116,"component":926,"post_image":1117,"post_title":1121,"blog_content":1122,"post_category":535,"post_read_time":1084,"blogHomeCtaLink":1354,"other_post_categories":1355},[1108],{"_uid":911,"body":912,"theme":881,"title":913,"component":914,"fullwidth":457,"buttonLink":1109,"buttonLabel":917},{"id":738,"url":14,"target":23,"linktype":15,"fieldtype":16,"cached_url":916},"Petar Vojvodic","{\n \"@context\": \"https://schema.org\",\n \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n \"@id\": \"https://www.leap.co.uk/blog/ai-accessibility-and-family-proceedings-a-turning-point-for-family-justice/#article\",\n \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n \"@id\": \"https://www.leap.co.uk/blog/ai-accessibility-and-family-proceedings-a-turning-point-for-family-justice/\"\n },\n \"headline\": \"AI accessibility and family proceedings: a turning point for family justice\",\n \"alternativeHeadline\": \"How artificial intelligence is reshaping access to family justice\",\n \"description\": \"Explore how AI is improving access to family justice, helping litigants navigate family proceedings while supporting transparency, efficiency and informed decision-making.\",\n \"image\": {\n \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n \"url\": \"https://a.storyblok.com/f/126141/1920x1080/4b574bcf80/blog-ai-accessibility-family-proceedings.jpg\",\n \"width\": 1920,\n \"height\": 1080\n },\n \"datePublished\": \"2026-06-12\",\n \"dateModified\": \"2026-06-12\",\n \"inLanguage\": \"en-GB\",\n \"articleSection\": \"Family Law\",\n \"genre\": [\n \"Legal Technology\",\n \"Family Law\",\n \"Thought Leadership\"\n ],\n \"isAccessibleForFree\": true,\n \"author\": {\n \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n \"name\": \"LEAP\",\n \"url\": \"https://www.leap.co.uk\"\n },\n \"publisher\": {\n \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n \"name\": \"LEAP\",\n \"url\": \"https://www.leap.co.uk\",\n \"logo\": {\n \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n \"url\": \"https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/_nuxt/img/leap-logo-primary.71d4fc1.svg\"\n }\n },\n \"about\": [\n {\n \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n \"name\": \"Artificial Intelligence\"\n },\n {\n \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n \"name\": \"Family Justice\"\n },\n {\n \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n \"name\": \"Family Law\"\n }\n ],\n \"mentions\": [\n {\n \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n \"name\": \"Family Court\"\n },\n {\n \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n \"name\": \"Access to Justice\"\n },\n {\n \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n \"name\": \"Generative AI\"\n },\n {\n \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n \"name\": \"Litigants in Person\"\n }\n ],\n \"audience\": {\n \"@type\": \"Audience\",\n \"audienceType\": \"Legal Professionals\"\n },\n \"keywords\": [\n \"AI in law\",\n \"artificial intelligence\",\n \"family justice\",\n \"family proceedings\",\n \"family law\",\n \"legal technology\",\n \"access to justice\",\n \"court technology\",\n \"legal innovation\",\n \"family courts\",\n \"generative AI\",\n \"legal AI\"\n ]\n}",{"_uid":921,"title":1113,"plugin":866,"og_image":1114,"og_title":1113,"description":1115,"twitter_image":1114,"twitter_title":1113,"og_description":1115,"twitter_description":1115},"AI accessibility and family proceedings | Family justice","https://a.storyblok.com/f/126141/1920x1080/4b574bcf80/blog-ai-accessibility-family-proceedings.jpg","Explore how AI is improving access to family justice, helping litigants navigate proceedings while supporting fairness and transparency.","As AI continues to evolve, so does its potential to improve accessibility within family law. Learn how a landmark Family Court case is shaping the conversation around clearer communication and meaningful participation in legal proceedings.",{"id":1118,"alt":1119,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":14,"source":14,"filename":1114,"copyright":14,"fieldtype":455,"meta_data":1120,"is_external_url":457},186639664272095,"A woman sits at a table, using a laptop displaying \"AI Legal Assistant\" for a child arrangements order. Papers and a coffee mug are nearby.",{"alt":1119,"title":14,"source":14,"copyright":14},"AI, Accessibility and Family Proceedings: A Turning Point for Family Justice? ",{"type":369,"content":1123},[1124,1129,1134,1139,1144,1157,1162,1167,1172,1185,1190,1195,1200,1205,1210,1215,1220,1225,1230,1235,1274,1279,1284,1289,1294,1299,1304,1309,1314,1337,1342,1347,1352],{"type":372,"attrs":1125,"content":1126},{"textAlign":877},[1127],{"text":1128,"type":938},"The family justice system is built around some of the most emotionally difficult and life-changing decisions a person can face. Yet for many parents involved in care proceedings, understanding what is happening and why can feel almost impossible.",{"type":372,"attrs":1130,"content":1131},{"textAlign":877},[1132],{"text":1133,"type":938},"This challenge is particularly acute for vulnerable clients, including individuals with learning difficulties, cognitive impairments, or neurodivergent individuals. Legal terminology, lengthy judgments, and formal correspondence can all create barriers to meaningful participation in proceedings at precisely the moment when clarity matters most. ",{"type":372,"attrs":1135,"content":1136},{"textAlign":877},[1137],{"text":1138,"type":938},"Recent developments within the Family Court suggest that the judiciary is beginning to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help improve accessibility and understanding. There have been a number of Guides provided to the Judiciary over the use of AI; the latest was published in October 2025 and can be read here. ",{"type":950,"attrs":1140,"content":1141},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[1142],{"text":1143,"type":938},"Re B [2026] EWFC 107 – AI Used to Improve Understanding",{"type":372,"attrs":1145,"content":1146},{"textAlign":877},[1147,1149,1155],{"text":1148,"type":938},"In the recent case of",{"text":1150,"type":938,"marks":1151}," Re B (Fact Finding: Use of AI for Judgment Summary for Parents with Learning Difficulties) [2026] EWFC 107",[1152],{"type":965,"attrs":1153},{"href":1154,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/107",{"text":1156,"type":938},", Her Honour Judge Hesford took the unusual step of using a secure judicial AI application to create simplified summaries of her decision for the parents involved in the proceedings.",{"type":372,"attrs":1158,"content":1159},{"textAlign":877},[1160],{"text":1161,"type":938},"The case concerned public law care proceedings relating to a young child (aged 2) who had suffered serious injuries while in the care of her biological parents. The judgment identified that both parents experienced significant cognitive difficulties, affecting their ability to process and retain complex information. Within the judgment, there is reference to the parents having “been assessed by psychologists, intermediaries and an independent social worker”. HHJ Hesford, therefore, clearly had extensive information about the parents' cognitive difficulties. ",{"type":372,"attrs":1163,"content":1164},{"textAlign":877},[1165],{"text":1166,"type":938},"Rather than simply handing down the formal judgment that we are all used to reading, the Judge produced additional simplified versions using a secure AI tool based on Microsoft Copilot. Importantly, the AI was not used to make the judicial decision itself. Instead, it was used to effectively translate the judgment into clearer, more accessible language.",{"type":372,"attrs":1168,"content":1169},{"textAlign":877},[1170],{"text":1171,"type":938},"These alternative summaries were appended to the judgment (Appendix 1 – Summary Judgment and Appendix 2 – Bullet Point Judgment). The second even included emojis. ",{"type":372,"attrs":1173,"content":1174},{"textAlign":877},[1175,1177,1183],{"text":1176,"type":938},"It was reported by the ",{"text":1178,"type":938,"marks":1179},"Gazette",[1180],{"type":965,"attrs":1181},{"href":1182,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/judge-turns-to-ai-to-help-parents-understand-decision/5126824.article",{"text":1184,"type":938}," that all advocates agreed that the summaries were “immensely useful” in helping the parents understand the outcome and reasoning behind the Judge’s decision.",{"type":950,"attrs":1186,"content":1187},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[1188],{"text":1189,"type":938},"A Wider Shift Towards Accessible Justice",{"type":372,"attrs":1191,"content":1192},{"textAlign":877},[1193],{"text":1194,"type":938},"While this may be one of the first reported examples of judicial AI being used in this way, the principle itself is not entirely new.",{"type":372,"attrs":1196,"content":1197},{"textAlign":877},[1198],{"text":1199,"type":938},"The Family Court has increasingly recognised the importance of communicating judgments in a way that parties, especially vulnerable parties, can genuinely understand. Earlier examples include judgments written in simplified language for parents with learning difficulties and child-focused letters explaining court decisions directly to children.",{"type":372,"attrs":1201,"content":1202},{"textAlign":877},[1203],{"text":1204,"type":938},"What makes Re B particularly significant is the acknowledgement that AI may now assist with that accessibility exercise at scale, and with significant speed. HHJ Hesford would not have needed to spend hours re-dictating or re-typing her judgment; her careful instructions to AI would have enabled the 2 different versions to be created in minutes. ",{"type":372,"attrs":1206,"content":1207},{"textAlign":877},[1208],{"text":1209,"type":938},"Accessible communication is not simply a “nice to have”, it is central to procedural fairness and meaningful participation. Usually, the burden falls to the lawyers to explain matters to a client, but in this case, the Judge helped with that. ",{"type":950,"attrs":1211,"content":1212},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[1213],{"text":1214,"type":938},"The Role of Legal Technology",{"type":372,"attrs":1216,"content":1217},{"textAlign":877},[1218],{"text":1219,"type":938},"For legal professionals, these developments raise an important question: how can technology be used responsibly to support clearer communication without losing accuracy, empathy, or professional oversight?",{"type":372,"attrs":1221,"content":1222},{"textAlign":877},[1223],{"text":1224,"type":938},"As part of my role within LEAP, I have looked at how we can use our tools, notably prompts, to be able to assist this area. ",{"type":372,"attrs":1226,"content":1227},{"textAlign":877},[1228],{"text":1229,"type":938},"Earlier this year, there was a combined effort between the Family and Estates teams to develop an AI prompt specifically designed to help transform legal correspondence and documents into language that may be easier for neurodivergent individuals and vulnerable clients to understand. 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It must be tied directly to your matter management and billing processes.",{"type":372,"attrs":2088,"content":2089},{"textAlign":877},[2090,2092,2096],{"text":2091,"type":938},"When evaluating the best ",{"text":2017,"type":938,"marks":2093},[2094],{"type":965,"attrs":2095},{"href":2021,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":2097,"type":938}," for your firm, look for these four core capabilities:",{"type":950,"attrs":2099,"content":2100},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[2101],{"text":2102,"type":938},"Matter-linked accounting",{"type":372,"attrs":2104,"content":2105},{"textAlign":877},[2106],{"text":2107,"type":938},"Every financial transaction should link directly to a specific matter. Whether you are recording a time entry, processing a disbursement, or receiving settlement funds, the software must update the matter ledger automatically. 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Your accounting software should generate the specific reports your COFA needs to monitor financial health and identify potential breaches. This includes automatic bank reconciliations, client balance reports, and detailed audit trails.",{"type":950,"attrs":2129,"content":2130},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[2131],{"text":2132,"type":938},"Integrated legal billing",{"type":372,"attrs":2134,"content":2135},{"textAlign":877},[2136],{"text":2137,"type":938},"Generating invoices should be a straightforward process. Purpose-built software captures all billable time, fixed fees, and disbursements directly from the matter, allowing you to generate precise invoices with a few clicks. 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Firms using LEAP make more money because the system eliminates the need for multiple disjointed software programs, allowing you to focus your time on billable work.",{"type":372,"attrs":2171,"content":2172},{"textAlign":877},[2173],{"text":2174,"type":938},"Rather than replacing Xero, LEAP works alongside it. LEAP manages the complex regulatory side of your finances. It handles your matter ledgers, client money rules, time recording, and legal billing. Once an invoice is finalised or an office receipt is processed, LEAP automatically syncs the relevant financial data to Xero for your general ledger and tax reporting.",{"type":372,"attrs":2176,"content":2177},{"textAlign":877},[2178,2180,2184],{"text":2179,"type":938},"This integration is designed to be straightforward and robust. By handling client funds exclusively within LEAP, you maintain the strict separation required by the ",{"text":2004,"type":938,"marks":2181},[2182],{"type":965,"attrs":2183},{"href":2008,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},{"text":2185,"type":938},". Your COFA gains access to comprehensive compliance reporting, while your external accountant can continue using Xero to manage your firm's corporate tax obligations. This practical approach gives you the best of both worlds: specialised legal compliance and industry-standard business accounting.",{"type":950,"attrs":2187,"content":2188},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[2189],{"text":2190,"type":938},"Conclusion",{"type":372,"attrs":2192,"content":2193},{"textAlign":877},[2194],{"text":2195,"type":938},"Relying solely on generic accounting tools to manage a law firm introduces unnecessary risk and administrative burden. 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While it can track general business finances, it lacks the native matter-centric ledgers and built-in safeguards required to manage client money compliantly without extensive manual workarounds.",{"type":950,"attrs":2261,"content":2262},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[2263],{"text":2264,"type":938},"What do the SRA Accounts Rules require for client money?",{"type":372,"attrs":2266,"content":2267},{"textAlign":877},[2268,2270,2274],{"text":2269,"type":938},"The ",{"text":2004,"type":938,"marks":2271},[2272],{"type":965,"attrs":2273},{"href":2008,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},{"text":2275,"type":938}," require solicitors to keep client money strictly separate from firm money. You must maintain precise, up-to-date records for every client matter, perform regular bank reconciliations, and return client funds promptly when there is no longer a valid reason to hold them.",{"type":950,"attrs":2277,"content":2278},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[2279],{"text":2280,"type":938},"What does COFA compliance mean in practice?",{"type":372,"attrs":2282,"content":2283},{"textAlign":877},[2284,2286,2290,2292,2296],{"text":2285,"type":938},"A Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA) is responsible for ensuring the firm complies with the ",{"text":2004,"type":938,"marks":2287},[2288],{"type":965,"attrs":2289},{"href":2008,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},{"text":2291,"type":938},". In practice, this means establishing robust financial systems, monitoring client and office accounts, recording any breaches, and reporting material breaches to the SRA. 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Competition is fierce, client expectations are rising, and pricing pressure is the number one obstacle to profitability - cited by 51% of legal professionals in LEAP’s 2026 global survey.",{"type":372,"attrs":2426,"content":2427},{"textAlign":877},[2428],{"text":2429,"type":938},"Here’s the thing: 93% of legal professionals say their firm has the potential to be more profitable. Yet 43% blame having too many different systems as the main barrier to efficiency.",{"type":372,"attrs":2431,"content":2432},{"textAlign":877},[2433],{"text":2434,"type":938},"The best legal software doesn’t just digitise what you already do. 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Your data flows. Your team works faster. Your clients get a better experience.",{"type":950,"attrs":2522,"content":2523},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[2524],{"text":2525,"type":938},"The Best Legal AI: Why Generic AI Isn’t Enough for Law Firms",{"type":372,"attrs":2527,"content":2528},{"textAlign":877},[2529],{"type":2413,"attrs":2530},{"id":2531,"alt":2532,"src":2533,"title":2534,"source":14,"copyright":14,"meta_data":2535},168962485732323,"Bar chart comparing legal AI accuracy benchmarks: LEAP LawY at 86% accuracy versus ChatGPT 4.1 at 54% and Google Gemini 2.5 Pro at 57% on legal research questions","https://a.storyblok.com/f/126141/e5102779f7/legal-ai-accuracy-benchmark-lawy-chatgpt-gemini.png","Legal AI Accuracy Benchmark - LawY vs ChatGPT vs Gemini",{"alt":2532,"title":2534,"source":14,"copyright":14},{"type":372,"attrs":2537,"content":2538},{"textAlign":877},[2539],{"text":2540,"type":938},"Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. You’ve probably used ChatGPT or Google Gemini for legal research. And you’ve probably noticed that the results can be hit or miss.",{"type":372,"attrs":2542,"content":2543},{"textAlign":877},[2544,2546,2552],{"text":2545,"type":938},"There’s hard data behind that feeling. When LEAP’s legal AI research assistant ",{"text":2547,"type":938,"marks":2548},"LawY",[2549],{"type":965,"attrs":2550},{"href":2551,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/uk/integrations/lawy",{"text":2553,"type":938}," was independently tested on a broad range of typical legal questions across multiple areas of law, it achieved 86% overall accuracy. ChatGPT 4.1 scored just 54%. Google Gemini 2.5 Pro managed 57%.",{"type":372,"attrs":2555,"content":2556},{"textAlign":877},[2557],{"text":2558,"type":938},"That’s a 30% accuracy gap between purpose-built legal AI and the general-purpose tools many solicitors are still relying on.",{"type":372,"attrs":2560,"content":2561},{"textAlign":877},[2562],{"text":2563,"type":938},"Here’s why this matters: when 61% of UK lawyers are now using AI (up from 41% just months earlier), and only 6% say they have no plans to adopt it, the question isn’t whether to use AI. It’s which AI to trust with your legal work.",{"type":950,"attrs":2565,"content":2566},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[2567],{"text":2568,"type":938},"What makes the best legal AI different?",{"type":372,"attrs":2570,"content":2571},{"textAlign":877},[2572],{"text":2573,"type":938},"The best legal AI tools for UK solicitors share three critical features:",{"type":1236,"content":2575},[2576,2587,2598],{"type":1239,"content":2577},[2578],{"type":372,"attrs":2579,"content":2580},{"textAlign":877},[2581,2585],{"text":2582,"type":938,"marks":2583},"Trained on legal-specific data",[2584],{"type":1670},{"text":2586,"type":938}," - they understand case law, legislation, and regulatory frameworks, not just general text",{"type":1239,"content":2588},[2589],{"type":372,"attrs":2590,"content":2591},{"textAlign":877},[2592,2596],{"text":2593,"type":938,"marks":2594},"Verified by qualified professionals",[2595],{"type":1670},{"text":2597,"type":938}," - human experts check the AI’s outputs before they reach you",{"type":1239,"content":2599},[2600],{"type":372,"attrs":2601,"content":2602},{"textAlign":877},[2603,2607],{"text":2604,"type":938,"marks":2605},"Integrated with your practice management software",[2606],{"type":1670},{"text":2608,"type":938}," - the AI works inside your workflow, not as a separate tool you copy-paste from",{"type":372,"attrs":2610,"content":2611},{"textAlign":877},[2612],{"text":2613,"type":938},"Generic AI tools like ChatGPT are brilliant for many tasks. But for legal work, where accuracy is non-negotiable and a hallucinated case citation could land you in front of the SRA, purpose-built legal AI is the only responsible choice.",{"type":372,"attrs":2615,"content":2616},{"textAlign":877},[2617,2619,2624],{"text":2618,"type":938},"Want to see how legal AI compares to generic tools on accuracy? ",{"text":2620,"type":938,"marks":2621},"Read the full LawY benchmark results",[2622],{"type":965,"attrs":2623},{"href":2551,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},{"text":2403,"type":938},{"type":950,"attrs":2626,"content":2627},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[2628],{"text":2629,"type":938},"How the Best Legal Software Boosts Your Firm’s Profitability",{"type":372,"attrs":2631,"content":2632},{"textAlign":877},[2633],{"text":2634,"type":938},"The connection between software and profitability isn’t abstract. It’s measurable.",{"type":372,"attrs":2636,"content":2637},{"textAlign":877},[2638],{"text":2639,"type":938},"LEAP’s 2026 global survey found that 69% of UK legal professionals reported increased profitability over the past 12 months. The firms seeing the biggest gains share a common pattern: they’ve invested in technology that reduces admin burden while capturing more billable time.",{"type":950,"attrs":2641,"content":2642},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[2643],{"text":2644,"type":938},"The admin burden is costing you more than you think",{"type":372,"attrs":2646,"content":2647},{"textAlign":877},[2648],{"text":2649,"type":938},"When 42% of legal professionals report spending two to five hours each day on administrative tasks, and 6% spend more than five hours, the maths is simple. That’s revenue walking out the door.",{"type":372,"attrs":2651,"content":2652},{"textAlign":877},[2653],{"text":2654,"type":938},"The Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey 2026 backs this up. Among legal professionals using AI tools, 62% report weekly time savings of 6-20%, and 52% say their organisation’s revenue grew by a similar margin.",{"type":372,"attrs":2656,"content":2657},{"textAlign":877},[2658],{"text":2659,"type":938},"But here’s the kicker: you only unlock those savings when your AI and your practice management software are properly integrated. A standalone AI tool that doesn’t connect to your matters, documents, and billing is just another tab to switch between.",{"type":950,"attrs":2661,"content":2662},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[2663],{"text":2664,"type":938},"Three ways integrated legal software drives profitability",{"type":372,"attrs":2666,"content":2667},{"textAlign":877},[2668],{"text":2669,"type":938,"marks":2670},"1. Automated time recording captures lost revenue",[2671],{"type":1670},{"type":372,"attrs":2673,"content":2674},{"textAlign":877},[2675],{"text":2676,"type":938},"Most solicitors under-record their time. It’s human nature - you finish a phone call, get pulled into another task, and forget to log those 12 minutes. Over a week, that’s hours of billable work you’ve given away for free.",{"type":372,"attrs":2678,"content":2679},{"textAlign":877},[2680,2682,2688],{"text":2681,"type":938},"AI-powered time recording, like LEAP’s ",{"text":2683,"type":938,"marks":2684},"AutoTime",[2685],{"type":965,"attrs":2686},{"href":2687,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/uk/features/autotime",{"text":2689,"type":938},", automatically logs the time you spend on client work across documents, emails, appointments, and other matter activities. No timers. No guesswork. Every minute captured.",{"type":372,"attrs":2691,"content":2692},{"textAlign":877},[2693],{"text":2694,"type":938,"marks":2695},"2. 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Thirty-one per cent of UK legal professionals use integrated or legal-specific AI tools daily or as a core part of their work - the highest rate globally, and more than half again the rate seen in Australia and New Zealand (20%).",{"type":372,"attrs":2772,"content":2773},{"textAlign":877},[2774],{"text":2775,"type":938},"A further 31% use the tools regularly, if not daily. In total, 62% of UK practitioners are active, regular users of integrated AI.",{"type":372,"attrs":2777,"content":2778},{"textAlign":877},[2779],{"text":2780,"type":938},"This isn’t a trend you can afford to sit out.",{"type":950,"attrs":2782,"content":2783},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[2784],{"text":2785,"type":938},"What UK law firms are actually using AI for",{"type":372,"attrs":2787,"content":2788},{"textAlign":877},[2789],{"text":2790,"type":938},"The legal professionals getting real value from AI aren’t using it to replace their expertise. 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The firms investing now are building a competitive advantage that compounds over time.",{"type":950,"attrs":2859,"content":2860},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[2861],{"text":2862,"type":938},"What to Look For When Choosing Legal Software for Your UK Firm",{"type":372,"attrs":2864,"content":2865},{"textAlign":877},[2866],{"type":2413,"attrs":2867},{"id":2868,"alt":2869,"src":2870,"title":2871,"source":14,"copyright":14,"meta_data":2872},168962490368997,"Checklist infographic for UK law firms evaluating legal software, covering cloud access, all-in-one platform, SRA compliance, responsive support, and AI roadmap","https://a.storyblok.com/f/126141/da7275a4cb/legal-software-buyers-checklist-uk-law-firms.png","Legal Software Buyer's Checklist for UK Law Firms",{"alt":2869,"title":2871,"source":14,"copyright":14},{"type":372,"attrs":2874,"content":2875},{"textAlign":877},[2876],{"text":2877,"type":938},"Not all legal software is created equal, and the \"best\" choice depends on your firm’s size, practice areas, and growth plans. 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",{"text":3094,"type":938,"marks":3095},"Book your free demo today",[3096],{"type":965,"attrs":3097},{"href":2217,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},{"text":2403,"type":938},{"type":950,"attrs":3100,"content":3101},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[3102],{"text":3103,"type":938},"Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Software",{"type":950,"attrs":3105,"content":3106},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[3107],{"text":3108,"type":938},"What is the best legal software for small law firms in the UK?",{"type":372,"attrs":3110,"content":3111},{"textAlign":877},[3112],{"text":3113,"type":938},"The best legal software for small UK law firms is a cloud-based, all-in-one platform that combines case management, document automation, time recording, billing, and legal accounting in one system. 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UK law firms that invest in the right legal technology are more profitable, more efficient, and better positioned for growth.",{"type":372,"attrs":3181,"content":3182},{"textAlign":877},[3183],{"text":3184,"type":938},"When nearly 18 weeks of your working year are lost to non-billable admin, and the best legal AI can save you 6-20% of your time every week, the question isn’t whether you can afford to upgrade your software. 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A solicitor admitted to uploading client emails and Home Office decision letters into ChatGPT to improve and summarise them. The Tribunal described this as placing confidential information “in the public domain”, breaching client confidentiality and waiving legal privilege.",{"type":372,"attrs":3355,"content":3356},{"textAlign":877},[3357],{"text":3358,"type":938},"That is not a minor procedural issue. 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Anyone with access to a search engine has access to AI, so it would be unrealistic for firm managers to ban its use entirely. So the real question is not whether lawyers will use AI, but whether they will use the right kind.",{"type":950,"attrs":3378,"content":3379},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[3380],{"text":3381,"type":938},"From OpenAI curiosity to legal AI discipline",{"type":372,"attrs":3383,"content":3384},{"textAlign":877},[3385],{"text":3386,"type":938},"My own journey mirrors what many practitioners are experiencing. ChatGPT was a useful introduction, as it demonstrated potential. 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Firms should train their legal teams to use AI as a tool, not as an authority. Even more importantly, they should move away from generic platforms built for mass use, and instead use systems designed for legal practice, embedding verification, supervision and professional judgment into every workflow.",{"type":372,"attrs":3704,"content":3705},{"textAlign":877},[3706],{"text":3707,"type":938},"The future of legal practice will include AI. The only real question is whether firms adopt it carelessly or strategically.",{"type":372,"attrs":3709,"content":3710},{"textAlign":877},[3711],{"text":3712,"type":938},"Used properly, AI adoption can support sustainable workloads, improved profitability and better client outcomes without compromising confidentiality or compliance.",{"type":950,"attrs":3714,"content":3715},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[3716],{"text":1313,"type":938},{"type":372,"attrs":3718,"content":3719},{"textAlign":877},[3720,3722,3728],{"text":3721,"type":938},"With extensive experience in Personal Injury litigation, ",{"text":3723,"type":938,"marks":3724},"William O’Brien",[3725],{"type":965,"attrs":3726},{"href":3727,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-o-brien-legal/",{"text":3729,"type":938}," previously served as Partner at Express Solicitors, where he led teams managing catastrophic injury/serious injury/multi-track and fast-track injury claims.",{"type":372,"attrs":3731,"content":3732},{"textAlign":877},[3733],{"text":3734,"type":938},"As Head of Personal Injury Law at LEAP Legal Software, William ensures that technology is designed to meet the real needs of PI practitioners, enhancing compliance and client care through innovation.","Personal Injury","4",{"id":14,"url":14,"linktype":15,"fieldtype":16,"cached_url":14},"using-ai-in-the-personal-injury-firm-how-to-avoid-improper-use","uk/blog/using-ai-in-the-personal-injury-firm-how-to-avoid-improper-use","2026-01-20",-1490,[],"c0350788-e476-493b-90bd-5fc874bef270","2026-03-27T16:24:19.961Z",[],{"name":3747,"created_at":3748,"published_at":3749,"updated_at":3750,"id":3751,"uuid":3752,"content":3753,"slug":4011,"full_slug":4012,"sort_by_date":1969,"position":4013,"tag_list":4014,"is_startpage":457,"parent_id":1094,"meta_data":877,"group_id":4015,"first_published_at":4016,"release_id":877,"lang":1097,"path":877,"alternates":4017,"default_full_slug":877,"translated_slugs":877},"Using legal technology to support ethical, trauma-informed family law practice (Part 1)","2026-03-26T10:37:55.125Z","2026-05-14T02:31:24.922Z","2026-05-14T02:31:24.940Z",159055360765758,"f8077cd5-4c78-4f41-8121-3c6b88bb1188",{"cta":3754,"_uid":1583,"ai_seo":14,"author":14,"schema":3757,"indexed":887,"seo_tags":3758,"card_body":3761,"component":926,"post_image":3762,"post_title":3747,"blog_content":3765,"post_category":535,"post_read_time":1964,"blogHomeCtaLink":4010},[3755],{"_uid":1578,"body":1579,"theme":881,"title":1580,"component":914,"fullwidth":280,"buttonLink":3756,"buttonLabel":1582},{"id":738,"url":14,"target":23,"linktype":15,"fieldtype":16,"cached_url":739},"{\n \"@context\": \"https://schema.org\",\n \"@graph\": [\n {\n \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n \"@id\": \"https://www.leap.co.uk/blog/using-legal-technology-to-support-ethical-trauma-informed-family-law-practice-part-1-\",\n \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n \"@id\": \"https://www.leap.co.uk/blog/using-legal-technology-to-support-ethical-trauma-informed-family-law-practice-part-1-\"\n },\n \"headline\": \"Legal technology to support trauma-informed family law\",\n \"description\": \"Katie Phillips looks at the impact of trauma on family law proceedings and the necessity of a trauma-informed approach.\",\n \"image\": [\n \"https://a.storyblok.com/f/126141/5417x3611/cbcd6800b2/using-legal-technology-to-support-ethical-trauma-informed-family-law-practice-part-1.jpg\"\n ],\n \"inLanguage\": \"en-GB\",\n \"isAccessibleForFree\": true,\n \"author\": {\n \"@type\": \"Person\",\n \"name\": \"Katie Phillips\",\n \"jobTitle\": \"Head of Family Law LEAP Legal Software (UK)\"\n },\n \"publisher\": {\n \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n \"name\": \"LEAP Legal Software\",\n \"url\": \"https://www.leap.co.uk/\"\n },\n \"articleSection\": \"Family\",\n \"keywords\": [\n \"Family law\",\n \"Family law firm management\",\n \"legal technology for family law\",\n \"family law legal tech\"\n ]\n },\n {\n \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n \"@id\": \"https://www.leap.co.uk/blog/the-role-of-legal-technology-in-conflict-resolution/#faq\",\n \"mainEntity\": [\n {\n \"@type\": \"Question\",\n \"name\": \"How can legal technology reduce conflict in family law?\",\n \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n \"text\": \"Legal technology supports structured drafting, guided workflows and constructive AI prompts that reduce reactive language and promote clear, solution-focused communication.\"\n }\n },\n {\n \"@type\": \"Question\",\n \"name\": \"Can AI help improve the tone of family law correspondence?\",\n \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n \"text\": \"Yes. 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","In the first of a two-part series, LEAP's Head of Family Law, Katie Phillips, looks at the impact of trauma on family law proceedings and the necessity of a trauma-informed approach.",{"id":3763,"alt":3747,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":14,"source":14,"filename":3759,"copyright":14,"fieldtype":455,"meta_data":3764,"is_external_url":457},159058156694177,{"alt":3747,"title":14,"source":14,"copyright":14},{"type":369,"content":3766},[3767,3788,3793,3798,3803,3808,3820,3825,3830,3835,3840,3845,3850,3855,3860,3865,3870,3875,3880,3885,3890,3903,3908,3921,3926,3931,3944,3949,3962,3967,3972,3977,3982,3987,3992,3996],{"type":372,"attrs":3768,"content":3769},{"textAlign":877},[3770,3772,3778,3780,3786],{"text":3771,"type":938},"I recently had the pleasure of presenting a session at the inaugural ",{"text":3773,"type":938,"marks":3774},"Bridging the Gap Conference",[3775],{"type":965,"attrs":3776},{"href":3777,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.bridgingthegap2026.co.uk/",{"text":3779,"type":938}," in London, focusing on how legal technology can support ethical, trauma-informed practice in family law. As we covered quite a lot of ground in the session, from trauma-informed approaches to the impact this has on professionals, I have decided to write a two-part article series for the ",{"text":3781,"type":938,"marks":3782},"LEAP blog",[3783],{"type":965,"attrs":3784},{"href":3785,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},"https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/uk/uk/area-of-law/family-law-software",{"text":3787,"type":938}," on the subject.",{"type":372,"attrs":3789,"content":3790},{"textAlign":877},[3791],{"text":3792,"type":938},"In this first article, we focus on understanding trauma, its impact on family law proceedings, and the necessity of a trauma-informed approach. Part two, coming in April, will address some practical solutions family lawyers can adopt, including how technology can support clients and practitioners.",{"type":950,"attrs":3794,"content":3795},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[3796],{"text":3797,"type":938},"What is trauma, and how can it be identified in family law?",{"type":372,"attrs":3799,"content":3800},{"textAlign":877},[3801],{"text":3802,"type":938},"Trauma often results from an event, a series of events, or a set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as harmful or life-threatening. In family law specifically, trauma frequently arises in domestic abuse cases, and the effects can be long-lasting and, at times, life-altering.",{"type":372,"attrs":3804,"content":3805},{"textAlign":877},[3806],{"text":3807,"type":938},"Trauma can affect an individual’s ability to function and feel well mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, or spiritually. For neurodivergent individuals, who may have difficulty articulating their experiences, trauma can have an even greater impact and stronger emotional reactions, such as shutdowns, meltdowns, or increased rigidity, which are often misunderstood.",{"type":372,"attrs":3809,"content":3810},{"textAlign":877},[3811,3813,3819],{"text":3812,"type":938},"It may also hinder decision-making, giving instructions, participating in legal proceedings, or engaging in ",{"text":3814,"type":938,"marks":3815},"Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR)",[3816],{"type":965,"attrs":3817},{"href":3818,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/non-court-dispute-resolution/",{"text":2403,"type":938},{"type":950,"attrs":3821,"content":3822},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[3823],{"text":3824,"type":938},"Why trauma-informed approaches are necessary in family law",{"type":372,"attrs":3826,"content":3827},{"textAlign":877},[3828],{"text":3829,"type":938},"There is no single agreed-upon definition of trauma-informed practice. However, the main goal is to reduce trauma and avoid causing further harm. For family lawyers, this means understanding clients’ experiences within the legal system rather than changing the law.",{"type":372,"attrs":3831,"content":3832},{"textAlign":877},[3833],{"text":3834,"type":938},"Trauma-informed approaches are grounded in extensive research and require professionals to adapt their communication, processes, and client support, which is increasingly adopted in health and legal fields to reduce the negative effects of trauma.",{"type":372,"attrs":3836,"content":3837},{"textAlign":877},[3838],{"text":3839,"type":938},"This is particularly true in domestic abuse cases. Research surrounding domestic abuse, particularly coercive control, clearly shows how perpetrators deliberately seek to control, intimidate, humiliate, degrade, exploit and isolate victims (Stark, 2009). This behaviour takes many forms, including emotional, psychological, and verbal abuse, and it may also involve threats or acts of physical and sexual violence, economic abuse through resource denial, and misuse of legal proceedings to control victims, isolate them from support, or use children against them.",{"type":372,"attrs":3841,"content":3842},{"textAlign":877},[3843],{"text":3844,"type":938},"Domestic abuse has significant and lasting effects on victims. Physically, it can lead to chronic health issues such as central sensitivity syndromes, persistent pain, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, and other stress-related conditions. It may also seriously affect reproductive health and hormones, impacting long-term well-being. Research also suggests that there can be an impact on tumour development, and treatment responsiveness can be affected. ",{"type":372,"attrs":3846,"content":3847},{"textAlign":877},[3848],{"text":3849,"type":938},"The psychological effects are equally serious. Victims frequently report depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal thoughts, and substance misuse. These issues are central in family law, often arising in both private law children’s cases and care proceedings.",{"type":372,"attrs":3851,"content":3852},{"textAlign":877},[3853],{"text":3854,"type":938},"Women from minority backgrounds are more likely to experience domestic abuse and often have additional, complex needs. In family court, these experiences are closely tied to the welfare checklist and the court's assessment of risk and parenting abilities.",{"type":372,"attrs":3856,"content":3857},{"textAlign":877},[3858],{"text":3859,"type":938},"In these scenarios, trauma-informed legal practice can improve health outcomes, engagement, and decision-making.",{"type":950,"attrs":3861,"content":3862},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[3863],{"text":3864,"type":938},"Legal proceedings compounding the trauma",{"type":372,"attrs":3866,"content":3867},{"textAlign":877},[3868],{"text":3869,"type":938},"While the legal system is designed to resolve disputes and protect individuals, it can sometimes exacerbate trauma in practice. For many, the prospect of court can be as distressing as the abuse itself.",{"type":372,"attrs":3871,"content":3872},{"textAlign":877},[3873],{"text":3874,"type":938},"For instance, proving abuse presents additional challenges, as victims are often asked to disclose deeply personal and painful details, sometimes when their self-esteem is already diminished. Many enter the process already doubting that they will be believed.",{"type":372,"attrs":3876,"content":3877},{"textAlign":877},[3878],{"text":3879,"type":938},"The fact-finding process, governed by Practice Direction 12J, sets a high threshold: allegations must not only be proven but must also be considered relevant to the court's ultimate decision. Where allegations are not pursued or are deemed insufficient, the emotional impact on the individual can be considerable.",{"type":372,"attrs":3881,"content":3882},{"textAlign":877},[3883],{"text":3884,"type":938},"The process is inherently demanding. Preparing Scott Schedules, statements, reading the responses from the alleged perpetrator, cross-examination, and judicial determination all require repeated engagement with traumatic events. ",{"type":950,"attrs":3886,"content":3887},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[3888],{"text":3889,"type":938},"The scale of the issue in family proceedings",{"type":372,"attrs":3891,"content":3892},{"textAlign":877},[3893,3895,3901],{"text":3894,"type":938},"The prevalence of domestic abuse within family law proceedings is significant. ",{"text":3896,"type":938,"marks":3897},"Ministry of Justice data",[3898],{"type":965,"attrs":3899},{"href":3900,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ef3dd32d3bf7f7142efc034/domestic-abuse-private-law-children-cases-literature-review.pdf",{"text":3902,"type":938}," from 2020 indicates that allegations or findings of domestic abuse are present in 49-62% of private law children’s cases. ",{"type":372,"attrs":3904,"content":3905},{"textAlign":877},[3906],{"text":3907,"type":938},"In 2024, there were 51,528 private law Children Act 1989 applications in England and Wales. This means between circa 25,000 and 32,000 of these involved domestic abuse, further straining an already stretched system.",{"type":372,"attrs":3909,"content":3910},{"textAlign":877},[3911,3913,3919],{"text":3912,"type":938},"A 2024 report, ",{"text":3914,"type":938,"marks":3915},"Health-related experiences of family court and domestic abuse in England: A looming public health crisis",[3916],{"type":965,"attrs":3917},{"href":3918,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26904586.2024.2307609",{"text":3920,"type":938}," highlights further challenges. Of 45 women studied, 39 faced allegations of parental alienation, and the remaining six were also threatened with such claims. 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The firms that succeed adopt what I have described as a risk-led approach — “guardrails first, then speed”. When that philosophy becomes cultural rather than reactive, performance improves across the board.",{"type":950,"attrs":4130,"content":4131},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[4132],{"text":4133,"type":938},"Learning from data, not just experience",{"type":372,"attrs":4135,"content":4136},{"textAlign":877},[4137],{"text":4138,"type":938},"Personal injury work produces huge amounts of data, including medical records, witness statements, expert reports, correspondence, attendance notes, and procedural documents.",{"type":372,"attrs":4140,"content":4141},{"textAlign":877},[4142,4144,4148],{"text":4143,"type":938},"Traditionally, reviewing and cross-checking that material has relied heavily on human experience; however, recent technological advancements are making the task less labour-intensive and prone to human error. 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With less repetitive manual work, paralegals can focus on developing the skills that will make them the agile, technology-savvy lawyers of tomorrow.",{"type":950,"attrs":4254,"content":4255},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[4256],{"text":4257,"type":938},"Protecting trust in an era of delay",{"type":372,"attrs":4259,"content":4260},{"textAlign":877},[4261],{"text":4262,"type":938},"Another significant challenge for PI firms is the growing gap between case timelines and client expectations. In my view, court delays create a trust issue with clients, as they are often attributed to the firm rather than the system. 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In areas of law that deal with particularly sensitive information, such as criminal law, security comes first.",{"type":372,"attrs":4389,"content":4390},{"textAlign":877},[4391,4393,4399],{"text":4392,"type":938},"Particularly following the extensive conversation on the subject sparked by the cases of ",{"text":4394,"type":938,"marks":4395},"Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey and Al-Haroun v Qatar National Bank",[4396],{"type":965,"attrs":4397},{"href":4398,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-misuse-legal-profession-how-firms-can-avoid-catherine-gaynor-hagre/?trackingId=8Qx900ETKpU81i9QKe1BAA%3D%3D",{"text":4400,"type":938}," , regulatory compliance is essential for criminal law firms.",{"type":372,"attrs":4402,"content":4403},{"textAlign":877},[4404],{"text":4405,"type":938},"When evaluating new technology, law firm managers should first assess its suitability, with those compliance needs in mind. ",{"type":372,"attrs":4407,"content":4408},{"textAlign":877},[4409,4414],{"text":4410,"type":938,"marks":4411},"LEAP’s legal AI",[4412],{"type":965,"attrs":4413},{"href":3321,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":4415,"type":938},", for instance, is contained within a secure case management system, where clients’ information is securely stored rather than made available in an open-source format, unlike the more mainstream GPTs used in the UK. That matters, particularly in criminal law, because of the nature of the information we deal with, which is often sensitive or confidential.",{"type":950,"attrs":4417,"content":4418},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[4419],{"text":4420,"type":938},"Picking the right AI tool and the dangers of open-source AI",{"type":372,"attrs":4422,"content":4423},{"textAlign":877},[4424,4426,4432],{"text":4425,"type":938},"In a recent study, LEAP put the theory to the test by comparing ",{"text":4427,"type":938,"marks":4428},"LawY's accuracy",[4429],{"type":965,"attrs":4430},{"href":4431,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.lawy.ai/accuracy#uk",{"text":4433,"type":938}," with two of the most widely used GPTs. The results were astounding: LawY was found to be superior in accuracy, relevance, and, most importantly, security.",{"type":372,"attrs":4435,"content":4436},{"textAlign":877},[4437,4443],{"type":2413,"attrs":4438},{"id":4439,"alt":4440,"src":4441,"title":14,"source":14,"copyright":14,"meta_data":4442},148147174327066,"LawY Accuracy","https://a.storyblok.com/f/126141/2514x1180/399380001c/lawy-accuracy.png",{"alt":4440,"title":14,"source":14,"copyright":14},{"text":4444,"type":938},"The biggest concern around the use of open-source tools and mainstream large language models (LLMs) linked to accuracy is “AI hallucinations”.",{"type":372,"attrs":4446,"content":4447},{"textAlign":877},[4448],{"text":4449,"type":938},"AI hallucinations are, in short, confident but false or misleading responses generated by artificial intelligence, particularly LLMs, which are designed to predict the next likely word in a sequence rather than checking facts.",{"type":372,"attrs":4451,"content":4452},{"textAlign":877},[4453],{"text":4454,"type":938},"If law firms were to use mainstream AI for document creation or review, they could end up making costly mistakes that would surface later in a case. That doesn’t just pose a risk to the fee earner’s case success, but it can also have wider implications for the law firm and fee earner, as was detailed extensively in the case of Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey and Al-Haroun v Qatar National Bank – those implications included action by regulators, possible criminal offences and financial penalties to name but a few, not to mention the huge and often irreversible reputational damage. ",{"type":372,"attrs":4456,"content":4457},{"textAlign":877},[4458],{"text":4459,"type":938},"On the other hand, when law firms adopt and enforce the exclusive use of purpose-built AI tools - designed to identify the right area of law and jurisdiction and programmed specifically not to hallucinate - that problem is eradicated.",{"type":950,"attrs":4461,"content":4462},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[4463],{"text":4464,"type":938},"Firm-wide education is crucial for a successful implementation",{"type":372,"attrs":4466,"content":4467},{"textAlign":877},[4468],{"text":4469,"type":938},"For an AI tool to successfully impact productivity and firm-wide profitability, it must be used appropriately. This is why education during the early stages of adoption is key.",{"type":372,"attrs":4471,"content":4472},{"textAlign":877},[4473],{"text":4474,"type":938},"As someone who has discovered the power of AI relatively recently, moving from a law firm to a legal tech company, I see it this way: The computer isn’t going to do our job for us, as it’s always going to need human input – either the human checks the AI product, or the human uses the AI product to check existing their own knowledge. We don’t want to be replaced by AI; we want to work with it.",{"type":372,"attrs":4476,"content":4477},{"textAlign":877},[4478,4480,4486,4488,4493],{"text":4479,"type":938},"But that’s easier said than done, given the sophistication of some of the products that can be created with AI. If, for example, a lawyer prompts AI to generate a legal document, what they are likely to receive is something that ",{"text":4481,"type":938,"marks":4482},"looks",[4483,4484],{"type":1670},{"type":4485},"italic",{"text":4487,"type":938}," pretty much like the finished product, from its contents to its formatting. Often, when we draft a document from scratch, it is only in the very final stages of the process that it starts to look ‘finished’. But this is where the mindset shift needs to happen. Though it may ",{"text":4489,"type":938,"marks":4490},"look",[4491,4492],{"type":1670},{"type":4485},{"text":4494,"type":938}," finished, it doesn’t mean it is, and it doesn’t remove the need to review the document. ",{"type":372,"attrs":4496,"content":4497},{"textAlign":877},[4498],{"text":4499,"type":938},"When training legal teams to work with AI tools, law firms must reiterate the importance of treating them as support, not as tools to replace human judgment. Any document produced by AI should be treated as a first draft.",{"type":372,"attrs":4501,"content":4502},{"textAlign":877},[4503],{"text":4504,"type":938},"Many in the legal tech industry ask their users to consider AI as “an eager paralegal”. If you prompt AI to create a document for you, it will try to please you with the right information and will probably also get most of it in the right place, but you still need to check the draft. This is not only because you are the Lawyer and will likely have regulatory obligations you must comply with, but because you have human experience that a machine cannot replicate intuitively in the same way that a human can (at least not without further prompting and refinement - based on user input).",{"type":372,"attrs":4506,"content":4507},{"textAlign":877},[4508],{"text":4509,"type":938},"Think of the nuance of an advice letter to a client facing a lengthy prison sentence that they have not yet been told about. AI might correctly state the likely length of a sentence – the client, however, might not appreciate being informed in that way, and our human judgement may realise that that piece of information ought not to go directly into an advice or outcome letter without a prior conversation. We may also think of scenarios such as writing to clients at their home addresses as regards to sensitive offences, such as rape or sexual assault. Technically accurate, but won't do us any favours with a client. ",{"type":950,"attrs":4511,"content":4512},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[4513],{"text":4514,"type":938},"Why Matter AI is an easy win for criminal lawyers",{"type":372,"attrs":4516,"content":4517},{"textAlign":877},[4518,4520,4524],{"text":4519,"type":938},"As part of my role at LEAP, I routinely test new AI features and functionalities to understand how they can make criminal lawyers' lives easier. For me, the standout feature is ",{"text":2716,"type":938,"marks":4521},[4522],{"type":965,"attrs":4523},{"href":3321,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":4525,"type":938},", a tool that lets lawyers quickly ask a question about a file's contents and have the answer extracted at speed. ",{"type":372,"attrs":4527,"content":4528},{"textAlign":877},[4529],{"text":4530,"type":938},"Like many lawyers working in Crime, I’ve been in court many times when a judge has asked a question about a case for which the answer isn’t immediately at my fingertips. Think of those situations where you are covering a case that isn’t yours, or where you have been asked to step into a hearing by a colleague who is delayed at the police station. Maybe the case has been dealt with, but a question about the client's bail position arises – with Matter AI, there is no more searching around whilst under pressure, as you are able to pop a question in and get an answer at speed. Being able to obtain information such as the client's bail history and the conditions they are subject to, including whether they have a history of breaching their bail or non-compliance with conditions, and to do so quickly, is phenomenally helpful.",{"type":372,"attrs":4532,"content":4533},{"textAlign":877},[4534],{"text":4535,"type":938},"Even on your own matters, Matter AI helps you double-check what has been completed and stay on top of your case preparation. Think of the ease of asking ‘Is there a rep order on this file and what date was it granted’ or ‘ Has the client paid any money on account?’ and getting a reply, instead of searching through the correspondence and documents on the file manually. It is also easy to check things like ‘When did we last have contact with the client?’ for the purposes of assessing inactivity and monitoring client care and service standards. In this way, Matter AI helps lawyers with case work and with staying on top of the business side of the job – like making sure we are actually getting paid for the work we undertake.",{"type":950,"attrs":4537,"content":4538},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[4539],{"text":4540,"type":938},"Is legal AI becoming “mandatory”?",{"type":372,"attrs":4542,"content":4543},{"textAlign":877},[4544],{"text":4545,"type":938},"I understand why people are cautious about the word ‘mandatory’, and no, there is no hard rule mandating that lawyers use AI on their cases - but I do think there’s an obligation that lawyers ought to feel to consider new ways of working to best help their clients. ",{"type":372,"attrs":4547,"content":4548},{"textAlign":877},[4549],{"text":4550,"type":938},"As lawyers, it is well established that we owe numerous duties to our clients. It is also very apparent that being the subject of a criminal investigation or a prosecution costs our clients, emotionally, if not financially. If, as lawyers, we are taking a long time to get a document out to a client, or simply served on the other side because of being busy with multiple cases, or we aren’t able to respond to client enquiries immediately because we are engaged with other things, that has a toll on the client as well - they’re worrying whether the case is being progressed and whether or not they have instructed a lawyer who cares about them and their case.",{"type":372,"attrs":4552,"content":4553},{"textAlign":877},[4554],{"text":4555,"type":938},"If you know there’s a tool out there that’s going to skyrocket your efficiency, why, in a high-pressure, unpredictable and high-volume practice area such as crime, wouldn’t you use seek to use it, and how can we justify not doing so? As managers, knowing that there is a tool that could improve not just your team's productivity but also their work-life balance, is it really right to avoid adopting it?",{"type":372,"attrs":4557,"content":4558},{"textAlign":877},[4559],{"text":4560,"type":938},"With the publication of Part 2 of Leveson's Review of the Criminal Courts and the suggestions within that the Court, and perhaps more importantly, the Police and CPS ought to be using AI responsibly to help with case preparation, how can defence lawyers and/or private prosecutors really afford to ignore AI, and when does this become an equality of arms issue?",{"type":372,"attrs":4562,"content":4563},{"textAlign":877},[4564],{"text":4565,"type":938},"There’ll always be a small pocket of resistance, people who like their paper and pens. I get it – sometimes I, too, revert to those methods even now – but it’s not about abandoning old habits entirely. It’s about finding new ways of working to incorporate into our existing practice. It’s scary when we hear horror stories about compliance issues, data protection, and other pitfalls that often make the press. But if you get the right package that sorts that out for you and understand how easy it is to avoid those issues in the first place, then AI adoption really does become an obvious choice, if not quite yet mandatory. ",{"type":950,"attrs":4567,"content":4568},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[4569],{"text":4570,"type":938},"Start small, then build",{"type":372,"attrs":4572,"content":4573},{"textAlign":877},[4574],{"text":4575,"type":938},"Naturally, as the legal industry is still in the early stages of legal AI adoption, law firms will have reservations about adopting new tools. My advice, as a lawyer first, is twofold.",{"type":372,"attrs":4577,"content":4578},{"textAlign":877},[4579,4583],{"text":4580,"type":938,"marks":4581},"To law firm managers, I say",[4582],{"type":1670},{"text":4584,"type":938},": research tools that would make your legal teams’ work easier and your firm more profitable, and test them on a small scale in a safe environment.",{"type":372,"attrs":4586,"content":4587},{"textAlign":877},[4588,4592],{"text":4589,"type":938,"marks":4590},"To lawyers, I say",[4591],{"type":1670},{"text":4593,"type":938},": Take your time researching the best AI tool for your area of law to ensure compliance, and once you have it, start small and build from there.",{"type":372,"attrs":4595,"content":4596},{"textAlign":877},[4597],{"text":4598,"type":938},"If you’re not confident, don’t start by using AI for drafting the most sensitive documents on your file.",{"type":372,"attrs":4600,"content":4601},{"textAlign":877},[4602],{"text":4603,"type":938},"Start with:",{"type":1236,"content":4605},[4606,4613,4620,4627,4634,4641],{"type":1239,"content":4607},[4608],{"type":372,"attrs":4609,"content":4610},{"textAlign":877},[4611],{"text":4612,"type":938},"Asking questions about what’s already in the file",{"type":1239,"content":4614},[4615],{"type":372,"attrs":4616,"content":4617},{"textAlign":877},[4618],{"text":4619,"type":938},"Generating chronologies",{"type":1239,"content":4621},[4622],{"type":372,"attrs":4623,"content":4624},{"textAlign":877},[4625],{"text":4626,"type":938},"Checking compliance",{"type":1239,"content":4628},[4629],{"type":372,"attrs":4630,"content":4631},{"textAlign":877},[4632],{"text":4633,"type":938},"Comparing documents",{"type":1239,"content":4635},[4636],{"type":372,"attrs":4637,"content":4638},{"textAlign":877},[4639],{"text":4640,"type":938},"Using AI to conduct file reviews",{"type":1239,"content":4642},[4643],{"type":372,"attrs":4644,"content":4645},{"textAlign":877},[4646],{"text":4647,"type":938},"Generating client success stories or articles for marketing purposes ",{"type":372,"attrs":4649,"content":4650},{"textAlign":877},[4651],{"text":4652,"type":938},"And then, once you trust your process, use it for drafting, and remember it’s a first draft.",{"type":372,"attrs":4654,"content":4655},{"textAlign":877},[4656],{"text":4657,"type":938},"I am certain that AI won’t replace criminal lawyers, as the nature of our profession is incredibly human, multi-layered and nuanced. But law firms that adopt the right tools and use them effectively will lead the charge in the modern legal industry.",{"type":950,"attrs":4659,"content":4660},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[4661],{"text":1313,"type":938},{"type":372,"attrs":4663,"content":4664},{"textAlign":877},[4665,4667,4673],{"text":4666,"type":938},"A seasoned Criminal and Regulatory Law specialist, ",{"text":4668,"type":938,"marks":4669},"Catherine Gaynor",[4670],{"type":965,"attrs":4671},{"href":4672,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinegaynorlegal/",{"text":4674,"type":938}," brings over a decade of experience to her role as Head of Criminal Law at LEAP Legal Software. Formerly a Partner at JMW Solicitors LLP, she has advised on high-profile criminal cases, VHCCs, and professional misconduct matters. 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In my many years working as a private client practitioner, I have experienced firsthand the impact of socio-economic and demographic changes on the profession. Private client firms are seeing longer lifespans, more complex family structures, evolving regulatory frameworks and growing tax sensitivity. Simultaneously, client expectations are changing, as estate planning is increasingly viewed not as a one-off administrative task but as part of a long-term asset management and protection strategy.",{"type":372,"attrs":5078,"content":5079},{"textAlign":877},[5080],{"text":5081,"type":938},"Without robust, sector-wide insight, it is difficult for firms to adapt with confidence, which is why it was fundamental for LEAP and LEAP Estates to use the incredible wealth of data we have available in our systems to provide clarity, highlighting four structural trends already reshaping the market:",{"type":372,"attrs":5083,"content":5084},{"textAlign":877},[5085],{"text":5086,"type":938,"marks":5087},"Demographic shifts in demand",[5088],{"type":1670},{"type":372,"attrs":5090,"content":5091},{"textAlign":877},[5092],{"text":5093,"type":938},"The data presented in the report shows that engagement with estate planning is strongly age-driven but not confined to old age. The demand for Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) begins rising at age 35–44, while will drafting accelerates from the mid-40s onwards. For practitioners, this presents a clear opportunity to engage clients earlier in their planning journey and to position estate planning as a longer-term strategy rather than a final-life decision.",{"type":372,"attrs":5095,"content":5096},{"textAlign":877},[5097],{"text":5098,"type":938,"marks":5099},"The impact of longevity on trust planning",[5100],{"type":1670},{"type":372,"attrs":5102,"content":5103},{"textAlign":877},[5104],{"text":5105,"type":938},"One of the most striking findings in the report is the sharp rise in the prevalence of trusts from midlife onwards. As life expectancy increases and more individuals experience periods of reduced capacity, estate planning is extending beyond inheritance to long-term asset stewardship. 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Practitioners should treat complex family dynamics as the norm rather than the exception.",{"type":372,"attrs":5119,"content":5120},{"textAlign":877},[5121],{"text":5122,"type":938,"marks":5123},"Regulatory updates calling for change",[5124],{"type":1670},{"type":372,"attrs":5126,"content":5127},{"textAlign":877},[5128],{"text":5129,"type":938},"The Law Commission’s May 2025 proposals to modernise wills law signal potential reform on a scale. At the same time, forthcoming changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief will alter how estates containing business and agricultural assets are structured and reviewed. 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For UK solicitors facing tribunal scrutiny and indemnity insurance requirements, this difference determines professional viability.",{"type":372,"attrs":9944,"content":9945},{"textAlign":877},[9946,9950],{"text":9947,"type":938,"marks":9948},"Hallucination protection prevents sanctions",[9949],{"type":1670},{"text":9951,"type":938},": With 18 documented UK cases of AI-generated fabricated citations leading to sanctions, verification isn't optional - it's essential. LEAP's human verification by qualified solicitors eliminates hallucination risk. General AI tools create it.",{"type":372,"attrs":9953,"content":9954},{"textAlign":877},[9955,9959],{"text":9956,"type":938,"marks":9957},"Integration eliminates compliance risks and efficiency losses",[9958],{"type":1670},{"text":9960,"type":938},": Client data exported to external AI platforms creates confidentiality breaches and GDPR violations. LEAP's integrated AI operates within your secure practice management system - client information never leaves your protected environment. This architecture satisfies SRA obligations by design rather than requiring complex workarounds.",{"type":372,"attrs":9962,"content":9963},{"textAlign":877},[9964,9968],{"text":9965,"type":938,"marks":9966},"Inclusive pricing provides better economics:",[9967],{"type":1670},{"text":9969,"type":938}," Most legal AI tools charge incremental fees - per query, per user, per feature tier. LEAP includes comprehensive AI capabilities at no additional cost. [Contact LEAP for pricing details] For UK firms operating on tight margins (44% facing client fee pressure), avoiding per-use charges proves critical for sustainable adoption.",{"type":372,"attrs":9971,"content":9972},{"textAlign":877},[9973],{"text":9974,"type":938},"The combination of UK legal expertise, human verification, seamless integration, and inclusive pricing makes LEAP the clear choice for firms serious about leveraging AI effectively and safely.",{"type":950,"attrs":9976,"content":9977},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[9978],{"text":9979,"type":938},"General AI's limited role in UK legal practice",{"type":372,"attrs":9981,"content":9982},{"textAlign":877},[9983],{"text":9984,"type":938},"ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot aren't worthless - they serve specific auxiliary purposes:",{"type":372,"attrs":9986,"content":9987},{"textAlign":877},[9988],{"text":9989,"type":938},"Conceptual brainstorming: Exploring different approaches to legal arguments or client advice (not relying on factual accuracy)",{"type":372,"attrs":9991,"content":9992},{"textAlign":877},[9993],{"text":9994,"type":938},"General business writing: Internal memoranda, training materials, marketing content (not legal documents or client advice)",{"type":372,"attrs":9996,"content":9997},{"textAlign":877},[9998],{"text":9999,"type":938},"Office productivity: Meeting summaries, email drafting, spreadsheet analysis (not legal research or document production)",{"type":372,"attrs":10001,"content":10002},{"textAlign":877},[10003],{"text":10004,"type":938},"The risks of inaccurate legal information, confidentiality breaches from external data handling, and a lack of verification mechanisms far outweigh any perceived cost savings for professional legal work.",{"type":950,"attrs":10006,"content":10007},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10008],{"text":10009,"type":938},"Transform your UK law practice with purpose-built legal AI",{"type":372,"attrs":10011,"content":10012},{"textAlign":877},[10013],{"text":10014,"type":938},"UK legal practice stands at an inflexion point. With 61% of UK lawyers now using AI in their daily work and adoption accelerating rapidly, technology competence has shifted from \"nice to have\" to \"competitive necessity.\" Clients expect faster service, transparent pricing, and modern communication. The SRA requires competent, efficient practice whilst maintaining professional standards. Cost pressures demand improved profitability whilst competitive forces constrain fee increases.",{"type":372,"attrs":10016,"content":10017},{"textAlign":877},[10018],{"text":10019,"type":938},"Legal AI addresses all these pressures simultaneously - but only if implemented correctly.",{"type":372,"attrs":10021,"content":10022},{"textAlign":877},[10023],{"text":10024,"type":938},"The evidence overwhelmingly supports a clear conclusion: LEAP's integrated AI suite delivers the specialised capabilities, regulatory compliance, security protections, and economic value UK solicitors require. With Matter AI for case intelligence, LawY for verified research, and Generator for automated drafting - all included within a comprehensive practice management platform - LEAP provides the complete legal AI solution for British solicitors.",{"type":950,"attrs":10026,"content":10027},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[10028],{"text":10029,"type":938},"The opportunity cost of delay",{"type":372,"attrs":10031,"content":10032},{"textAlign":877},[10033,10037],{"text":10034,"type":938,"marks":10035},"Talent retention risk",[10036],{"type":1670},{"text":10038,"type":938},": 18-26% of solicitors would consider leaving firms failing to invest adequately in AI. Can you afford to lose your best people to more progressive competitors?",{"type":372,"attrs":10040,"content":10041},{"textAlign":877},[10042,10046],{"text":10043,"type":938,"marks":10044},"Career development imperative",[10045],{"type":1670},{"text":10047,"type":938},": 39-49% of solicitors believe failing to engage with AI would harm their careers. Are you giving your team the tools they need to succeed?",{"type":372,"attrs":10049,"content":10050},{"textAlign":877},[10051,10055],{"text":10052,"type":938,"marks":10053},"Competitive disadvantage",[10054],{"type":1670},{"text":10056,"type":938},": While 61% of UK lawyers now use AI daily, those without legal-specific tools risk efficiency, accuracy, and compliance problems. The adoption window is closing.",{"type":372,"attrs":10058,"content":10059},{"textAlign":877},[10060,10064],{"text":10061,"type":938,"marks":10062},"Client expectation gap",[10063],{"type":1670},{"text":10065,"type":938},": 60% of legal professionals report that clients now expect technology use. Are you meeting or falling behind client expectations?",{"type":950,"attrs":10067,"content":10068},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[10069],{"text":10070,"type":938},"Transform your practice with AI designed for UK solicitors",{"type":372,"attrs":10072,"content":10073},{"textAlign":877},[10074],{"text":10075,"type":938},"See LEAP's AI capabilities in action for your specific practice areas. Schedule a personalised demonstration showing exactly how Matter AI, LawY, and Generator integrate with your workflows, address your SRA compliance concerns, and deliver measurable time savings from day one.",{"type":372,"attrs":10077,"content":10078},{"textAlign":877},[10079,10083],{"text":10080,"type":938,"marks":10081},"Don't let competitors gain an insurmountable advantage",[10082],{"type":1670},{"text":10084,"type":938},". Whilst other firms struggle with general AI tools creating compliance headaches and security concerns, you could be capturing additional billable hours daily with AI purpose-built for UK legal practice.",{"type":372,"attrs":10086,"content":10087},{"textAlign":877},[10088,10093],{"text":10089,"type":938,"marks":10090},"Contact LEAP today to discuss how legal AI can transform your firm's efficiency, profitability, and client service",[10091],{"type":965,"attrs":10092},{"href":2217,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":2403,"type":938},{"type":950,"attrs":10095,"content":10096},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10097],{"text":10098,"type":938},"Frequently asked questions about legal AI for UK solicitors",{"type":1236,"content":10100},[10101],{"type":1239,"content":10102},[10103],{"type":372,"attrs":10104,"content":10105},{"textAlign":877},[10106,10110,10112],{"text":10107,"type":938,"marks":10108},"What is the best legal AI tool for small UK law firms? ",[10109],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},"hard_break",{"text":10113,"type":938},"For small UK law firms (1-5 solicitors), LEAP's integrated AI suite offers the optimal combination of features, value, and local relevance. With Matter AI for case intelligence, LawY for verified legal research, and Generator for document automation, small firms access enterprise-level AI capabilities addressing the barriers SRA research identified: difficulty selecting technology, concerns about tools becoming outdated, lack of technical expertise, and need for predictable costs. The UK law focus ensures compliance with SRA Standards and Regulations while the human verification features reduce professional risk exposure for firms without dedicated compliance officers.",{"type":372,"attrs":10115},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10117},[10118],{"type":1239,"content":10119},[10120],{"type":372,"attrs":10121,"content":10122},{"textAlign":877},[10123,10127,10128],{"text":10124,"type":938,"marks":10125},"How much do legal AI tools cost for UK solicitors? ",[10126],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10129,"type":938},"LEAP includes all AI features within its standard subscription, making it a cost-effective, comprehensive solution for UK practices. [Contact LEAP for pricing details] General AI tools like ChatGPT have lower entry costs (£15-20 monthly for Plus subscriptions) but lack legal specialisation, integration with practice management systems, and verification mechanisms - creating hidden costs through inefficiency and compliance risks. Microsoft Copilot requires per-user licensing (approximately £24-28 monthly) on top of existing Office 365 subscriptions, adding £2,880-3,360 annually for 10-person firms without providing legal-specific capabilities.",{"type":372,"attrs":10131},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10133},[10134],{"type":1239,"content":10135},[10136],{"type":372,"attrs":10137,"content":10138},{"textAlign":877},[10139,10143,10144],{"text":10140,"type":938,"marks":10141},"Can AI replace solicitors in the UK? ",[10142],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10145,"type":938},"No, AI cannot and will not replace UK solicitors. AI tools assist with routine tasks - research, document drafting, information retrieval - but cannot replicate professional judgment, client relationships, advocacy skills, or strategic legal advice. The SRA's regulatory framework explicitly requires qualified solicitors to remain responsible and accountable for all work, including AI-assisted outputs. Legal judgment, ethical decision-making, negotiation, court advocacy, and client counselling remain firmly in the human domain, requiring years of training and experience. Research shows clients increasingly expect advice that cannot be easily gleaned from readily available AI-powered search tools, highlighting the enduring value of solicitor expertise.",{"type":372,"attrs":10147},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10149},[10150],{"type":1239,"content":10151},[10152],{"type":372,"attrs":10153,"content":10154},{"textAlign":877},[10155,10159,10160],{"text":10156,"type":938,"marks":10157},"What's the difference between legal AI and general AI tools for UK solicitors? ",[10158],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10161,"type":938},"Legal AI tools like LEAP's suite are specifically trained on legal information and designed for law firm workflows. They understand UK legal terminology (claimant not plaintiff, Crown Court not criminal court), cite cases correctly using neutral citations and law reports, include jurisdiction-specific templates (English, Welsh, Scottish law variations), and integrate with case management systems. Most critically, legal AI like LawY includes human verification by qualified UK solicitors - addressing the hallucination risk that has led to sanctions in 18 documented UK cases. General AI tools like ChatGPT lack legal specialisation and may produce plausible-sounding but legally incorrect information - creating significant professional risk. For professional use requiring accuracy, compliance, and accountability, legal-specific AI proves essential.",{"type":372,"attrs":10163},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10165},[10166],{"type":1239,"content":10167},[10168],{"type":372,"attrs":10169,"content":10170},{"textAlign":877},[10171,10175,10176],{"text":10172,"type":938,"marks":10173},"How long does it take to implement legal AI in a UK law firm? ",[10174],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10177,"type":938},"LEAP's integrated AI can be operational immediately for existing LEAP users since Matter AI, LawY, and Generator activate within the platform that solicitors already use daily. New firms implementing LEAP typically complete setup within 1-2 weeks. General AI tools like ChatGPT access immediately but require careful oversight protocols, staff training on limitations and risks, development of verification workflows, and ongoing monitoring - creating ongoing implementation costs. The key difference: LEAP's AI integrates with existing workflows while external tools require process changes and compliance workarounds.",{"type":372,"attrs":10179},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10181},[10182],{"type":1239,"content":10183},[10184],{"type":372,"attrs":10185,"content":10186},{"textAlign":877},[10187,10191,10192],{"text":10188,"type":938,"marks":10189},"Is legal AI secure for handling UK client data? ",[10190],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10193,"type":938},"Security depends entirely on the specific tool and implementation approach. LEAP's AI keeps all data within your secure practice management system, ensuring UK GDPR compliance, maintaining client confidentiality under SRA obligations, providing audit trails for compliance verification, using ISO 27001 certified security controls, and keeping data in UK-based systems. General AI tools like ChatGPT operate outside your secure environment, potentially exposing client information to external systems, using inputs for model training (creating confidentiality risks), providing no audit trail for SRA compliance, and transferring data internationally. Never input confidential client information into public AI tools. For professional use, choose legal AI operating within your protected environment.",{"type":372,"attrs":10195},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10197},[10198],{"type":1239,"content":10199},[10200],{"type":372,"attrs":10201,"content":10202},{"textAlign":877},[10203,10207,10208],{"text":10204,"type":938,"marks":10205},"Do I need technical expertise to use legal AI tools? ",[10206],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10209,"type":938},"Modern legal AI tools are designed for solicitors, not IT specialists. LEAP's AI features work within the familiar practice management interface solicitors use daily with no technical knowledge required - natural language queries (just ask questions normally), automatic system responses (no coding or configuration), built-in training resources (UK legal examples), and point-and-click document generation. General tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot use simple interfaces but require more manual work to integrate outputs into legal workflows, verify accuracy before professional use, and develop compliance protocols. Technical expertise isn't required, but legal-specific AI significantly reduces the learning curve and compliance complexity.",{"type":372,"attrs":10211},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10213},[10214],{"type":1239,"content":10215},[10216],{"type":372,"attrs":10217,"content":10218},{"textAlign":877},[10219,10223,10224],{"text":10220,"type":938,"marks":10221},"Which legal AI tool is best for document drafting in UK practice? ",[10222],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10225,"type":938},"LEAP Generator provides the most comprehensive document drafting solution for UK solicitors, featuring automatic integration of matter data from case files, 6,000+ UK-specific legal forms and templates (covering conveyancing, litigation, family, probate, and employment), compliance with court practice directions and formatting requirements, integration with firm precedent libraries, and support for English, Welsh, and Scottish law variations. Whilst ChatGPT can help with initial drafts and Microsoft Copilot enhances Word document creation, neither matches LEAP's legal specialisation, automated data population, or workflow integration. For professional UK legal document production, purpose-built tools deliver superior results with less manual intervention.",{"type":372,"attrs":10227},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10229},[10230],{"type":1239,"content":10231},[10232],{"type":372,"attrs":10233,"content":10234},{"textAlign":877},[10235,10239,10240],{"text":10236,"type":938,"marks":10237},"Can legal AI help with UK court forms and procedures? ",[10238],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10241,"type":938},"Yes, but capabilities vary dramatically between general and specialised AI. LEAP Generator includes UK court forms for County Court proceedings (N1 claims, N244 applications, N9 defences), High Court proceedings (claim forms, witness statements, skeleton arguments), Family Court applications (financial remedy, child arrangements), and Scottish Sheriff Court forms - automatically formatted to meet current court rules and practice directions. The system understands procedural requirements (correct font sizes, paragraph numbering, prescribed wording) and populates forms with party details from matter files. General AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot lack this localised knowledge and cannot ensure compliance with UK court formatting requirements. For court document production, legal-specific AI proves essential.",{"type":372,"attrs":10243},{"textAlign":877},{"type":1236,"content":10245},[10246,10258,10265,10272,10279,10286],{"type":1239,"content":10247},[10248],{"type":372,"attrs":10249,"content":10250},{"textAlign":877},[10251,10255,10256],{"text":10252,"type":938,"marks":10253},"What are AI hallucinations, and how can I prevent them? ",[10254],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10257,"type":938},"AI hallucinations occur when generative AI produces plausible but entirely fabricated information - particularly legal case citations. With 18 documented UK cases resulting in sanctions (including monetary penalties, disqualification, and disciplinary referrals), hallucinations represent a serious professional liability risk. Prevention requires:",{"type":1239,"content":10259},[10260],{"type":372,"attrs":10261,"content":10262},{"textAlign":877},[10263],{"text":10264,"type":938},"Using legal-specific AI with human verification (like LawY)",{"type":1239,"content":10266},[10267],{"type":372,"attrs":10268,"content":10269},{"textAlign":877},[10270],{"text":10271,"type":938},"Never relying solely on general AI for legal research",{"type":1239,"content":10273},[10274],{"type":372,"attrs":10275,"content":10276},{"textAlign":877},[10277],{"text":10278,"type":938},"Verifying all case citations before including them in submissions",{"type":1239,"content":10280},[10281],{"type":372,"attrs":10282,"content":10283},{"textAlign":877},[10284],{"text":10285,"type":938},"Maintaining audit trails showing professional oversight",{"type":1239,"content":10287},[10288],{"type":372,"attrs":10289,"content":10290},{"textAlign":877},[10291],{"text":10292,"type":938},"Following SRA guidance on AI supervision",{"type":372,"attrs":10294,"content":10295},{"textAlign":877},[10296],{"text":10297,"type":938},"LEAP's integrated approach with qualified solicitor verification eliminates hallucination risk, whilst general AI tools like ChatGPT create it. For UK solicitors, this distinction determines whether AI enhances or endangers professional practice.",{"type":1236,"content":10299},[10300],{"type":1239,"content":10301},[10302],{"type":372,"attrs":10303,"content":10304},{"textAlign":877},[10305,10309,10310],{"text":10306,"type":938,"marks":10307},"How do I get started with legal AI in my UK law firm? ",[10308],{"type":1670},{"type":10111},{"text":10311,"type":938},"Start by identifying your firm's specific needs - document drafting bottlenecks, legal research overhead, or case management inefficiency. ",{"type":372,"attrs":10313,"content":10314},{"textAlign":877},[10315,10317,10322,10324,10328,10330,10334],{"text":10316,"type":938},"For comprehensive AI assistance across all areas, ",{"text":10318,"type":938,"marks":10319},"request a LEAP demonstration",[10320],{"type":965,"attrs":10321},{"href":2217,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":10323,"type":938}," to see all integrated features working together in real UK legal scenarios. The demonstration shows exactly how ",{"text":2716,"type":938,"marks":10325},[10326],{"type":965,"attrs":10327},{"href":5512,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":10329,"type":938}," answers questions from your case files, how ",{"text":2547,"type":938,"marks":10331},[10332],{"type":965,"attrs":10333},{"href":5955,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":10335,"type":938}," provides verified research on actual legal questions, and how Generator produces documents using UK legal forms. ",{"type":372,"attrs":10337,"content":10338},{"textAlign":877},[10339],{"text":10340,"type":938},"You can experiment with free tools like ChatGPT for general brainstorming, but remember that these aren't suitable for professional legal work without significant oversight and verification. This makes purpose-built legal AI the practical choice for UK solicitors serving clients professionally.",{"type":950,"attrs":10342,"content":10343},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[10344],{"text":10345,"type":938},"Transform your UK legal practice with AI built for solicitors.",{"type":372,"attrs":10347,"content":10348},{"textAlign":877},[10349],{"text":10350,"type":938},"Schedule a personalised LEAP demonstration today to see how Matter AI, LawY, and Generator can deliver measurable time savings and improved client service whilst maintaining SRA compliance and professional standards.",{"type":372,"attrs":10352,"content":10353},{"textAlign":877},[10354],{"text":10355,"type":938,"marks":10356},"Your competitors are already capturing additional billable hours daily. Don't fall behind.",[10357],{"type":1670},{"type":372,"attrs":10359,"content":10360},{"textAlign":877},[10361],{"text":10362,"type":938,"marks":10363},"Contact LEAP for a personalised 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practices.",{"id":10396,"alt":10379,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":14,"source":14,"filename":10391,"copyright":14,"fieldtype":455,"meta_data":10397,"is_external_url":457},124354021006226,{"alt":10379,"title":14,"source":14,"copyright":14},{"type":369,"content":10399},[10400,10405,10410,10423,10439,10444,10449,10454,10474,10479,10484,10489,10494,10503,10514,10523,10528,10533,10538,10543,10555,10560,10565,10583,10588,10593,10597],{"type":372,"attrs":10401,"content":10402},{"textAlign":877},[10403],{"text":10404,"type":938},"Reflecting on the past ten years, it is disheartening to see that many of the problems we, as practitioners, encounter in the criminal justice system persist much as they did then. If anything, some of those problems have only worsened over the past decade – the growing backlog of criminal cases, for example, and the lack of adequate legal aid funding, which has not only driven many lawyers out of the profession but also prevented many new lawyers from considering joining.",{"type":372,"attrs":10406,"content":10407},{"textAlign":877},[10408],{"text":10409,"type":938},"The practice area, however, has not remained entirely unchanged. Certainly, since I have been in practice, for example, we have seen a shift within the investigation stage of a criminal matter, from the ‘presumption of bail’ to clients being RUI’d or ‘Released Under Investigation’. Whilst on the face of it this seemed a positive change and far less restrictive than continually requiring a defendant to return back to the police station every few weeks, it soon became apparent that defendants were left RUI for an indefinite period of time with little update or development in their case – that is, until we saw a reversal of this new ‘presumption against bail’ back in 2022. We have seen significant changes to the law defining ‘dishonesty’ in criminal cases following the ruling in Ivey v Genting Casinos UK Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC 67, and most recently, the profession was thrown into chaos when the ruling in the case of Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) highlighted the importance of only ‘authorised persons’ conducting litigation. Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) has swiftly become one of the most significant regulatory and operational decisions affecting law firms in England & Wales in recent years, with practices having to reassess and restructure their processes in order to ensure that they have correctly interpreted the provisions of the Legal Services Act, and have had to battle with perfectly capable and qualified staff now seemingly needing to be supervised in ways they were not previously.",{"type":372,"attrs":10411,"content":10412},{"textAlign":877},[10413,10415,10421],{"text":10414,"type":938},"It would be remiss not to mention other legislative changes on the horizon, such as the ‘",{"text":10416,"type":938,"marks":10417},"scrapping of jury trials for offences carrying under three-year sentences",[10418],{"type":965,"attrs":10419},{"href":10420,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/jury-trials-scrapped-offences-carrying-under-sentences-gaynor-rqore/?trackingId=LEu%2FD9z6vvCcMu6BXlXCvA%3D%3D",{"text":10422,"type":938},"’. This, if it comes to pass, will shake the very foundations of our justice system – and I cannot see any world in which this change would be a positive one.",{"type":372,"attrs":10424,"content":10425},{"textAlign":877},[10426,10430,10432,10437],{"text":10427,"type":938,"marks":10428},"Today",[10429],{"type":1670},{"text":10431,"type":938},", the criminal law landscape is more demanding and complex. System-wide delays continue to impact access to justice, with ",{"text":5606,"type":938,"marks":10433},[10434],{"type":965,"attrs":10435},{"href":10436,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/britain-justice-system-broken-b1256669.html",{"text":10438,"type":938}," reporting that defendants and victims often have to wait years for their cases to be heard in court. With cases not making it to trial in a timely manner, lawyers are facing growing caseloads while also grappling with the need to adopt and engage with advancing technology that will shape the next decade.",{"type":372,"attrs":10440,"content":10441},{"textAlign":877},[10442],{"text":10443,"type":938},"The question isn’t whether criminal defence will evolve further, but how we, as lawyers, can equip ourselves to meet what’s coming next. If the last decade has taught me anything, it’s that firms that embrace innovation today will be the ones best placed to thrive tomorrow.",{"type":950,"attrs":10445,"content":10446},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10447],{"text":10448,"type":938},"Growing caseloads and changing guidelines",{"type":372,"attrs":10450,"content":10451},{"textAlign":877},[10452],{"text":10453,"type":938},"Legislative and procedural change is an ongoing challenge for lawyers, and the time spent interpreting regulatory or legislative updates and designing processes to ensure compliance with them isn’t to be underestimated.",{"type":372,"attrs":10455,"content":10456},{"textAlign":877},[10457,10459,10465,10467,10472],{"text":10458,"type":938},"The recent ",{"text":10460,"type":938,"marks":10461},"Legal Aid Agency Cyber-attacks",[10462],{"type":965,"attrs":10463},{"href":10464,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug/03/legal-aid-cyber-attack-has-pushed-sector-towards-collapse-say-lawyers",{"text":10466,"type":938},", but also a lack of appropriate funding over the years, have placed ongoing financial pressure on legal aid firms, and with cases taking longer to conclude - ",{"text":10468,"type":938,"marks":10469}," ",[10470],{"type":984,"attrs":10471},{"color":14},{"text":10473,"type":938},"but generally lawyers not being able to bill a matter until the conclusion of a case - firms are navigating cash flow issues and often shrinking margins – leaving many practitioners having to do more with less, often at the expense of their wellbeing.",{"type":372,"attrs":10475,"content":10476},{"textAlign":877},[10477],{"text":10478,"type":938},"Court closures and restructuring efforts have also created logistical challenges, forcing solicitors to cover wider geographical areas than they may have previously, which brings further challenges in remuneration when legal aid lawyers are required to justify attendances outside their local area. Whilst firms may choose to accept cases at a distance, they may not always recover all their costs for doing so.",{"type":372,"attrs":10480,"content":10481},{"textAlign":877},[10482],{"text":10483,"type":938},"The result? An immense strain that not only impacts clients but also places more administrative and emotional pressure on solicitors.",{"type":372,"attrs":10485,"content":10486},{"textAlign":877},[10487],{"text":10488,"type":938},"Beyond system-level changes, the nature of cases has undergone change over the past decade. Whilst criminal lawyers have always dealt with the most vulnerable in society, a reduction in appropriate community-based mental health services seems to mean that more people within the community go untreated and end up falling foul of the law. I now see growing numbers of investigations involving behavioural or vulnerability-related elements, with a higher incidence of defendants struggling with mental health, substance dependency or unstable housing.",{"type":372,"attrs":10490,"content":10491},{"textAlign":877},[10492],{"text":10493,"type":938},"Criminal lawyers now need to have a deeper understanding of social care and trauma-informed communication. The risk, of course, is that practitioners will absorb these pressures and ultimately burn out.",{"type":950,"attrs":10495,"content":10496},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10497],{"text":10498,"type":938,"marks":10499},"Technological advancements in criminal law practice",[10500],{"type":984,"attrs":10501},{"color":10502},"#0F4761",{"type":372,"attrs":10504,"content":10505},{"textAlign":877},[10506,10508],{"text":10507,"type":938},"Reflecting on my last ten years in practice, the most significant shift has certainly been in technology. Practitioners must now possess a level of digital literacy that was far less essential then. This need is likely to increase again, following the publication of ",{"text":10509,"type":938,"marks":10510},"Leveson’s second chapter.",[10511],{"type":965,"attrs":10512},{"href":10513,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-ai-comes-court-why-criminal-practitioners-cant-ignore-gaynor-erg9e/?trackingId=GoU11Q2jQhKsmIAJmsDbxg%3D%3D",{"type":372,"attrs":10515,"content":10516},{"textAlign":877},[10517,10519],{"text":10518,"type":938},"With surges in service and reliance on digital evidence (by both prosecution and defence), case preparation is no longer simply about reviewing statements and advising clients; it now involves navigating and interpreting digital evidence, often involving multiple third parties. But with the implementation of digital case systems for court users in the past decade, changes in the field have not only been legislative. I can recall relatively early on in my career the implementation of the Better Case Management principles in 2016 and the implementation of the Crown Court Digital Case system that same year, complementing the Legal Aid Agency and DSCC online, all designed with a view to digitalising and streamlining the processes relevant to the criminal law practitioner.",{"text":10468,"type":938,"marks":10520},[10521],{"type":984,"attrs":10522},{"color":14},{"type":372,"attrs":10524,"content":10525},{"textAlign":877},[10526],{"text":10527,"type":938},"Largely, I recall that whenever there was a significant change to either legislation or procedure (particularly requiring the adoption of new technology), it was usually met with a degree of concern. Most practitioners knew that change was needed but had little faith in its effective implementation. And when things don’t run to plan in the world of criminal justice, the consequences can be disastrous. Little ‘admin errors’, for example, have huge consequences – we only have to look at the recent spate of prisoners incorrectly released from custody in the UK to know that this is the case. The consequences of the LAA cyberattack have also shown us how long the knock-on effect of such incidents can take to rectify.",{"type":372,"attrs":10529,"content":10530},{"textAlign":877},[10531],{"text":10532,"type":938},"Due to high-pressure and high-volume workflows, many criminal lawyers just don’t feel they have the resilience to cope with these changes when they arrive. Change can represent another thing to learn and more tasks to complete – both in terms of adapting internal processes and procedures to ensure compliance with these updates and learning new skills that fall outside our comfort zones or simply worrying about having done something incorrectly when processes or technology are new or unfamiliar.",{"type":372,"attrs":10534,"content":10535},{"textAlign":877},[10536],{"text":10537,"type":938},"What is apparent, though, is that we are on the brink of even more change within the criminal justice system, the degree of which is largely unprecedented, and the skills that we, as lawyers, relied on years ago are no longer enough. Adaptability is essential, but so is having the resilience to embrace tools and processes that allow us to keep pace with a system that’s ever-changing – but now at a much faster pace than it has changed over the last decade.",{"type":372,"attrs":10539,"content":10540},{"textAlign":877},[10541],{"text":10542,"type":938},"Whilst learning to use a new piece of technology can feel like an immediate burden, experience suggests that the time spent in the short term learning those new skills will reap huge rewards for both individuals and practices in the long term, increasing efficiency and reducing the stress and burden on firms and fee earners alike. And let’s be honest, with the demands of running a criminal practice in particular, firms just can’t afford to let that opportunity pass them by.",{"type":372,"attrs":10544,"content":10545},{"textAlign":877},[10546,10548,10553],{"text":10547,"type":938},"In any event, legislative and procedural changes aside, for many defence practitioners, the administrative burden of criminal practice has already reached unsustainable levels. This is where legal practice management systems, such as ",{"text":855,"type":938,"marks":10549},[10550],{"type":965,"attrs":10551},{"href":10552,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":877,"linktype":24},"https://www.leap.co.uk/area-of-law/criminal-law-software/",{"text":10554,"type":938},", can significantly impact day-to-day case management by consolidating case documentation, time recording, and third-party collaboration into a single environment. This replaces the patchwork of disconnected systems that once consumed valuable time, giving practitioners back some capacity to do the work that truly matters.",{"type":950,"attrs":10556,"content":10557},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10558],{"text":10559,"type":938},"Preparing for the next decade",{"type":372,"attrs":10561,"content":10562},{"textAlign":877},[10563],{"text":10564,"type":938},"The next decade will undoubtedly bring new challenges and opportunities. But, ultimately, the future of criminal defence will depend on our ability to strike the right balance between innovation and safeguarding the human and empathetic foundations of our profession.",{"type":372,"attrs":10566,"content":10567},{"textAlign":877},[10568,10570,10575,10576,10581],{"text":10569,"type":938},"Integrated case management systems, particularly those powered by AI capabilities like LEAP’s ",{"text":5508,"type":938,"marks":10571},[10572],{"type":965,"attrs":10573},{"href":10574,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":877,"linktype":24},"https://www.leap.co.uk/features/matterai/",{"text":3323,"type":938},{"text":4742,"type":938,"marks":10577},[10578],{"type":965,"attrs":10579},{"href":10580,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":877,"linktype":24},"https://www.leap.co.uk/features/ai-document-drafting/",{"text":10582,"type":938},", will help practitioners keep pace with the evolving landscape of the criminal justice system by connecting fragmented workflows, strengthening compliance, and allowing lawyers to devote more time to client care",{"type":372,"attrs":10584,"content":10585},{"textAlign":877},[10586],{"text":10587,"type":938},"Technology won’t replace professional judgement, not in ten years, not ever (I would hope). 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Daniel Blake explains how legal technology can improve efficiency and speed up transactions.","What causes delays in the UK conveyancing process? LEAP's conveyancing manager, Daniel Blake, looks at how technology can transform conveyancing efficiency.",{"id":10635,"alt":10636,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":14,"source":14,"filename":10631,"copyright":14,"fieldtype":455,"meta_data":10637,"is_external_url":457},123672958333131,"Conveyancing bottlenecks",{"alt":10636,"title":14,"source":14,"copyright":14},{"type":369,"content":10639},[10640,10645,10650,10663,10668,10673,10678,10690,10695,10700,10705,10710,10715,10720,10725,10730,10735,10740,10745,10750,10755,10760,10769,10778,10783,10788,10793,10797],{"type":372,"attrs":10641,"content":10642},{"textAlign":877},[10643],{"text":10644,"type":938},"The term “bottleneck”, once commonly associated with manufacturing or traffic management, is now firmly embedded in business language. In conveyancing, bottlenecks are not isolated incidents. They are often firm-wide issues that introduce delays across multiple matters and teams, ultimately impacting client experience and profitability.",{"type":372,"attrs":10646,"content":10647},{"textAlign":877},[10648],{"text":10649,"type":938},"But what causes delays in the UK conveyancing process, and how can technology help alleviate them?",{"type":372,"attrs":10651,"content":10652},{"textAlign":877},[10653,10655,10661],{"text":10654,"type":938},"Conveyancing transactions are taking longer. According to ",{"text":10656,"type":938,"marks":10657},"HM Land Registry data",[10658],{"type":965,"attrs":10659},{"href":10660,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":877,"linktype":24},"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-property-transactions-completed-in-the-uk-with-value-40000-or-above/uk-monthly-property-transactions-commentary--2#:~:text=there%20was%20a%20large%20peak%20in%20March%202016%20caused%20by,before%20peaking%20in%20mid%202006",{"text":10662,"type":938},", there were just over 1.25 million property transactions in 2007, compared with just under 750,000 in 2024. During the same period, average transaction times have increased significantly — from approximately 85 days to 160 days for sales and from 75 days to 120 days for purchases.",{"type":372,"attrs":10664,"content":10665},{"textAlign":877},[10666],{"text":10667,"type":938},"The reasons are familiar to anyone working in the profession. The number of qualified conveyancers is declining, with more practitioners leaving the profession than entering it. For reference, since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an estimated net reduction of around 15% in qualified conveyancers. However, this reduction alone does not fully explain the extent of the slowdown, particularly given that transaction volumes have fallen by a much greater margin.",{"type":372,"attrs":10669,"content":10670},{"textAlign":877},[10671],{"text":10672,"type":938},"A more significant factor is that the role of the conveyancer itself has undergone a change.",{"type":950,"attrs":10674,"content":10675},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10676],{"text":10677,"type":938},"Why are property transactions in the UK slowing down?",{"type":372,"attrs":10679,"content":10680},{"textAlign":877},[10681,10683,10689],{"text":10682,"type":938},"Conveyancing has experienced sustained and ongoing expansion in scope. Firms must navigate continuous changes in areas such as AML compliance and data protection, alongside major legislative reforms, including the Building Safety Act 2022, leasehold reform, and ",{"text":10684,"type":938,"marks":10685},"stamp duty changes",[10686],{"type":965,"attrs":10687},{"href":10688,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":877,"linktype":24},"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxevy07g0do",{"text":2403,"type":938},{"type":372,"attrs":10691,"content":10692},{"textAlign":877},[10693],{"text":10694,"type":938},"While these changes have been introduced incrementally, their cumulative effect is substantial. A conveyancer practising in 2007 would find today’s requirements unrecognisable without significant retraining and would be at serious risk of non-compliance.",{"type":372,"attrs":10696,"content":10697},{"textAlign":877},[10698],{"text":10699,"type":938},"Technology has, to some extent, mitigated this increased complexity, as many new requirements are now supported by dedicated tools designed to reduce manual effort. However, despite these advances, transaction times continue to rise. The reason is not a lack of technology but a lack of visibility.",{"type":950,"attrs":10701,"content":10702},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10703],{"text":10704,"type":938},"The real issue: Tech that fixes tasks but not the whole conveyancing process",{"type":372,"attrs":10706,"content":10707},{"textAlign":877},[10708],{"text":10709,"type":938},"What becomes clear when viewed through data is that conveyancing operates much like a production line. Work progresses through defined stages, often involving multiple departments, and delays at any stage have a knock-on effect throughout the process. Most conveyancers can immediately identify where delays occur within their firm; however, those closest to the problem often lack the authority to resolve it, while decision-makers rarely have the time to analyse large volumes of operational data across teams.",{"type":372,"attrs":10711,"content":10712},{"textAlign":877},[10713],{"text":10714,"type":938},"In practice, management attention is typically focused on three core priorities – complaints, compliance and costs – leaving little capacity to analyse profitability and operational efficiency. Many conveyancing technology solutions address individual tasks within a transaction. Far fewer provide a comprehensive, high-level view of the end-to-end process. 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In an environment where experienced conveyancing staff are in short supply, it is increasingly important to understand precisely where resources are constrained.",{"type":950,"attrs":10726,"content":10727},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10728],{"text":10729,"type":938},"How LEAP can transform conveyancing efficiency",{"type":950,"attrs":10731,"content":10732},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[10733],{"text":10734,"type":938},"Time recording: An undervalued tool in conveyancing",{"type":372,"attrs":10736,"content":10737},{"textAlign":877},[10738],{"text":10739,"type":938},"Why would we time record a fixed fee file? Time recording is probably the most important and underutilised data-gathering tool in our specialism. After just a few months of time recording, conveyancing firms would gain valuable insights on exactly how many hours are spent on each file.",{"type":372,"attrs":10741,"content":10742},{"textAlign":877},[10743],{"text":10744,"type":938},"You can even hone down on what each fee earner’s specialism is and find out if you have that elusive shared ownership mastermind within your team. This allows you to adjust your fees to ensure every file is profitable, adjust your caseload by targeting the most valuable work, and even allocate the right type of file to the best person for the job.",{"type":372,"attrs":10746,"content":10747},{"textAlign":877},[10748],{"text":10749,"type":938},"Sometimes file types can be a firm’s bottleneck, and decisions need to be made whether to carry out further training, dedicate more resources or stop acting on that file type altogether.",{"type":950,"attrs":10751,"content":10752},{"level":1405,"textAlign":877},[10753],{"text":10754,"type":938},"MatterAI and AI Prompts: Taking care of high-volume and repetitive tasks",{"type":372,"attrs":10756,"content":10757},{"textAlign":877},[10758],{"text":10759,"type":938},"AI has a practical and increasingly valuable role to play in modern conveyancing when applied with purpose and appropriate legal oversight. At LEAP, this is delivered through MatterAI and AI Prompts, designed to support conveyancers by reducing the time spent on high-volume, repetitive and information-heavy tasks.",{"type":372,"attrs":10761,"content":10762},{"textAlign":877},[10763,10767],{"text":5508,"type":938,"marks":10764},[10765],{"type":965,"attrs":10766},{"href":5512,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":10768,"type":938}," enables firms to securely interrogate matter-specific documents and data, allowing conveyancers to quickly extract relevant information without manually reviewing large volumes of paperwork. 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This approach ensures that professional judgement remains central, while AI accelerates the process of finding and assessing information.",{"type":950,"attrs":10779,"content":10780},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10781],{"text":10782,"type":938},"Shaping the future of conveyancing technology",{"type":372,"attrs":10784,"content":10785},{"textAlign":877},[10786],{"text":10787,"type":938},"As Conveyancing Manager at LEAP, my role is to apply practical experience to these challenges and work closely with our technical teams to enhance the software in ways that genuinely support legal professionals. 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At the click of a button, fee earners can create high-quality, matter-specific legal documents in a fraction of the time with LEAP's library of AI prompts – think of a precedent that already contains matter-specific details.",{"type":1239,"content":10922},[10923],{"type":372,"attrs":10924,"content":10925},{"textAlign":877},[10926,10928,10932],{"text":10927,"type":938},"Matter analysis and evaluation with LEAP’s ",{"text":5508,"type":938,"marks":10929},[10930],{"type":965,"attrs":10931},{"href":10574,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":877,"linktype":24},{"text":10933,"type":938},". 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When legal teams no longer need to manually re-key data or recreate routine documents from scratch, they gain more time for the part of the job that truly matters: providing reassurance, building relationships, and delivering considered legal advice.",{"type":950,"attrs":10955,"content":10956},{"level":952,"textAlign":877},[10957],{"text":10958,"type":938},"Collaboration with internal and external teams",{"type":372,"attrs":10960,"content":10961},{"textAlign":877},[10962],{"text":10963,"type":938},"Estate work is inherently collaborative. Fee earners, support staff, partners, executors, and families all play a part. 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Change can be frightening, but there is a route for lawyers to revolutionise the way they practise, reduce the stress and administrative burden placed upon them and achieve a healthier work-life balance for both themselves and their colleagues. Firms that embrace innovation today will lead the way tomorrow.",{"type":372,"attrs":11871,"content":11872},{"textAlign":877},[11873],{"text":11874,"type":938},"AI will not replace a lawyer – but it will change the way in which a lawyer practises. Instead of spending time repopulating the same information into file notes, police station pro formas, or letters to the client, technology will facilitate that process for us – leaving us to spend time where it really matters.",{"type":372,"attrs":11876,"content":11877},{"textAlign":877},[11878],{"text":11879,"type":938},"For those who fear the cost implications of using AI, there will still be billable work to do on a file; however, the activity type will likely change. 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So, if you scan or populate a PDF and upload it, you’ll need to switch to a completely digital AP1 form submission process from November 2022.",{"type":372,"content":14973},[14974],{"text":14975,"type":938},"It’s a change being implemented to make the process quicker and smoother. However, it’s going to involve change for a lot of law firms. So what does your firm need to know to ensure you’re digital AP1 ready in 2022?",{"type":950,"attrs":14977,"content":14978},{"level":3453},[14979],{"text":14980,"type":938},"Paper forms are ending",{"type":372,"content":14982},[14983],{"text":14984,"type":938},"From November 2022 paper forms for applications to change the register will no longer exist. Currently around 80% of the conveyancing sector still submit a variation of paper forms even if they are ‘electronic’, such as, an uploaded PDF. If your law firm’s existing process involves manually completing and uploading AP1s, or you populate your form within LEAP and upload, you’ll need to implement a new process.",{"type":372,"content":14986},[14987],{"text":14988,"type":938},"What do you need to change? A new digital process is required. You can choose to use HM Land Registry’s DRS directly, however, if you’re already integrated with InfoTrack via LEAP, you can instantly access digital AP1 submissions via the Business Gateway through your integration.",{"type":372,"content":14990},[14991],{"text":14992,"type":938},"InfoTrack has been providing a digital AP1 service since 2016 and more than 1,100 law firms already access the system. To date, over half a million digital AP1 applications have been submitted through our platform. As the leading provider of digital AP1 submissions to HM Land Registry, making the switch with InfoTrack and LEAP is quick and easy.",{"type":950,"attrs":14994,"content":14995},{"level":3453},[14996],{"text":14997,"type":938},"You’ll need to understand validations",{"type":372,"content":14999},[15000],{"text":15001,"type":938},"HM Land Registry have introduced validations to ensure the right information is entered into the right place on the form. It means the HMLR caseworker can process the application quickly and with minimal questions, ultimately reducing the chance of requisitions.",{"type":372,"content":15003},[15004],{"text":15005,"type":938},"This process didn’t exist with paper forms which meant they could be submitted with any information on the forms and relied on the caseworker to figure it out. If information is incomplete or incorrect when submitted, it results in a requisition being raised by the HMLR caseworker.",{"type":372,"content":15007},[15008],{"text":15009,"type":938},"If you don’t understand the validations in the digital systems it may delay your submissions and cause more requisitions, overall slowing down processing. Prepare by ensuring you’re familiar with the standard requirements and necessary validations in the digital platforms.",{"type":372,"content":15011},[15012,15014,15020],{"text":15013,"type":938},"InfoTrack is focused on making it as easy as possible for you, which is why we help validate your titles, SDLT thresholds, registration type match, missing fields, role types, and more with our automatic checks. Ultimately, we’ve refined our ",{"text":15015,"type":938,"marks":15016},"digital AP1 service",[15017],{"type":965,"attrs":15018},{"href":15019,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":23,"linktype":24},"https://www.infotrack.co.uk/solutions/conveyancing/ap1-transfers/",{"text":15021,"type":938}," over the last five years to help you reduce your risk of requisitions.",{"type":950,"attrs":15023,"content":15024},{"level":3453},[15025],{"text":15026,"type":938},"Evaluate your requisition management process",{"type":372,"content":15028},[15029],{"text":15030,"type":938},"Requisitions are a pain and we understand the impact they have on your AP1 process. They hold a place of importance, ensuring the information provided is accurate, so we can’t remove them, but we can help make the way you manage them easier.",{"type":372,"content":15032},[15033],{"text":15034,"type":938},"Managing and tracking requisitions is a time-consuming and complex process. If you’re using a manual process, this carries an increased risk of missing deadlines. As you move to digital AP1s you’ll also be required to change how your requisitions are managed.",{"type":372,"content":15036},[15037],{"text":15038,"type":938},"Using InfoTrack’s AP1 dashboard via your LEAP integration makes the management, submission, and monitoring of AP1 applications intuitive and easy. Track each application and access task lists and reminders to ensure you don’t miss expiring priorities or key dates.",{"type":372,"content":15040},[15041],{"text":15042,"type":938},"The built-in ‘WhatsApp-style’ messaging solution connects you directly with the Land Registry caseworker to make responding to requisitions simple. You can also upload additional documentation if required, all within the same platform.",{"type":950,"attrs":15044,"content":15045},{"level":3453},[15046],{"text":15047,"type":938},"Evaluate your AP1 draft and approval process",{"type":372,"content":15049},[15050],{"text":15051,"type":938},"The post-completion process can involve different people internally managing different stages of the transaction, with the role of drafting, reviewing and ultimately submitting applications. As you move to digital AP1s you’ll likely need to change how this is managed.",{"type":372,"content":15053},[15054],{"text":15055,"type":938},"Currently the HMLR’s DRS doesn’t allow multiple users with different logins to review the same applications. Law firms are going to need to work out how to review applications made online while ensuring they don’t duplicate or lose data, which can cause serious delays.",{"type":372,"content":15057},[15058],{"text":15059,"type":938},"Our interactive AP1 management system provides firm-wide transparency across all AP1 applications to ensure post-completion teams can easily locate and process applications.",{"type":950,"attrs":15061,"content":15062},{"level":3453},[15063],{"text":15064,"type":938},"Start training now",{"type":372,"content":15066},[15067],{"text":15068,"type":938},"We believe this new system will improve the accuracy of submissions, help reduce requisitions, and speed up the process. So, our biggest piece of advice, as with any major change, is to be prepared and get ahead of the deadline.",{"type":372,"content":15070},[15071],{"text":15072,"type":938},"To prepare for the migration and working with the new systems, get your new processes in place early and start training as soon as you can to avoid teething issues at crunch time.",{"type":372,"content":15074},[15075],{"text":15076,"type":938,"marks":15077},"LEAP integrated with InfoTrack: digital AP1s made easy",[15078],{"type":965,"attrs":15079},{"href":15080,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},"https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/uk/integrations/infotrack",{"type":950,"attrs":15082,"content":15083},{"level":1405},[15084],{"text":15085,"type":938},"If you migrate to submitting your AP1s digitally with LEAP and InfoTrack you gain the benefit of:",{"type":1236,"content":15087},[15088,15094,15100,15106,15112,15118,15124,15130],{"type":1239,"content":15089},[15090],{"type":372,"content":15091},[15092],{"text":15093,"type":938},"Up to 90% of your digital AP1 form pre-populated using data mapped from LEAP, the Register, Property Report, SDLT, and more. Saving you time and reducing rekeying errors.",{"type":1239,"content":15095},[15096],{"type":372,"content":15097},[15098],{"text":15099,"type":938},"Ability to submit your form as a single page in five minutes, so there’s no need to step through multiple pages to submit.",{"type":1239,"content":15101},[15102],{"type":372,"content":15103},[15104],{"text":15105,"type":938},"Access to our integration with LMS, enabling you to automatically send the submission receipt and completion of registration documents to your Lender.",{"type":1239,"content":15107},[15108],{"type":372,"content":15109},[15110],{"text":15111,"type":938},"Ability to submit multiple forms in one application including Shared Ownership Stair-casing or complex commercial sites.",{"type":1239,"content":15113},[15114],{"type":372,"content":15115},[15116],{"text":15117,"type":938},"Guided validations help you to reduce your requisitions, including Land Tax thresholds, Power of Attorney, and Donor details.",{"type":1239,"content":15119},[15120],{"type":372,"content":15121},[15122],{"text":15123,"type":938},"Immediate access to priority for your applications with digital submissions. You receive a submission receipt on submission with your Land Registry Reference as confirmation that your application has been received successfully.",{"type":1239,"content":15125},[15126],{"type":372,"content":15127},[15128],{"text":15129,"type":938},"Auto-population of your electronically signed TR1/TP1 and Conveyancers Certificate for electronically signed Deeds.",{"type":1239,"content":15131},[15132],{"type":372,"content":15133},[15134],{"text":15135,"type":938},"Access to our intuitive AP1 dashboard so you can contact your HMLR caseworker directly from within InfoTrack, respond to requisitions with guided response templates, or request action, while staying up to date with any correspondence.",{"type":372,"content":15137},[15138,15140,15144],{"text":15139,"type":938},"To find out more, ",{"text":13068,"type":938,"marks":15141},[15142],{"type":965,"attrs":15143},{"href":15080,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":2403,"type":938},{"type":372,"content":15146},[15147,15151,15157],{"text":15148,"type":938,"marks":15149},"Written by: ",[15150],{"type":1670},{"text":15152,"type":938,"marks":15153},"Gareth Walker",[15154,15156],{"type":965,"attrs":15155},{"href":14565,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"type":1670},{"text":15158,"type":938,"marks":15159},", Chief Executive Officer of LEAP UK ",[15160],{"type":1670},"digital-ap1s-5-things-law-firms-need-to-know","uk/blog/digital-ap1s-5-things-law-firms-need-to-know","2022-03-21",-240,[],"48252a34-5fcc-45ff-8288-3933446305ef","2022-03-21T14:00:00.000Z","digital-ap1s-5-things-law-firms-need-to-know/",[],{"name":15171,"created_at":15172,"published_at":15173,"updated_at":15174,"id":15175,"uuid":15176,"content":15177,"slug":15274,"full_slug":15275,"sort_by_date":15276,"position":15277,"tag_list":15278,"is_startpage":457,"parent_id":1094,"meta_data":877,"group_id":15279,"first_published_at":15280,"release_id":877,"lang":1097,"path":15281,"alternates":15282,"default_full_slug":877,"translated_slugs":877},"LEAP celebrate further technology innovation","2023-02-07T13:17:53.163Z","2026-02-16T04:08:51.229Z","2026-02-16T04:08:51.241Z",258417687,"43780337-3eb8-4100-9a83-e395df26239d",{"cta":15178,"_uid":15183,"schema":15184,"indexed":887,"seo_tags":15185,"card_body":15190,"component":926,"post_image":15191,"post_title":15171,"blog_content":15194,"post_category":1088,"post_read_time":1084},[15179],{"_uid":15180,"body":14695,"theme":881,"title":14696,"component":914,"fullwidth":280,"buttonLink":15181,"buttonLabel":14699},"adef1185-3501-47b1-9026-6f1b2441ad5e",{"id":14,"url":15182,"target":1334,"linktype":24,"fieldtype":16,"cached_url":15182},"https://leap.co.uk/blog/leap-celebrate-further-technology-innovation/#leadbot","14ebffa3-ef2c-46dd-98b0-2fdfffdac94d","{\n \"@context\": \"https://schema.org\",\n \"@graph\": [\n {\n \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n \"@id\": \"https://leap.co.uk/blog/leap-celebrate-further-technology-innovation\",\n \"url\": \"https://leap.co.uk/blog/leap-celebrate-further-technology-innovation\",\n \"name\": \"LEAP celebrate further technology innovation\",\n \"headline\": \"LEAP celebrate further technology innovation\",\n \"description\": \"LEAP celebrates technology innovation with the integration of InfoTrack, allowing law firm's productivity to increase. 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Read more on the LEAP UK blog.","This month LEAP celebrated over 800 law firms accessing the InfoTrack integration from within the legal practice productivity solution.",{"id":15192,"alt":15193,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":14,"filename":15188,"copyright":14,"fieldtype":455,"is_external_url":457},7123345,"blog post 4 | InfoTrack integration",{"type":369,"content":15195},[15196,15201,15205,15210,15214,15218,15223,15227,15231,15235,15240,15244,15260],{"type":950,"attrs":15197,"content":15198},{"level":3453},[15199],{"text":15200,"type":938},"This month LEAP celebrated over 800 law firms accessing the InfoTrack integration from within the legal practice productivity solution. That is nearly a third of the law firms that use LEAP software.",{"type":372,"content":15202},[15203],{"text":15204,"type":938},"Traditionally it’s been conveyancing firms that have benefited from the two-way integration between systems. However, thanks to the ongoing development and progressive innovation of the InfoTrack team, law firms across all areas of law are now generating efficiencies due to this partnership and therefore becoming more adaptive, agile, and streamlined. John Espley, CEO of LEAP UK, outlines the benefits and features of this new integration:",{"type":950,"attrs":15206,"content":15207},{"level":3453},[15208],{"text":15209,"type":938},"The power of eSignatures",{"type":372,"content":15211},[15212],{"text":15213,"type":938},"For busy legal practices, significant time is lost waiting for the approval and agreement of legal documents. By utilising eSignature technology across your practice client signatures can be easily obtained in minutes not days.",{"type":372,"content":15215},[15216],{"text":15217,"type":938},"The use of electronic signatures grew five-fold in 2020 and via a simple, smart application available to LEAP users, law firms can easily obtain electronic signatures from clients on any legal document they wish. Using the drag and drop functionality, firms can select where initials, dates or signatures are required on a specific document and send to the client for completion, directly within the electronic matter via a secure email link. This enables the recipient to review and sign the documents with ease, significantly speeding up transaction times. In fact, 67% of documents that are signed via InfoTrack’s eSignature technology available in LEAP are returned within 12 hours.",{"type":950,"attrs":15219,"content":15220},{"level":3453},[15221],{"text":15222,"type":938},"Streamlined client onboarding",{"type":372,"content":15224},[15225],{"text":15226,"type":938},"With client expectations more demanding than ever, law firms are considering alternatives to traditional client onboarding methods. However, there is a fine balance between providing a good client experience whilst implementing processes that drive efficiency and meeting compliance requirements.",{"type":372,"content":15228},[15229],{"text":15230,"type":938},"Onboarding new clients can be a fragmented practise for law firms, sourcing and collating information and taking payments across multiple systems can take up considerable administrative time and effort and increase the length of time of a transaction.",{"type":372,"content":15232},[15233],{"text":15234,"type":938},"Law firms using LEAP and the InfoTrack integration are being provided a digital solution for tackling the key onboarding processes within a single, unified platform.",{"type":950,"attrs":15236,"content":15237},{"level":3453},[15238],{"text":15239,"type":938},"Remote client identity and source of funds verification",{"type":372,"content":15241},[15242],{"text":15243,"type":938},"Client verification is a crucial piece of the due diligence process for law firms with the need to validate ID, documents and funds electronically becoming essential. Typically, solicitors relied on physical documents and in-person meetings that delayed the client onboarding process and transaction times but this is no longer the case. Now your clients can verify their identity from anywhere in the world! With a digital tool that captures real-time data from clients’ bank accounts, law firms can verify the source of funds and mitigate the risks associated with fraud, protecting all parties.",{"type":372,"content":15245},[15246,15248,15252,15253,15258],{"text":15247,"type":938},"Through the ongoing development that is being done between ",{"text":855,"type":938,"marks":15249},[15250],{"type":965,"attrs":15251},{"href":2153,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":3323,"type":938},{"text":15254,"type":938,"marks":15255},"InfoTrack",[15256],{"type":965,"attrs":15257},{"href":15080,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"text":15259,"type":938},", law firms can now access a suite of technology that delivers bank-grade, electronic client verification directly from their case management software with all results and documentation collated and returned.",{"type":372,"content":15261},[15262,15265,15270],{"text":15148,"type":938,"marks":15263},[15264],{"type":1670},{"text":14561,"type":938,"marks":15266},[15267,15269],{"type":965,"attrs":15268},{"href":14565,"uuid":877,"anchor":877,"target":1334,"linktype":24},{"type":1670},{"text":15271,"type":938,"marks":15272}," Chief Executive Officer of LEAP UK",[15273],{"type":1670},"leap-celebrate-further-technology-innovation","uk/blog/leap-celebrate-further-technology-innovation","2021-12-02",-300,[],"8da9b5e7-bb71-4f3b-9260-cbad1af12616","2021-12-02T14:16:00.000Z","leap-celebrate-further-technology-innovation/",[],{"name":15284,"created_at":15285,"published_at":15286,"updated_at":15287,"id":15288,"uuid":15289,"content":15290,"slug":15414,"full_slug":15415,"sort_by_date":15416,"position":15417,"tag_list":15418,"is_startpage":457,"parent_id":1094,"meta_data":877,"group_id":15419,"first_published_at":15420,"release_id":877,"lang":1097,"path":15421,"alternates":15422,"default_full_slug":877,"translated_slugs":877},"Instilling a culture of productivity in your legal practice","2023-02-07T12:54:46.940Z","2026-02-16T04:10:31.288Z","2026-02-16T04:10:31.301Z",258395974,"85fe4af2-e624-498f-9de1-eb9f95b168ab",{"cta":15291,"_uid":15296,"schema":15297,"indexed":887,"seo_tags":15298,"card_body":15303,"component":926,"post_image":15304,"post_title":15284,"blog_content":15307,"post_category":15413,"post_read_time":3736},[15292],{"_uid":15293,"body":14695,"theme":881,"title":14696,"component":914,"fullwidth":280,"buttonLink":15294,"buttonLabel":14699},"b8025528-1a6a-4e21-912e-21565ea51908",{"id":14,"url":15295,"target":1334,"linktype":24,"fieldtype":16,"cached_url":15295},"https://leap.co.uk/blog/instilling-a-culture-of-productivity-in-your-legal-practice/#leadbot","f8695ae2-afe8-41b3-8c04-d3beb933f470","{\n \"@context\": \"https://schema.org\",\n \"@graph\": [\n {\n \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n \"@id\": \"https://leap.co.uk/blog/instilling-a-culture-of-productivity-in-your-legal-practice\",\n \"url\": \"https://leap.co.uk/blog/instilling-a-culture-of-productivity-in-your-legal-practice\",\n \"name\": \"Instilling a culture of productivity in your legal practice\",\n \"headline\": \"Instilling a culture of productivity in your legal practice\",\n \"description\": \"Covid has had a major impact on legal services, pushing the need for law firms to increase productivity. 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Read more on the LEAP blog.","Covid has had a major impact on legal services, it has seen increased digitalisation across the profession and instilled the need for law firms to be more productive.",{"id":15305,"alt":15306,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":14,"filename":15301,"copyright":14,"fieldtype":455,"is_external_url":457},6914858,"blog post 1 | single source of truth",{"type":369,"content":15308},[15309,15313,15317,15321,15325,15329,15333,15337,15342,15346,15351,15355,15360,15364,15368,15380,15386,15393,15397],{"type":950,"attrs":15310,"content":15311},{"level":3453},[15312],{"text":15303,"type":938},{"type":372,"content":15314},[15315],{"text":15316,"type":938},"In just two years there has been twenty years’ worth of modernisation. The most important change for the next ten years will be understanding that a lawyer’s skill and knowledge alone is not enough to make a business work well.",{"type":372,"content":15318},[15319],{"text":15320,"type":938},"Alongside generating new business, efficiency, communication, mobility, and flexibility are also key. Firms need technology to be deeply involved with all of this. As well as keeping staff up to date professionally and legally, technology has become central to delivering both service and target expectations and we must get used to how it defines and increases our productivity in a post-pandemic digital economy.",{"type":372,"content":15322},[15323],{"text":15324,"type":938},"The individual productivity level of each staff member determines the growth rate of any business. Nowadays, lawyers should be surrounded by productivity tools that support them to do key elements of their job more effectively, such as, onboarding new business, updating customers, billing accurately and recording their time. To make this possible a flexible, integrated technology system is required that delivers a single source of truth. A central hub of information that not only provides a lawyer visibility of everything that’s going on with their case and in real-time but also, if required, it can provide transparency to the rest of the practice ensuring continuity of customer service.",{"type":372,"content":15326},[15327],{"text":15328,"type":938},"It is an ongoing cycle to justify the need to be productive. Firms require clients and a constant supply of work but to achieve this it requires productivity in the first place. 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Small to medium sized law firms are reliant on an active and busy society. The drop in recent activity caused by the pandemic is creating a swell of demand that we have not experienced before and more legal service will be consumed across a variety of work types as a clean-up begins.",{"type":372,"content":16081},[16082],{"text":16083,"type":938},"Many law firms will have lost staff and will be running at limited capacity, unable to service the needs of their existing client base, let alone take on new enquiries. These consumers will look elsewhere for the services of alternative providers. It is new agile law firms powered by digital technology which will be best positioned to attract and retain such consumers.",{"type":372,"content":16085},[16086],{"text":16087,"type":938},"Society needs lawyers more than ever. As we come out of the pandemic law firms must be able to react to, look after and nurture their clients digitally. 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