LEAP is a cloud-based legal practice management platform developed by LEAP Legal Software, a privately-held, Australian based software company. LEAP was listed in Australian Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 in 2004, 2008 and 2009 and in the BRW Fast 100 in 2009. LEAP expanded to the UK and US markets in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, LEAP Legal Software generated $50 million in annual revenue. It employs more than 300 employees worldwide. The LEAP software is now developed by LEAP Dev. LEAP Dev creates a suite of products that are suitable for small law firms including the LawConnect client portal and file sharing environment.
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Software
LEAP Legal Software's flagship product is LEAP, a cloud based software for lawyers. The key features of LEAP include a client and contact database, document assembly and management, automated matter types and forms, file sharing, time recording, and billing and trust accounting tools.
LEAP Legal Software introduced mobile app integration in mid-2013.
Data storage
LEAP data is stored in the cloud, maintained by provider Amazon Web Services on servers in Australia, the United States and Europe.
Integration with Microsoft
LEAP was integrated with Microsoft Office in 2002. In January 2016, LEAP completed an integration with the new Microsoft Office 365 software allowing complex document assembly to occur on the server rather than the desktop. LEAP 365 was the first SaaS (software as a service) legal application for the Australian market.
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Corporate development
Acquisitions
LEAP Legal Software has acquired a number of products and companies, including:
- BING! in 2008
- LegalPax in 2008
- LawWare in 2012
- Peapod Legal Software in 2013
- Edgebyte in 2014
Internal start-ups
InfoTrack
Initially a division of LEAP known as LEAP Searching, InfoTrack was launched as a separate company in 2012. It had a reported annual revenue of A$144 million in 2015.
Ownership and management
LEAP Legal Software was founded in 1992 by Christian Beck who remains the company's largest shareholder. The board of directors includes Richard Hugo-Hamman as the company's executive chairman, LEAP Australia's CEO Bobbi Young; LEAP UK's CEO Peter Baverstock, LEAP US' CEO Chris Stock, Marcus Fletcher and David Hill.
LEAP Legal Software has had an Employee Share Scheme since 2009. There are more than 130 LEAP employees who own shares through this scheme.
Current offices
LEAP Legal Software's global headquarters are in Sydney, Australia. Its Australian offices are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. It has offices abroad in New York, New Jersey, Twickenham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bridgend, Brighton and Krakow.
History and development
LEAP was created in 1992 by Christian Beck, who felt that lawyers' workflow could be improved using technology. In 2008 Leap acquired LegalPax, a provider of automated forms and precedents to law firms in Queensland. In the beginning of 2010, Leap launched a cloud software called LEAP Expedite. It also purchased BING! Software, a family law precedents business. LEAP Office 10 was launched at the NSW State Legal Conference in August 2010. In 2012, LEAP Expedite was replaced with a completely rewritten Cloud product. LEAP 365 was released for the UK and US markets at an event at Yankee Stadium on September 12, 2016. LEAP 365 integrated its document assembly capabilities with Microsoft Word Online and allowed users to access to LEAP through an online browser.
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