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Katron Systems Limited provide the Solidus range of solicitors software including Accounts, Bulk Debt Collection, Practice Management and Case Management software. Written in 1983 the software has continued to evolve and runs under any Microsoft platform using either Microsoft Access or SQL Server as it's core database. Katron Systems is a software and Hardware supplier and can provide a full bespoke solution from designing your initial system, providing hardware, software, cabling and support thorugh to the final commissioning. They are happy to integrate with other suppliers or can become the 'one-stop' IT supplier

Keystone - see Solution 6

Knowhow Consulting Limited is a Document Management and Knowledge Management consultancy providing software solutions and services to the legal sector. The firm partners with Hummingbird - installing, upgrading and customizing their document management, knowledge management and web portal software, as part of their solutions. They also provide technical support and training for their Hummingbird clients. In addition to their Hummingbird-related activities, Knowhow has experience in iManage, Documentum and Open Text technologies. The firm develops bespoke PC and Web-based systems for clients, undertakes independent consultancy and provides project management services. In addition to working for law firms, Knowhow Consulting Limited has a number of clients in commercial and Government sectors.

Kommunicate - see Avanquest

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Laserform has been acquired by Computer Software Group.
Member of the Legal Software Suppliers Assocation
Laserform are the undisputed market leaders in the electronic legal forms marketplace and are now also a major supplier of legal accounts and practice management systems to the UK legal profession. Over the past 15 years they have grown to an organisation of over 60 people across 3 offices, with turnover approaching 4 million per annum. The product range has grown correspondingly to encompass the whole range of legal specific software across a practice's business activities. The product range includes 32-bit fixed and expandable electronic legal forms along with complete practice management including legal accounts, and case and matter management for conveyancing, personal injury, family and a billing system for crime. They work closely with other suppliers to help with integration of the forms product into other case management applications. They also work closely to develop new initiatives in the market, including supporting PISCES, and the Land Registry's e-conveyancing projects. Laserform believe in working closely with customers to identify and fulfil their electronic product needs, using the latest and best technology. They also provide a service to keep customers well informed about forthcoming changes, in particular, changes to forms. Laserform recently acquired HRnet, an established personnel system designed specifically for law firms, adding strength to laserforms portfolio of products.

Lawbase are specialists in case management. Lawbase is a powerful tool but simple to use and has links to other legal software such as electronic forms and document managememnt. Lawbase Case Management provides a cost-effective way to develop systems quickly and reliably. Lawbase offers a design and implementation service to produce systems to a firm's specification. Lawbase also supplies specialist systems for wills (English and Scottish), Probate and Executry.

Lawyers On Line is already well known as an Internet Service Provider but is now also active in the software market related to internet products, mainly for Sole Practitioners and smaller firms. Rather than 'off the shelf' software they produce, host & support complex interactive Perl, Java, C++ CGI scripts enabling interative software solutions from basic 'Quote Calculators' to complex multi-user secure systems including File Transfer, Intranet, Extranet & Database Applications. A good example is the new CLSA (Criminal Law Solicitors Association) site which incorporates virtual committee rooms and online file storage & transfer. They are now working with Peapod (see also description of Peapod to provide SECUREInternet. This combines the BorderWare Firewall server with Secure ISP, which provides unlimited email addresses, domain name registration and web hosting.

Legal Accounting NI (LANI) is a not for profit organisation, founded in 2002 by a group of Legal Bookkeepers working in solicitors' practices in Northern Ireland who believed there was a need to assist Legal Bookkeepers, Practice Managers and Managing Partners maintain and improve on standards for legal bookkeeping in the jursidiction. LANI supplies professional bookkeeping & accounting services in compliance with Northern Ireland Law Society regulations. The services are designed to support Small to Medium sized and Start-up Law firms. They act as the firm's finance department, performing all the functions associated with running and managing such a department.

Legal Software Suppliers Assocation
The Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) is the only organisation in the legal software market with a strict Code of Practice by which its members must abide, covering every aspect from confidentiality to support and training. The Code of Practice is available on the site and there is also a list of its member firms and a link to each firm, if the firm already has a web site.

Legal Technology Solutions is an independent legal technology consultancy based in Bristol providing a range of advice and services to lawyers, helping them to get the most out of their existing technology, and where appropriate to advise on the purchase and implementation of new technology. Services range from strategic consultancy, product/supplier selection and project management through to bespoke web and database development where appropriate.

LexisNexis' electronic disclosure solution, eDisclosure is now available in the UK, following considerable success in the US, where the company has managed 850 disclosure cases ranging from a few thousand electronic pages, to more than 40 million electronic pages for clients ranging from niche practices to the largest law firms in the world. The product offers a 48-hour turnaround from receipt of data to upload for online review and can deal with up to 7 million electronic pages a day and more than 200 file types. For more details contact Jonathan Brewer, Head of Practioner Solutions at LexisNexis on 0207 400 2753 or email Jonathan Brewer.

LexisNexis InterAction (previously called InterAction from Interface) is a powerful Client Relationship Management (CRM) tool designed specifically for professional services firms. InterAction integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Blackberry and other personal information managers. Essential Data Quality and Data Change Management tools ensure data integrity and reduce the ongoing cost of ownership. The Who Knows Whom feature allows users to determine who else within a firm knows the contact and the nature and strength of that relationship. InterAction uncovers complex connections between people, companies and experience that exist throughout the firm. Many top professional services firms are using InterAction as their CRM solution. InterAction software is now also available on a subscription basis which is essentially software, services and content charged on an annual (subscription) basis rather than as an outright purchase. This can be a less expensive way to find out whether the software suits the organisation.

LJ Computers Ltd are software and training specialists. They work with Pracctice (see next software page) in developing case management which integrates with the Osprey system.

Featured in the Law Society's Software Solutions Guide 2008
Member of the Legal Software Suppliers Assocation
Linetime, established in 1983, is dedicated to the supply and support of high-quality, high-functionality IT solutions for the legal profession. Their integrated software system, Liberate, is based on a single Microsoft SQLServer database and contains, at it's core, a fully-SAR compliant (including Legal Services Commission Billing) Practice Accounting system and a highly-flexible Case Management system. For users who wish to work outside of the confines of a workflow-driven case management system Linetime offer Liberate Express. Liberate Express is a file/document/matter management system that offers users many of the benefits of case management with a familiar Microsoft Outlook 'look and feel'. The Liberate portfolio also includes the widely-used debt recovery software DebtimeSQL, Liberate Contact Marketing and newly-launched Liberate B2C, a sophisticated client web access portal (see below for a bit more on this). Liberate also has an (optional) user access portal and performance monitoring tool, MyView.NET, through which practice/team/individual performance information can be displayed in graphical, tabular and/or KPI format. The Liberate suite also includes ImageRouter.NET, a product designed to automate the secure and controlled distribution of scanned documents and images. Liberate is available for installation as either a practice-wide integrated solution or as a series of 'stand-alone' departmental solutions. IT solutions from Linetime include training and ongoing software support. Technical services include project management, hardware and software installation, data conversion and network consultancy/configuration.
Extra information.... Liberate B2C allows clients to review current case and matter details, create new cases and matters and exchange instructions. Via a secure Internet connection, Liberate B2C users are able to submit and receive instructions and review individual cases and matters. Individual private clients are allowed to view their own case and matter details whilst the Partner Zone allows "bulk referrers" to view details of all of their client's transactions. The software links particularly well with Linetime's Debt Recovery system DebtimeSQL so that clients can enter new cases online and the software allows debtors to make secure credit and debit card payments online. A full audit-trail of all transactions is maintained.

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