Legal Software and Information Technology Suppliers K & L
Information on software suppliers, IT consultants and companies associated with legal software, maintained by Delia Venables.
These descriptions are based partly on Delia's own notes and partly on the information provided by the suppliers themselves.
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
KnowHow Consulting designs, develops and delivers leading edge Information Management
solutions for many national and international law firms, patent and trademark attorneys, government organisations and commercial businesses.
KnowHow partners with Open Text, Microsoft, DocsCorp, Kofax, SeeUnity and others, to offer a broad range of solutions to our clients including
Document and Email Management, Knowledge Management, Collaboration/Portals (including using Microsoft SharePoint), Scanning and scanning solutions,
PDF Management and Search. KnowHow's consultants offer a combination of expert technical advice and implementation skills, allowing them to assist
their clients both with identifying their requirements and delivering them. They also offer services for the full life cycle of the project from project planning and
business analysis through implementation and integration, to support, training and account management.
Lawbase are
specialist suppliers of software for Probate, Executry and Wills work.
They have supplied high quality software to the legal profession for 20 years.
Customers include practices of every size and type as well as the legal departments of top 500 companies and institutions.
Lawbase concentrates on specialised areas of legal work that require complex financial routines, integrated form filling
and sophisticated document drafting as well as standard case management.
Their new Internet service means that their software is simply and affordably accessible by anyone.
They are a small company but they are part of the CDL Group that employs over 240 employee's in London and
Manchester with an impressive depth and breadth of expertise.
LawCloud is a hosted, cloud-based version of the practice, matter and
case management product called LawWare Enterprise, from
LawWare.
The software is available at a fixed low monthly cost, offering flexibility, scalability and security for
law firms and solicitors in the UK.
LawCloud is now celebrating its
hundreth UK Law Firm using its legal software "in the cloud". LawCloud provides software and support for solicitors in the UK
who are looking to start up a new law firm or existing traditional small or medium sized firms looking to modernise
and do more with technology, offering in-house and hosted systems.
LawCloud's blog is available at
LawCloudComputing which discusses issues relevant to cloud computing,
particularly with respect to usage for law firms. It contains or links to a number of general resources relating to cloud computing.
Law Systems are developers of "Probate Plus", a program to automate the processes of
probate work, accounting and assist with form and document production. Now on version 4, the system, which is very widely used, records
estate details and dealings from the first instructions to the final distributions and provides a auto-balancing and constantly updated picture
of the deceased estate during administration with interim and final accounts being instantly available. The software is published in the UK by
Sweet & Maxwell Limited as part of their extensive digital product range.
LAWMAN from Timeslice Ltd, is a fully integrated suite of legal
applications designed around a sqlServer Database with full Microsoft Office Integration, providing rich software
functionality for Partners, Fee Earners, Cashiers, Support and Secretarial staff.
The software brings together all the firm’s information on this central database, a truly single platform with
end to end law office management, all based on the familiar Microsoft Office technology.
Lawman is successfully used by firms of all types and sizes. It addresses all the key areas of functionality,
integration, reporting and performance management required by the busy modern practice or department.
For the larger corporate or international practice Lawman provides support for complex billing arrangements,
multi-currency and even multi-lingual features.
LawPro Legal is a client and matter centric
practice management system giving the fee earner complete management of contacts, clients, matters and cases,
all from one place. With its innovative document management and MS Outlook integration capabilities, users are able to generate
and store emails, reminders, office and court diaries and record them against matters and clients.
LawPro's configurable security model allows firms to allocate as much or as little control as they wish over its complete
accounting, time recording, billing and reporting functions and its intuitive user interface means that users are up and
running in a short time, with minimal training. Although LawPro was originally designed for the smaller practice,
the advantages of an easy to use, good value and complete system was quickly appreciated by larger firms and the client
list today comprises over 100 firms ranging from over 60 terminals down to sole practitioners.
LawSoft was originally developed by Pilgrim Systems, which was founded in 1978 and
acquired by Thomson Reuters Elite in 2011.
LawSoft focuses on the international mid-market law firm segment and has always made the development, supply,
implementation and support of law firm business software as an integrated, all-in-one solution its highest priority.
A key component of Elite’s product development strategy, LawSoft has been very successful since its launch in 1996,
with a large client base in the UK, including many top law firms. LawSoft was the first UK law firm solution to be
built on an integrated workflow engine that supports complete process management.
Lawyers On Line is
already well known as an Internet Service Provider who is
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 basic and complex interactive software solutions.
They can provide a wide variety of software from 'Quote Calculators' to complex multi-user secure systems including File
Transfer, Intranet, Extranet & Database Applications.
Legal Project Management Limited is a
company owned by Antony Smith, a solicitor by training with many years of project based experience
working in the legal sector who now helps lawyers become more productive and profitable by the
application of project management techniques to all aspects of their business.
The aim is to achieve commercial objectives by a structured approach suited to legal environments,
hence the emphasis on Legal Project Management. In addition to working on standard law firm projects
(such as risk management, cost management and workflow design) project management techniques are also
applied more directly to the delivery of legal services.
Project based consultancy advice and hands-on project management services are offered, including
project design, delivery, review and staff training (including fee earner training).
Legal Software Suppliers Assocation
The Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA)
is the UK industry body for legal systems developers and vendors. Representing most of the leading UK suppliers,
it aims to both set and maintain professional standards within the industry and manage areas of mutual
interest between lawyers and software providers.
The LSSA has numerous links with legislative bodies – such as the Land Registry, LSC, Law Society, etc –
and is committed to developing clear channels of communication to enable law firms to gain the maximum benefit
from their selected software solutions.
Legis Solutions has many years experience creating innovative Case Management
solutions for Legal and other professional bodies.
Their core products are used by thousands of professionals across the UK and cover Personal Injury, Conveyancing, Licensing,
Professional Regulatory, Family, Wills/Probate, Cost Draughtsman, Employment, Immigration, PPI, Commercial Property and
Accident Repair. They also supply clients with bespoke solutions.
LegisSQL4 has thousands of users across the UK and is so flexible, it is used by sole practitioners and by firms with over 1000 users.
Firms such as Irwin Mitchell and Shoosmiths began many years ago with just a handful of PC's running Legis Personal Injury software and
have both since grown to be the well known major PI handlers they are today.
Legis Solutions also offers Web Design, Project Management, System Review, Process Review and Training.
LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions is the software solutions arm
of LexisNexis UK, which is part of Reed Elsevier, the FTSE 100 global information and publishing company.
A leading provider of software platforms to the legal, accountancy, public sector and private equity sectors,
LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions offers
LexisNexis® Visualfiles®, for case management (see below for more);
LexisNexis® dna for fully-integrated practice management;
LexisNexis® Streamline, a best-of-breed, single platform for legal and business process workflow management;
LexisNexis® Redwood Analytics® for business intelligence and budgeting software and services;
LexisNexis® InterAction®, for customer relationship management; and
Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 platform for enterprise resource planning.
In the legal market, more than 50 per cent of the top 250 law firms use technology from LexisNexis
Enterprise Solutions.
Visualfiles was acquired by LexisNexis
Butterworths in 2006 and rebranded as LexisNexis Visualfiles. Before that, it was Solicitec, one of the first companies
to develop case management software. The changes in identity have blurred the
capabilities (and pedigree) of Visualfiles but I understand that a new developjment and marketing "push" is now
being given to the product. Indeed, during 2012, adoption of the product grew substantially, crossing the 25,000
licences mark across 360 sites - possibly the largest installed user base in the UK.
The technology can handle 2000 plus concurrent users, across multiple sites but is also available "out of the box"
for smaller firms. For ease of use Visualfiles is delivered inside Microsoft Outlook.
It provides a file centric view of documents, emails, contacts and standard precedents in a simple file handler
friendly interface.
LJ Computers Ltd are software and
training specialists. They can supply hardware, software, training and general support.
Featured in the Law Society's Software Solutions Guide 2008 Member of the Legal Software Suppliers Assocation Linetime are dedicated to the supply and support of high-quality,
high-functionality legal software solutions. Their integrated software system, Liberate, is based on a single Microsoft
SQLServer database and contains, at its core, a fully-SAR compliant (including Legal Services Commission Billing)
Practice Accounting system and a highly-flexible Case Management system. Written using .NET technology Linetime’s
case management software Liberate SE (Signature Edition) provides the latest in combined case and matter
management software. As suitable for complex and varied work as it is for high volume, procedural case types,
Liberate SE accommodates both within the same, secure database. For users who wish to work outside of the confines
of a workflow-driven case management system Linetime matter management provides the fee earner with the tools to
drive the case as they see fit yet still within the confines of the practices standards framework. Liberate B2C is a
sophisticated client web access portal that 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.
Linetimes Debt Recovery system DebtimeSQL provides firms with specialist debt recovery tools not available in
solutions based around generic case management systems – these tools provide firms with the differentiator when
bidding for business and delivering efficient recovery solutions.
