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 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.
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Member of the Legal Software Suppliers Assocation
Laserform has been acquired by Iris.
Iris 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.
LawPracticeConsultancy.com (lpc) is an
IT consultancy run by Jonathan Edwards, previously Managing Partner for 16 years of a major
firm of solicitors, Golds of Glasgow, now part of Irwin Mitchell.
The consultancy assists law firms and legal service providers to increase their profitability,
productivity and effectiveness. lpc's advice is based upon
long experience of top level legal management combined with a deep understanding of the delivery of legal
services and the fundamental use of systemisation and technology.
Believing that the current downturn will signify an axiomatic transformation in the delivery of legal services,
with an ever-increasing blurring between commoditisation and traditional provision, lpc specialise in advice on:-
(i) re-engineering legal processes;
(ii) the creation of an effective online strategy which simultaneously serves both the organisation and their clients;
(iii) the need to modify the structure and management of law firms to meet harsher times and a changed economy; and
(iv) general technology implementation and design. Note! The site is currently providing an "Interactive Practice Analysis",
a free system for practices to use based on answering a series of (quite detailed) questions online.
The answers are scored against standards and the firm receives an individual analysis.
(No financial questions are asked which Jonathan realises that most firms would not be prepared to provide).
It is free and will undoubtedly "make you think" even if you do not agree with the results!
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 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 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.
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.
Legal Workflow Limited, founded by former partner in private practice Martin Langan,
provides legal IT strategy, operational and business process planning and implementation services for law firms and in house legal departments.
The company has a particular speciality in tailoring workflows for most legal disciplines, bringing the perspective and long experience of a solicitor
to the design and deployment of workflows that work for legal practitioners and deliver efficiencies and increased productivity and profitability.
LexisNexis CaseMap is a case analysis tool used by lawyers to
organise, evaluate and communicate critical case information about the facts, issues, people, documents and case law in a case.
CaseMap:
allows lawyers to quickly focus on any particular aspect of a case;
aids early evaluation of a case’s strengths and weaknesses;
facilitates communication and collaboration between team members;
mitigates the risk of knowledge-loss when a team member moves on;
drives efficiency by allowing standardisation of the case analysis process; and
saves time and money by jump-starting document production.
LexisNexis eDisclosure is a leading provider of electronic
disclosure services to the nation’s top law firms and corporations. Combining cutting edge technology with a
knowledge of and respect for the time and financial constraints of many cases, we eliminate the need for manual
review that costs firms and their clients time and money.
Providing services from consulting, data gathering and media restoration through data processing, online review
and document production, they work with all types of electronic data allowing users to search, view, organise,
redact, paginate, produce and print any electronic information.
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 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, 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.
