# LEAP Legal Software
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{{Short description|AU Law practice management software company}}
{{COI|date=February 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = LEAP Legal Software
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| type = [Private](/source/Privately_held_company)
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|[Software Development](/source/Software_Development)}}
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1992}} in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [Australia](/source/Australia)
| founder = Christian Beck
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| hq_location_city = [Sydney](/source/Sydney)
| hq_location_country = [Australia](/source/Australia)
| area_served = {{Unbulleted list
| [Australia](/source/Australia)
| [Canada](/source/Canada)
| [Ireland](/source/Ireland)
| [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand)
| [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
| [United States](/source/United_States)}}
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list
| Christian Beck (CEO)
| Nik Samuelson (COO)
| Vahdat Dastpak (CTO)}}
| products = {{Unbulleted list
| LEAP
| LEAP 365 ([Software as a service](/source/Software_as_a_service)}}
| revenue = {{Unbulleted list
| US$50 million (2019)}}
| owner =
| num_employees = 950
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| website = leaplegalsoftware.com
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'''LEAP''' '''Legal Software''' is a privately held technology company that develops practice management software for the legal profession which includes legal accounting, document assembly, management and legal publishing assets.[{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title=LEAP Legal Software Acquires WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel {{!}} LawSites |url=https://www.lawnext.com/2022/04/leap-legal-software-acquires-wealthcounsel-and-eldercounsel.html |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=www.lawnext.com |language=en-US}}]
== History ==
LEAP Legal Software was founded in 1992 by Christian Beck.[Blackbird Ventures [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dl7_x_-ej4&t=71s "LEAP Co-Founder Christian Beck"] 4 June 2015]
In 2010, LEAP Office 10 was launched at the NSW State Legal Conference.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20170607011425/https://www.legalpracticeintelligence.com.au/300-people-attend-launch-of-leap-office-10/ "300 People Attend Launch of LEAP Office 10"] Legal Practice Intelligence, 30 August 2010]
LEAP also purchased BING! Software, a family law precedents business.[Squillante, Neil. [http://blog.technolawyer.com/2016/09/leap-365.html "LEAP 365 Offers Practice Management and Document Assembly Everywhere You Go"] TechnoLawyer 22 September 2016]
In 2012, LEAP Expedite was replaced with a rewritten cloud product. LEAP began rolling out the cloud version of its software to law firms in Australia in January 2013.[{{Cite web |date=2019-06-06|title=LEAP Legal Software Announces Major New Expansion Initiative Into The United States|url=https://www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk/leap-legal-software-announces-major-new-expansion-initiative-into-the-united-states/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Today's Conveyancer |language=en-GB}}]
LEAP expanded to the UK and US markets in 2014[[https://www.legalpracticeintelligence.com.au/leap-legal-software-is-now-in-the-uk/ "LEAP Legal Software is now in the UK"] Legal Practice Intelligence, 13 November 2014] and 2015.[Needham, Lisa. [https://lawyerist.com/128133/leap-moves-document-assembly-cloud-office-365s-web-apps/ "LEAP Moves Document Assembly to the Cloud with Office 365's Web Apps"] Lawyerist.com, 13 September 2016]
LEAP 365 was the first software-as-a-service legal application for the Australian market.[Butler, Stephen. [http://www.alpma.com.au/a-survival-guide-for-legal-practice-managers/cloud-computing-explained-for-a-law-firm "Cloud computing explained for a law firm"] Australasian Legal Practice Management Association, 25 June 2013] LEAP 365 was released for the UK and US markets at an event at Yankee Stadium on September 12, 2016.[{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=2024-10-10 |title=Melbourne lawyer referred to complaints body after AI generated made-up case citations in family court |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/oct/10/melbourne-lawyer-referred-to-complaints-body-after-ai-generated-made-up-case-citations-in-family-court-ntwnfb |access-date=2025-09-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}][{{Cite web |last=Lawyers |first=Sydney Criminal |date=2024-09-09 |title=Lawyer Caught Out Submitting AI Generated List of Fabricated Cases to Court |url=https://nswcourts.com.au/articles/lawyer-caught-out-submitting-ai-generated-list-of-fabricated-cases-to-court/ |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=NSW Courts {{!}} New South Wales Courts |language=en}}]
== Software ==
All LEAP data is stored in AWS (Amazon Web Services) in dedicated facilities around the world.[Legal Practice Intelligence [https://web.archive.org/web/20170608014044/https://www.legalpracticeintelligence.com.au/how-lawyers-are-using-mobile-devices-the-leap-experience/ "How Lawyers Are Using Mobile Devices - The LEAP Experience"] Legal Practice Intelligence, 23 June 2016]
=== Integration with Microsoft ===
LEAP was integrated with [Microsoft Office](/source/Microsoft_Office) in 2002. In January 2016, LEAP completed an integration with the new Microsoft Office 365 software allowing complex document assembly to occur in the cloud rather than the desktop.[Needham, Lisa. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170626003908/https://lawyerist.com/leap-moves-document-assembly-cloud-office-365s-web-apps/ "LEAP Moves Document Assembly To the Cloud With Office 365's Web Apps"] Lawyerist.com, 13 September 2016]
== Leadership ==
* Christian Beck, Founder[{{Cite web |title=LEAP Leadership - Christian Beck|url=https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/christian-beck/ |access-date=2021-11-29|website=www.leaplegalsoftware.com|language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Leadership {{!}} LEAP Legal Software |url=https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/leadership |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=LEAP GLOBAL}}]
* Nik Samuelson, Chief Operating Officer
* Vahdat Dastpak, Chief Technology Officer, LEAP Dev
== Corporate development ==
=== Acquisitions ===
LEAP Legal Software has acquired several companies and brands:
* Law Perfect in 2007[{{Cite web |url=https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/david-hill/|title = LEAP Leadership - David Hill}}]
* BING! in 2008[[https://www.legalpracticeintelligence.com.au/leap-legal-software-pty-ltd-acquires-the-bing-family-law-software-business-2/ "LEAP Legal Software Pty Ltd Acquires the BING Family Law Software Business"] Legal Practice Intelligence, March 14, 2010]
* LegalPax in 2008[{{Cite web |url=http://www.leap.com.au/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212025321/http://www.leap.com.au/|url-status=dead |archive-date=12 December 2008 |title=LEAP Legal - Legal Software for Law Firms and Conveyancers |date=December 12, 2008}}]
* LawWare in 2012[LEAP Legal Software Acquires LawWare [https://web.archive.org/web/20170626013411/https://www.legalpracticeintelligence.com.au/leap-legal-software-acquires-lawware/ "LEAP Legal Software Acquires LawWare"] Legal Practice Intelligence, 29 April 2012]
* Peapod Legal Software in 2013[Venables, Delia. [http://www.infolaw.co.uk/newsletter/2016/09/cloud-based-software-lawyers/ "Cloud-based software for lawyers"] InfoLaw, September 2016]
* Edgebyte in 2014[Insight Legal [https://web.archive.org/web/20170626013533/http://www.insightlegal.co.uk/services/data-migration/lawbyte-from-edgebyte/ "Lawbyte from Edgebyte"]]
* Easysoft, Perfect Software (Perfect Books) in 2015[{{Cite web |url=https://www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk/main-news/interview-with-richard-hugo-hamman-executive-chairman-of-leap/ |title = Interview with Richard Hugo-Hamman, Executive Chairman of LEAP |date = 3 November 2015}}]
*DivorceMate, Softdocs & Infinitylaw in 2021[{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=A Powerful New Partnership Emerges in Canada |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/a-powerful-new-partnership-emerges-in-canada-882206303.html |access-date=2022-02-15 |website=www.newswire.ca|language=en}}]
*Bradley Software in 2022[{{Cite web |title=Bradley Software |url=https://www.bradleysoftware.com/ |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=www.bradleysoftware.com}}]
*WealthCounsel in 2023[{{Cite web |title=Company {{!}} LEAP Legal Software |url=https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/company |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=LEAP GLOBAL}}]
==== Internal start-up: InfoTrack ====
Initially a division of LEAP known as LEAP Searching, InfoTrack was launched as a separate company in 2012 and has since been brought under the umbrella company of Australian Technology Investors.[{{Cite news |url=http://www.afr.com/leadership/rich-lister-christian-beck-raises-350m-for-infotrack-to-disrupt-legal-sector-20171103-gzekdy|title=Rich lister raises $350m in super money to disrupt the legal sector|date=2017-11-20|work=Financial Review|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en-US}}][https://web.archive.org/web/20170626020016/https://www.legalpracticeintelligence.com.au/the-launch-of-infotrack-online-searching-service-and-information-broker/ "The Launch of InfoTrack Online Searching Service and Information Broker"] Legal Practice Intelligence, 20 March 2012] It had a reported annual revenue of A$144 million in 2015.[Thompson, Sarah et al.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170626020708/https://www.aconex.com/sites/default/files/afr_infotrack_moves_towards_ipo_starters_gun_210316_0.pdf "InfoTrack Moves Towards IPO Starter's Gun"] The Australian Financial Review, 21 March 2016]
==References==
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