Legal Practice Management · Legal practice management
LEAP
integration & API.
Custom integrations and bespoke layers around LEAP for Australian law firms.
L What is LEAP?
LEAP in plain English.
LEAP is a cloud-based legal practice management system used by thousands of Australian law firms. It handles matter management, time recording, trust accounting, document management, and standard legal forms. Owned by ATI Global, with deep integration into Australian legal workflow.
What businesses use it for
Common LEAP
use cases.
- 01 Matter management and time recording for fee earners
- 02 Trust accounting compliant with state regulator requirements
- 03 Standard legal forms and conveyancing packs
- 04 Document storage tied to specific matters
- 05 Billing and invoicing integrated with the firm's accounting system
- 06 Client communication logged against matter records
Why custom?
Beyond the default LEAP integrations.
LEAP is the dominant practice management system for Australian law firms — particularly strong for high-volume conveyancing and small-to-mid practices. We build the bespoke layer most firms need above LEAP: branded client portals, structured intake that pre-populates the matter file, document automation tied to your real Word templates, and integrations with Office 365, Xero, MYOB and e-signature platforms.
What we build with LEAP
Common LEAP integrations.
Branded client portals that read matter status from LEAP and present it on the firm's own brand
Structured intake forms with conditional logic that pre-populate LEAP matter records
Document automation using LEAP data with your firm's actual Word template library
Integration between LEAP and Office 365 / SharePoint for matter folder synchronisation
AI-assisted document classification and triage that respects LEAP matter boundaries
Reporting layers that pull cleanly from LEAP for firm-wide analytics
Lead-to-matter conversion workflow that hands off to LEAP cleanly
Commonly paired with
LEAP works with the rest of your stack.
How we build
Production-grade.
Not Zapier in a trench coat.
Every LEAP integration we ship handles failure properly: idempotent jobs, retry logic, dead-letter queues for unrecoverable cases, and observability so you can see exactly where data is at any moment.
Tested
Real test suite, real edge cases. Not just "it worked once."
Observable
You see what is happening — events logged, errors surfaced.
Maintainable
Documented, version-controlled, handed over properly.
More Legal Practice Management
Other legal practice management platforms we connect.
FAQ
Common questions about LEAP integration.
Can you build a custom client portal that reads from LEAP?
Yes — we build branded client portals that connect to LEAP via the LEAP API, presenting matter status, document exchange, and secure messaging in your firm's brand rather than the templated LEAP portal.
Will my custom integration with LEAP survive LEAP updates?
We build against LEAP's public API which has stable contracts. Updates to the LEAP product rarely break properly-built integrations; when they do, we maintain them as part of ongoing engagement retainers.
Can you replace LEAP with a custom platform?
Usually no — LEAP handles the regulatory and trust-accounting machinery well, and the cost of replacement is rarely justified. We build alongside LEAP, not as a replacement.
Is data residency for my LEAP-connected platform Australian?
Yes — we engineer integrations with explicit Australian data residency where the matter requires it. AWS Sydney, Cloudflare Australia, or Azure Australia East are typical hosting choices.
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