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LEAP

LEAP Rating:
1.8/5

Features

  • Customer Experience & Support - 6.75/10
    6.8/10
  • Pricing & Value - 5.5/10
    5.5/10
  • Security - 8/10
    8/10
  • Innovation & Future-Proofing - 6.5/10
    6.5/10
Comments Rating 1 (3 reviews)
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Rating Breakdown

Our Rating: 3.3/5

Our rating is based on our subjective judgment. Use our resources—including our rating and community ratings and reviews—to find the best fit for your firm.

Community Rating: 1/5 (based on 3 ratings)

The community rating is based on the average of the community reviews below.

Composite Rating: 1.8/5

The composite rating is a weighted average of our rating and the community ratings below.

LEAP is hybrid law practice management software, with desktop and mobile apps, synced up through the cloud.

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Who LEAP is For

LEAP is a good fit for small firms looking for Windows-based law law practice management software with a robust library of court forms for document assembly. It is probably not a good fit for those looking for an inexpensive solution for managing their practice as, at $149 per user per month, it costs more than most law practice management software.

Features

Website
 www.leap.us
Starting Cost
 $149/user/month
Apps
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Windows
Installation
  • Hybrid
Core Features
For law practice management software, the following are essential features, and you should therefore expect to see a check in every box in this section.
Case/Matter Management
Matter management is the defining feature of law practice management software, of course. However, some software is targeted at specific practice areas and may implement case management in different ways in order to manage information specific to those practice areas.
✓
Client/Contact Management
Managing clients and other contacts is a core feature of law practice management software.
✓
Task Management
Basic task management includes creating tasks with due dates that can be associated with cases/matters and assigned to different lawyers. Some products stick to pretty basic task management, while others offer enough features to make any Getting Things Done devotee happy.
✓
Calendar
As with email, this feature means a full calendar client, not just an integration with Outlook or Google Calendar.
✓
Timekeeping
Timekeeping is a core feature of practice management software, essential for lawyers who bill by the hour but useful even for those who don't.
✓
Additional Features
Conflict Checking
An actual conflict checker is more than just a search box. This applies to software that actually has a conflict checking feature. Implementation varies, but at a minimum you should be able to search the entire database for matching names. It should check for conflicts accurately and intuitively, allow for a lateral hire to input their conflict database into the system, work quickly when new clients call, and comply with the rules of professional conduct for checking conflicts.
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Email Client
Does it include a full email client? (Alternative solutions that don't amount to an email client, like plugins for Outlook or Gmail, do not earn a check for this feature. See software integrations, below.))
✓
Text Messaging
Can you send and receive text messages and associate them with your matters?
✓
Document Management
Basic document management allows you to add documents and associate them with your cases/matters.
✓
Document Assembly
Loading your firm’s document templates into your law practice management software can save time and ensure consistency. This check means basic document assembly suitable for form letters, invoices, etc. For advanced document assembly, you’ll probably need additional software.
✓
Secure Client Portal
✓
Basic Bookkeeping
This means basic checkbook register–style bookkeeping, which is more limited than full accounting. You should be able to keep track of your operating accounts and reconcile your balances, but you may still need full accounting software.
✗
Trust Accounting
This means you can track your client trust accounts, including expenses and payments. It is normal to see trust accounting without basic bookkeeping or full accounting, in which case you will need something else for accounting.
✓
Full Accounting
Some software includes full double-entry accounting features, making additional accounting software unnecessary.
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Billing & Invoicing
Does the software allow you to send bills or invoices?
✓
Online Payments
Payment processing is increasingly offered either as an included or add-on feature, especially with cloud-based law practice management software.
✓
Software Integrations
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • MYOB
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Xero
Open API
✗

Additional Details about LEAP

Court forms library. LEAP has an extensive library of document templates and preconfigured matter types, helping cut down on data entry by automating your most commonly-used forms. Access up-to-date forms via their comprehensive range of legal forms, and take advantage of its extensive array of legal reports that help you track depositions and communicate with third parties, such as attorneys or court reporters.

Client portal. LEAP’s client portal includes appointment scheduling, forms, and e-signing, in addition to the more typical client portal features like communication, bill payment, and document sharing.

Document scanning. As a nice perk, the LEAP mobile app includes a document scanner.

Page edited by the Lawyerist editorial team. Last updated April 17th, 2020.

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3 LEAP Community Reviews

  1. Avatar Lance M. says:
    October 8, 2020 at 9:03 am

    Solo Lawyer

    This product and service lacks the value at $165/month. I tried it because of the COVID pandemic and it just didn’t do what I wanted it to do as it relates to billing, accounting and bookkeeping. It did not save me time and at best I broke even as it relates to time, but I am still paying $165/month. Critically, when I tried to end my service during the Trial Period, they would not let me do it, and now I am wasting time fighting with them to stop taking my money for a service I do not use. DO NOT SIGN THEIR CONTRACT.

  2. Avatar Leon B. says:
    September 6, 2020 at 7:13 pm

    Don't do it

    Needed to give a client a copy of the file so thought that I could simply export the file. The software is limited to only 100 files so you have to call leap to see if they can export. They want to charge $4,000 to export a single file !! Daylight robbery. Don’t sign up – they lock you in and you will never get out !! Don’t make the same mistake that I did

  3. Avatar Joseph M. says:
    May 29, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    Don't fall for LEAP

    We switched from Time Matters and Slips to LEAP two months ago. Now we are in the process of going through the painful experience of pulling our data from LEAP, one matter at a time; limited to 100 files. This is LEAP’s attempt to force the user to stay with them. I have been on the phone nearly 10 hours this week (all unbillable time) for tech support to attempt to resolve my billing issues. We now have to run a parrel system, LEAP and Time Matters for the next 4 months go we can invoke the money-back guarantee. I will have LEAP for the next for months and if any other family law practice attorneys are considering LEAP; I am willing to provide a live demonstration and share the emails exchanged with tech support so you can see the issues yourself prior to making the LEAP. Joe McIntosh 610-566-1700.

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