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Custom legal software and automation

We build software for law firms and in-house legal teams: document assembly and review automation, matter and case tracking, client intake and secure client portals. Confidentiality, privilege and data protection are part of the design from the first conversation.

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Systems we build

Typical legal projects. Each is scoped to your process, not a template.

  • AI-Powered Contract Review Platform

    A machine learning system trained on UK legal documents that reviews commercial contracts, identifies non-standard clauses, flags risks against a firm's approved playbook, extracts key commercial terms, and generates mark-up suggestions. Speeds up first-pass review.

  • Practice Management and Billing System

    A comprehensive system handling matter opening, conflict checking, time recording, SRA-compliant billing, client account management, and management reporting. Supports time-based, fixed-fee, conditional fee, and damages-based agreement billing models.

  • Conveyancing Case Management Platform

    A workflow-driven conveyancing system that manages the entire transaction lifecycle from instruction to completion, integrating with HM Land Registry, local authority search providers, and HMRC SDLT submissions. Automates milestone tracking and client updates.

  • Legal Document Automation Engine

    A template-driven document generation system that produces first drafts of standard legal documents by populating intelligent templates with matter and client data. Supports conditional logic, clause libraries, and multi-party document assembly.

Problems we hear about

The issues that usually prompt the first conversation.
  • Fee earner utilisation in many UK law firms suffers because significant time is consumed by non-billable administrative tasks including document formatting, time recording, and file management
  • SRA Accounts Rules require meticulous separation and reporting of client money, with errors potentially leading to regulatory intervention, fines, or firm closure
  • Due diligence processes in commercial transactions involve reviewing thousands of documents, with manual review being both expensive and prone to human oversight
  • Law firms handle highly sensitive client data protected by legal professional privilege, requiring security measures that exceed standard business data protection practices
  • Fixed-fee work and alternative fee arrangements demand better matter cost tracking and profitability analysis than traditional time-based billing systems provide

Off-the-shelf or custom?

Practice and case management products are mature, and most firms should start there. Custom work makes sense around the edges: automating the documents and workflows unique to your practice, connecting systems that do not integrate, or building client-facing tools your practice management system does not offer.

Rules we design around

Legislation and standards that commonly shape systems in this sector. We design with them in mind; your compliance advisers have the final word.
  • SRA Standards and Regulations
  • SRA Accounts Rules 2019
  • SRA Transparency Rules
  • UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018
  • Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (for legal sector)
  • Legal Professional Privilege protections
  • Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
  • Courts and Tribunals Fee Orders

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Common questions

Does Elsio understand SRA Accounts Rules compliance?
Yes. Elsio builds legal accounting systems that comply with the SRA Accounts Rules 2019 including requirements for client account separation, prompt banking, bill delivery before transfer, residual balance handling, and accountant's reporting requirements.
How does Elsio protect legal professional privilege in software systems?
Elsio implements multiple layers of protection including end-to-end encryption, role-based access controls with matter-level permissions, comprehensive audit logging, secure data centres within UK jurisdiction, and data architecture that maintains privilege boundaries between matters and clients.
Can AI really review legal documents accurately?
Yes. Modern AI legal review tools achieve accuracy rates comparable to experienced lawyers for clause identification and risk flagging. Elsio trains models on UK legal precedents and firm-specific playbooks. AI reviews complement rather than replace lawyer judgment, with all flagged items reviewed by qualified fee earners.
Does Elsio integrate with HM Land Registry and Companies House?
Yes. Elsio builds integrations with HM Land Registry for title searches, OS1 applications, and AP1 submissions. Companies House integration provides company searches, director checks, PSC information, and filing support via their public APIs.
Can Elsio build software for barristers' chambers as well as law firms?
Yes. Elsio builds clerking systems, diary management, fee collection, and chambers management software for barristers' chambers. These systems account for the self-employed model, BSB regulatory requirements, and HMRC compliance for the Bar.

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