AI solutions built for UK law firms
Recover billable hours lost to document review, client intake, and administrative tasks. Purpose-built AI that integrates with your case management system and meets SRA compliance requirements. Production-ready in 2-6 weeks.
How we de-risk this: free demo → paid discovery (half up front, half on spec delivery - you own the spec) → then the full build. No black boxes.
The AI stack we build on
96%
UK firms now using AI
140h
Saved per person per year
£2.4B
Productivity gains across sector
2-6wk
From kickoff to production
What is an AI legal assistant?
An AI legal assistant is software that takes on the repetitive, document-heavy work around a matter. For UK firms it genuinely helps with document review, client intake, contract analysis, due diligence, and knowledge search across the firm’s precedents and past matters - reading, classifying and summarising so fee earners review highlights instead of every page.
It supports your fee earners; it does not give legal advice. A qualified solicitor stays accountable for every client-facing output. We build this as custom agentic AI wired to your case management system through governed integrations, so the tools fit how your firm already works and keep humans in control.
How AI Transforms Legal Work
AI handles the repetitive, time-heavy tasks that eat into billable hours - so your fee earners can focus on the advisory work clients actually pay for.
Document Review Automation
AI reads, classifies, and extracts key information from contracts, correspondence, and disclosure bundles in minutes instead of hours. Your team reviews AI-flagged highlights rather than reading every page. Firms typically see 60-80% reduction in document review time.
Client Intake & Triage
Automate initial enquiry handling, conflict checks, and matter opening. AI collects client information, assesses urgency, routes to the right practice area, and pre-populates your case management system - reducing intake time from hours to minutes.
Contract Analysis
AI identifies key clauses, unusual terms, obligations, and risk factors across contracts of any length. Compare terms against your firm's standard positions and generate summary reports automatically. Essential for due diligence and high-volume contract work.
Compliance Checking
Automated compliance monitoring against regulatory requirements, SRA standards, and internal policies. AI flags potential issues before they become problems - from anti-money laundering checks to conflict-of-interest screening.
Knowledge Management
Turn your firm's accumulated knowledge into a searchable, AI-powered resource. Fee earners find relevant precedents, internal guidance, and past matter outcomes instantly - instead of reinventing the wheel or asking colleagues who might have left.
Billing & Time Recording
AI captures time entries automatically from documents, emails, and system activity. No more end-of-day guesswork or lost billable minutes. Firms using automated time recording typically recover 15-25% more billable time.
See AI handle your document review - in a free 30-min demo tailored to your practice area.
Book demoLegal AI ROI Calculator
Estimate how much billable time your firm could recover by automating document review, client intake, and administrative tasks with AI.
Estimated annual time savings
5,856 hours
Annual cost savings
£1,464,000
ROI
6,000%
Return on investment
Hours saved / person / year
586
Billable hours recovered
Recommended AI solutions
- Document review AI
- Client intake automation
- Contract analysis & clause extraction
- Compliance & regulatory checking
- Knowledge management & precedent search
- Automated time recording & billing
Estimates based on typical AI automation rates for legal work. Actual savings depend on practice areas, matter complexity, and existing systems. Per-seat cost estimate: £200/month.
Your numbers, the assumptions, and what they mean - no sales call required.
How We Build AI for Law Firms
A proven four-step process designed around how law firms actually work - with partner consultation at every stage and strict handling of legal data throughout.
- 1
Discovery & Partner Consultation
We sit down with your partners and practice leads to map workflows, identify where fee earners lose the most time, and understand your compliance requirements. This phase defines exactly what AI will handle, what stays with your team, and how success is measured - before any code is written.
- 2
Design Around Practice Areas
Every practice area has different document types, workflows, and risk profiles. We design AI solutions tailored to your specific practice mix - whether that's M&A due diligence, litigation disclosure, conveyancing packs, or immigration case bundles. No generic templates.
- 3
Secure Deployment with Legal Data Handling
AI is deployed with end-to-end encryption, UK-based hosting, matter-level data isolation, and full audit trails. We integrate with your case management system and test rigorously with real-world scenarios. Client data is never used to train models or shared externally.
- 4
Training & Ongoing Support
We train your fee earners and support staff on using AI effectively within their daily workflows. Post-launch, we monitor accuracy, refine AI behaviour based on your team's feedback, and add new capabilities as your firm's needs evolve.
AI-Assisted vs Manual Legal Work
The difference between AI-augmented and traditional legal work is measured in billable hours recovered, not just efficiency. Here is how they compare across common tasks.
| Task | Manual Approach | AI-Assisted |
|---|---|---|
| Document Review | Fee earner reads every page - 6-10 hours per bundle | AI flags key clauses and risks - review in 30-60 minutes |
| Client Intake | Receptionist takes details, manually checks conflicts, routes to solicitor | AI collects info, runs conflict checks, pre-populates CMS automatically |
| Contract Analysis | Junior associate reviews clause-by-clause - 2-4 hours per contract | AI extracts key terms and compares against standard positions in minutes |
| Compliance Checks | Manual checklist review, periodic audits | Continuous automated monitoring with real-time alerts |
| Precedent Research | Search through folders, ask colleagues, hope for the best | AI-powered instant search across all firm knowledge and past matters |
| Time Recording | End-of-day guesswork, lost billable minutes | Automatic capture from documents, emails, and system activity |
| Due Diligence | Team of associates reviewing data rooms for days | AI pre-screens and categorises - team focuses on flagged items |
| Client Communication | Manual updates, chasing for documents | Automated status updates and document collection workflows |
Practice Areas Using AI
AI delivers measurable results across legal practice areas by handling the repetitive, document-heavy tasks that consume the most fee earner time.
Corporate & M&A
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Conveyancing
Family Law
Employment Law
Immigration
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See AI handle your document review - free demo
In a free 30-minute session, we'll show you AI processing real legal documents - flagging key clauses, extracting terms, and summarising bundles. Tailored to your practice area, using the document types your fee earners deal with every day.
- Free demo on your real data - no commitment
- Paid discovery phase - half up front, half on spec delivery. You own the spec.
- Only then do we commit to the full build
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