SOLUTIONS — LEGAL · UK · US

AI systems for law firms that ship in weeks, not quarters

62% of legal professionals use AI individually. 29% of firms have deployed it at the workflow level. The gap isn't awareness or budget — it's implementation. Formulaic builds the production systems that close that gap.

REF-001·UK·LEGAL

Eliminated 70% of unqualified calls and saved £78k/yr in solicitor time.

A UK employment law practice was losing 10 hours a week to phone triage — 70% of callers had no viable claim. We built a 6-step calculator that scores claims, routes high-value leads to lawyers automatically, classifies inbound email by AI, and handles after-hours enquiries with an AI phone agent. Solicitors now only speak to qualified claimants.

£78K/YR SAVED70% UNQUALIFIED CALLS CUT30 MIN → 0 TRIAGE TIME
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001_THE PROBLEM

Your team uses ChatGPT. Your firm hasn't deployed AI_

Associates use ChatGPT for research. Partners saw the demo. The innovation committee approved a pilot. And then nothing happened. The prototype sat in staging. The team went back to doing it manually.

The problem isn't the AI — it's the last mile. Connecting the model to your case management system. Handling privilege and confidentiality. Building something your team actually uses on Monday morning. That's what we do.

002_USE CASES

What we build for law firms_

01

Client intake and triage

4-6 weeks · £15-35k / $20-45k

AI-powered intake forms that score enquiries by case type, complexity, and financial value. High-value matters route directly to the right solicitor or attorney. Unqualified calls are filtered before they reach a fee earner.

02

Document drafting and review

4-8 weeks · £15-40k / $20-50k

AI drafts standard letters, contracts, and pleadings from matter data and firm templates. Each draft is presented for human review. Removes the copy-paste-adjust cycle that consumes hours of admin time daily.

03

Bundle preparation

6-8 weeks · £20-40k / $25-50k

Automated case bundle assembly with document ordering, index generation, pagination, and cross-referencing. Turns a 4-hour manual task into a 15-minute review.

04

Compliance and conflict checking

4-6 weeks · £15-30k / $20-40k

AI cross-references new matters against existing clients, regulatory requirements, and professional conduct rules. AML/KYC checks run automatically at intake. Conflicts are flagged before work begins.

05

Matter management automation

4-8 weeks · £15-35k / $20-45k

AI monitors case stages, updates deadlines, triggers next actions, and generates status reports. Reduces the admin overhead that keeps fee earners from billable work.

06

Client communication

3-5 weeks · £10-25k / $13-30k

Automated status updates drafted from case notes. Follow-up sequences for unresponsive clients. Meeting prep summaries. Reduces "where's my case" calls by 60-80%.

003_HOW WE WORK

Built for legal, not adapted from something else_

Every system connects to your practice management platform — LEAP, Clio, Proclaim, Osprey, PracticePanther, MyCase, or Smokeball. We don't replace your tools; we fill the gaps between them.

Data residency is handled explicitly. Client data stays on infrastructure in your jurisdiction — UK servers for UK firms, US hosting for American practices. Your regulator's requirements are built into the system design, not bolted on as an afterthought.

We start with the audit: £3,500 / $4,500 over two weeks to map your workflows, identify the highest-ROI opportunities, and propose a build plan. The audit fee is deducted from your first build.

004_WHO THIS IS FOR
Managing Partner
Owns the P&L. You care whether AI moves revenue or margin within 6–12 months, not whether it is interesting.
COO
Owns operations. You care whether AI reduces fee-earner hours on non-billable work or compresses matter cycle time.
Head of Innovation
Owns the AI roadmap. You care whether the systems we build pass procurement, security, and partner sign-off.
Practice Group Leader
Owns a P&L line. You care whether AI moves utilisation, realisation, or cycle time within your group specifically.
005_COMMON QUESTIONS
Do we need to change our case management system? +

No. We integrate with whatever you run — LEAP, Clio, Proclaim, Osprey, PracticePanther, MyCase, Smokeball, and others. We build around your existing stack.

Is AI safe for regulated legal work? +

Yes, when built with the right guardrails. Every system we build includes audit logging, human-in-the-loop review for sensitive decisions, and compliance with your regulator's requirements — SRA rules in the UK, state bar ethics opinions in the US, or law society standards in AU/CA.

How long before we see ROI? +

Most firms see measurable time savings within the first month of deployment. Full ROI — where the system has paid for itself — typically arrives within 3-6 months depending on the use case and firm size.

What practice areas do you work with? +

Conveyancing, family law, commercial litigation, employment, corporate, and private client. The patterns transfer across practice areas — intake, document handling, compliance, and client communication follow similar structures.

Where is our data stored? +

On infrastructure in your jurisdiction. UK servers for UK firms, US hosting for American practices. We deploy on infrastructure you control — your cloud account, your credentials. Nothing is stored on our systems.

Can we start with just one system? +

Yes. Most firms start with a single workflow — usually client intake or document drafting. The Scoped Build engagement (£15-150k) covers one system end-to-end. If you want to validate the opportunity first, start with the AI Audit (£3,500). Detailed cost breakdown at /guides/how-much-does-ai-audit-cost-law-firm.

007_START

Find out where AI moves the needle in your firm

The AI Audit maps your workflows, quantifies the opportunity, and recommends which systems to build first. Two weeks. £3,500. Deducted from your first build.