Running the practice
LEAP describes itself as cloud-based legal practice management software, with an all-in-one solution for enterprise law firms. Briefi is not practice management software.1
Advisor, head to head
Briefi vs LEAP
These two do different jobs, and many firms could use both. LEAP is legal practice management software: it runs the matter. Briefi is the client side around it: the meeting, instructions and forms signed online, document requests and the client portal. If you need one system for matters, time and trust accounting, that is LEAP. If your gap is what happens with the client before and after, look at Briefi.
ReviewedLast reviewed 15 October 2026. LEAP facts checked 15 October 2026
Choose LEAP if
Choose Briefi if
- You want client meetings prepared, written up and followed up on one record
- You want instructions, forms and fee agreements signed online, with a firm countersignature
- You want to ask clients and third parties for documents and see what has come back
At a glance
Briefi Advisor and LEAP, side by side
What each does today. Every line about LEAP links to the page it came from.
| Briefi AdvisorPlans from A$89 a month | LEAP | |
|---|---|---|
| Clients | ||
| Client portal | Briefi AdvisorAdvisor plansOff by default for each workspace; switch it on where you want it | LEAPYesLawConnect shares documents for approval or signature3 |
| Online signing | Briefi AdvisorYesDrawn or typed signature, templates, Word or PDF import, a certificate page on the signed PDF | LEAPYesClients can sign forms and fee agreements in LawConnect3 |
| Meetings | ||
| Recording and transcription | Briefi AdvisorYesA bot on Zoom, Teams and Google Meet, browser recording, and a recorder for face-to-face meetings | LEAPVoice memosLive transcription starts when you record a voice memo, saved as a matter comment. AutoTime records your time from documents, emails and appointments.2 |
| Data | ||
| Where your data is held | Briefi AdvisorStored in SydneySome processing uses providers overseas. The Security page lists them. | LEAPSydneyAU and NZ firms are hosted on AWS Asia-Pacific (Sydney)4 |
Yes, todayPartly, or on another planNoNot stated
LEAP runs the matter. Briefi runs the client conversation. A row appears only where LEAP’s own pages say something we could check.
Where LEAP wins
When LEAP is the better choice
If any of these decides it for you, LEAP is likely the better fit today.
Trust accounting
LEAP describes its trust accounting as Law Society-certified. Briefi has no trust accounting.1
Time recorded for you
LEAP’s AutoTime records your time in the background. Briefi has no time recording or billing.2
A forms library included
LEAP lists automated forms and legal content, including court and government forms, at no extra cost. Briefi ships one short pre-meeting form; every other form starts from your own Word or PDF.1
Where Briefi is different
The meeting, the instructions and the signed copy on one record.
Briefi covers the client side of the practice. It does not replace your practice management system.
- Meetings prepared and written upMeetings
A brief before you meet, a recap after with decisions and actions that have an owner, and a follow-up drafted for you to check and send from your own mailbox.
- Instructions and fee agreements signedSign
Each person signs on their own link, or together on one device, and a named member of your firm can countersign. The signed PDF carries a certificate page with a SHA-256 digest.
- Document requestsAdvisor
Ask a client, or a third party by upload link, for the files you need. A person on your team accepts or waives each one.
Briefi does not do trust accounting, time recording, billing or matter management, and it has no matter register or diary. It has no connection to LEAP; a person on your team keeps the two in step. Identity checks are not available yet.
Pricing
Pricing compared
Briefi is priced per plan, not per user. We could not read a LEAP price, so there is no figure to set beside it.
Advisor Solo
From A$89 a month
- 100 form requests per user each month
- 10 capture hours each month
- Monthly or annual billing
Figures from Briefi’s live price list
LEAP
From No price seen on the pages we read
- Their AU pricing address returned a not-found error when we tried it
- Ask LEAP for a quote
Checked on 15 October 2026. Source 5
Briefi prices are in AUD and are read from the same price list as the pricing page, so they change when it does.
Questions
Briefi and LEAP, asked often
Can Briefi replace LEAP?
No, and it is not meant to. LEAP runs your matters. Briefi handles the client meeting, forms, signing, document requests and portal around them. It does no trust accounting, time recording or billing.
Can we use both?
Yes. Briefi has no connection to LEAP, so a person on your team keeps the two records in step.
Does Briefi protect legal professional privilege?
Briefi makes no claim about privilege. Whether a record is privileged, and whether sending client content to outside processors affects that, is for you to decide. The sub-processors page lists every service that receives content.
Where is my clients’ data stored?
In Briefi, stored in Sydney. Some processing uses providers overseas. The Security page lists them.
Does Briefi check a client’s identity?
Not yet. Today you can ask for ID documents in a document request, and a person on your team accepts each one.
Try it
Take one client through a meeting, a form and a signed copy.
Start free trial Advisor Solo from A$89 a month
Sources and review
Last reviewed 15 October 2026. Facts about LEAP come from its own published pages on the dates shown. Each product named here is a trademark of its owner, and Briefi is not affiliated with them.
Seen something out of date? Write to support@briefi.sh and we will check it.
- 1LEAP, why LEAP. https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/au/why-leap/ Checked 15 October 2026.
- 2LEAP, innovations. https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/au/innovations/ Checked 15 October 2026.
- 3LEAP, secure document sharing. https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/au/features/secure-document-sharing/ Checked 15 October 2026.
- 4LEAP, security. https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/security/ Checked 15 October 2026.
- 5LEAP, AU pricing address. https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/au/pricing Checked 15 October 2026.
Briefi’s own pages
- B1briefi.sh/for/lawyers. https://briefi.sh/for/lawyers
- B2briefi.sh/advisor. https://briefi.sh/advisor
- B3briefi.sh/sign. https://briefi.sh/sign
- B4briefi.sh/security. https://briefi.sh/security