Testimonial request
Drafted from the matter outcome; sent to the portal. Client clicks to publish or decline.
Time pours in passively
Outlook, Teams, Word and the browser do your timesheet.
UK fee-earners bill 38% utilisation on average — roughly 3 of 10 hours worked end up on a timesheet. 96% of UK firms using AI cite time capture as the biggest unrealised win (Clio Legal Trends UK 2025). LawFuze infers entries from your day; you approve once.
Tuesday · suggested entries
- OutlookReplied to client (Smith-Roberts FR)0.2h
- TeamsCall with opposing solicitor0.5h
- WordDrafted position statement1.3h
Opt-in by fee-earner. DPIA + ICO workplace-monitoring guidance. Nothing leaves the tenant; no covert keylogging.
The file gets smarter when closed
Every closed matter becomes an asset, not a folder.
Closing the file triggers four things at once. The single biggest hidden tax in UK law firms is the knowledge that already exists inside them but cannot be found (Briefing Frontiers 2025). LawFuze turns the close event into a moat.
Conflict registry update
Counterparties + new directors + new beneficial owners added to your firm-wide conflict graph.
Knowledge-base tagging
Matter type, fact pattern, authorities cited, outcome — auto-tagged and indexed for semantic search.
Retention clock starts
6yr / 7yr / 15yr / lifetime per SRA + PII guidance. Disposal calendar pre-populated.
Regulatory anchors
Every claim, a rule behind it.
We do not handwave compliance. Every feature LawFuze ships is mapped to a specific rule, statute, or precedent — and the product enforces it. Here is the map.
| Anchor | What it gates |
|---|---|
| SRA Code 6.1–6.3 | Conflict of interest — automated check at intake + lateral hire |
| SRA Code 8.6 + 8.7 | Costs information + plain English — engagement letter generator |
| SRA Accounts Rules 3 / 5 / 8 | Client money via ClearBank — three-way reconciliation daily |
| MLR 2017 reg.28 + 40 | Customer due diligence + 5-year retention |
| UK GDPR Art 5 / 6 / 9 / 28 / 32 | Data minimisation, lawful basis, processor terms, security |
| DUAA 2025 s.80 | Automated decision-making — notice, representations, human review, contest |
| Ayinde v Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 | Supervised AI — citation verification + named accountable solicitor |
| Garfield.Law SRA authorisation (May 2025) | Pattern — named supervising solicitor on every AI step |
The build cadence
Five waves, 15 months.
The closed solicitor beta is on Wave 1 today. Phase 2 ships when our Computational Analysis Licence from The National Archives is granted — that's Wave 5.
- Wave 1
From enquiry to engaged client in 60 minutes
in progressMonths 1–3- Conversational triage chat (DUAA s.80 framed)
- Conflict + Companies House traversal
- Thirdfort IDV + PEP + sanctions
- TrueLayer Open Banking source-of-funds
- Engagement letter + DocuSign Connect
- ClearBank client-account ledger
- Wave 2
The file works itself
nextMonths 4–6- Passive time capture (Outlook / Teams / Word / browser)
- Ambient attendance-note generation
- Citation-guard drafting (Ayinde defence)
- Precedent semantic search over closed files
- Court bundle generation (judge-compliant)
- SRA AML questionnaire autofill
- Wave 3
Bill, ledger, close
plannedMonths 7–9- Monthly bill run with WIP approval
- Three-way reconciliation (SRA Rule 8.3)
- Residual balances >12mo (SAR 5.1)
- Form E + financial schedule autofill
- Costs budget Precedent H autodraft
- File-closes-into-asset workflow
- Wave 4
Compliance lives in the background
plannedMonths 10–12- Regulator monitoring agent — weekly digest
- PII renewal pack autogeneration
- Lateral-hire conflict overnight
- Wellness & capacity (opt-in, employee-first)
- Firm-wide knowledge management
- Wave 5
AI that knows the law as of today
phase 2CAL gated · Q3 2026+- Daily reconciliation with The National Archives Find Case Law
- Issue-based court × area intelligence
- Transparent settlement decision-support
- Disclosure review at scale (Linklaters-grade)
- War-room rehearsal (preparation only)
- Conveyancing chain visibility