Advanced Legal makes strong start

ADVANCED Legal, the specialist software provider to solicitors, barristers and coroners’ offices, is reporting strong growth so far this year.

The Knutsford-based business, a subsidiary of AIM-listed Advanced Computer Software Group, has won nearly £1m in orders for its ILB practice management system.

Since January Advanced Legal has agreed deals with 26 firms, which include a mix of new customers replacing competitor systems with ILB and exisiting customers moving onto the platform. The number of firms now using ILB to 248.

Doug Hargrove, managing director of Advanced Legal, said: “Working closely with our new parent company, Advanced Computer Software Group plc, there is a continued commitment to investment and innovation which will continue to support customer growth on our ILB flagship product.

“These customer commitments early in 2013 are a clear endorsement that ILB is the platform of choice for forward-thinking, growing law firms and that they recognise the tangible difference that ILB can make to their bottom line in this increasingly competitive legal landscape.”

Advanced Legal was previously owned by Computer Software Holdings which was acquired by Advanced Computer Software for £110m in March