As a developer Brad sees both sides of a property transaction and says issues that arise often stem from struggles with communication and understanding the developer’s role.

"I’ve been in the development industry since 1994 and have undertaken a number of roles from sales consultant to General Manager. What I’ve noticed as one of the biggest issues when engaging with solicitors is the way they assume we are agents when really we are the client.”

Brad outlined that with Lawlab this wasn’t the case. "From the word go Lawlab understood our business and the challenges surrounding communication and transparency that have to be overcome.”

"We went from settling around 100 properties a year to 150 in 2015. For a boutique developer these results are quite significant. Without Lawlab this most certainly would not have been possible!"

Many of the larger organisations, Brad outlined, are still using antiquated processes and not shifting to modern, time-saving tools. He says customers and stakeholders, increasingly comment on the productivity of EkkoPoint, since partnering with Lawlab.

"People can’t believe we’re making so many sales with so little resources, compared to larger organisations. The ability to do what we’re doing and grow the business can only be done by aligning ourselves with experts like Lawlab. You manage the business with fewer resources. And now I’m working less hours than I was three or four years ago but doing 40-50% more in transactions!"

Lawlab has propelled EkkoPoint ahead of its competitors by enabling them to save not just hours but days through their cutting-edge approach. “Lawlab is saving us at least to ten hours a week, each, through the innovative software tools available to us. Being able to see the status of any transaction in real time is more than useful – it’s a gamechanger!”

Brad said the key to Lawlab’s in-depth understanding of its clients comes from the importance placed on collaboration. He says he’s worked with other law firms in the past and no one has taken a collaborative approach like Lawlab.