Shropshire lawyer celebrates national award

 Edward Rees, of Lanyon Bowdler, has been presented with the Outstanding Individual Achievement as part of the Zylpha Innovation Awards. 

Amanda Clarke, of the firm’s personal injury team, was also shortlisted in the awards, which recognise the legal practices and lawyers who use the software most extensively and creatively.

Edward, who is head of the private client team at Lanyon Bowdler, uses the system to assemble documents for clients to view and sign - making the process much easier and more efficient.

He said: “I am delighted to have been recognised with this award, which demonstrates that we are using the Zylpha system in the best possible way to help our clients.

“I use it for all of my pricing documentation, schedules, reports - anything which needs to be easily accessible.

“I think the use of Zylpha shows a commitment to innovation, efficiency and being as paperless as we possibly can.

“The best thing about the system is that it makes life a little easier for clients. For example, I would like to think that they find it easier to review pricing documentation in electronic form rather than paper being sent to them in the post.

“Moreover, I would hope that the format of the Zylpha bundle - which allows for easy indexing of the documents contained within the bundle and hyperlinks to the component parts of the bundled documentation - is client friendly and assists in transparency.

“This is particularly true with our pricing documentation - where we are committed to client transparency and providing choice. I, and many of my colleagues in my team, find Zylpha an indispensable tool in these key objectives.”

The Zylpha Innovation Awards were established to celebrate the developments and achievements of law firms and individuals leading the way in legal document management.

Using internal data from Zylpha’s business systems, the finalists and winners are selected in a process which is free from bias and outside interference.

The Outstanding Individual Achievement award is given to a lawyer who has: Built the most bundles during the current calendar year; actively engaged with the Zylpha team by providing valuable feedback; served as an internal champion of Zylpha; and been an outstanding person to work with throughout the current calendar year.