Case Study Splatt Lawyers - Brisbane

How Splatt Lawyers eliminated manual file notes and client update emails

Automation that saves hours of admin work per fee earner, per day - so they can focus on the actual legal work.

~12
minutes saved per call
90s
from call end to filed note
100%
of calls documented
2
automations deployed
The Problem

Two problems consuming fee earner time every single day

Like most law firms, Splatt's fee earners were spending significant time on tasks that didn't require legal expertise - writing up call notes and chasing their own inbox to draft client updates.

01

Manual file notes after every call

Fee earners spent 10 to 15 minutes after every client call writing up a file note from memory. Notes were often delayed - sometimes written hours later - or missed important details captured in the moment. The manual process also meant inconsistent formatting across the team.

02

"What's happening with my matter?" calls

Clients regularly called or emailed asking for a status update because they hadn't heard anything. This created a second layer of interruptions: fee earners had to stop what they were doing, check the file, and write an individual update email for each client.

The Solution

Two custom automations, built end-to-end by Workvolve

Both systems run in the background. Fee earners review and approve before anything gets filed or sent - they stay in control, without doing the grunt work.

File Note Automator

Detects when a call ends, transcribes it, and generates a structured file note ready for review. The fee earner doesn't write a word.

  • Detects call end on the firm's phone system automatically
  • Transcribes the call using OpenAI Whisper
  • Generates a structured file note in Splatt's format
  • Fee earner reviews and approves before posting to Actionstep
Entire process: ~90 seconds from call end to filed note

Client Update Automator

Pulls matter activity from Actionstep and drafts a personalised status email for each client. Fee earners review and send - no individual email writing required.

  • Pulls latest activity from Actionstep for each matter
  • AI drafts a personalised email for each client
  • Fee earner reviews and approves before sending
  • Clients stay informed without extra fee earner time
Consistent updates without consistent manual effort
Results

Less admin. More legal work.

The impact is felt every day, on every call. File notes are no longer delayed or incomplete, and fee earners aren't being interrupted by client status requests.

~12 min
saved per call on file noting
100%
of calls documented consistently
90s
from call end to Actionstep
Fewer
"where's my case?" interruptions

Complete, structured file notes every timeBecause the note is generated from a full transcript, nothing gets missed. No more reconstructing a 20-minute call from memory an hour later.

Fee earners focus on legal workTime previously spent on after-call admin and writing individual client emails is now spent on substantive legal work - the work that actually moves matters forward.


Ownership

Splatt owns everything we built

No vendor lock-in. No monthly licence fees. Every file, config, and key belongs to the firm - and any developer can pick it up and maintain it.

  • All source code and configuration files
  • Their own API keys - full cost transparency
  • Deployment scripts and documentation
  • Any developer can maintain independently
Why this matters

Most automation platforms charge a monthly subscription for as long as you use them. If you stop paying, the automation stops.

With Workvolve, you pay once to build it. After that, you run it yourself on your own infrastructure, with your own API keys. The only ongoing cost is the AI usage - typically around $0.25 per transcribed call.

That's not a business model designed to create dependency. It's automation you actually own.

Under the Hood

Technical details

Built to integrate with Splatt's existing tools - no workflow changes required for fee earners.

Practice Management
Actionstep
Call Transcription
OpenAI Whisper
AI Summarisation
Claude (Anthropic)
Email Drafting
Claude (Anthropic)
Deployment
On-premise, integrated with existing phone system
API Cost
~$0.25 per transcribed call
Wider deployment: A similar File Note Automator has also been deployed at Aussie Injury Lawyers in Brisbane with approximately 70 fee earners. The same core architecture scales from small boutique practices to large multi-team firms - the configuration changes, the approach doesn't.
About Workvolve

AI automation for law firms that want to own what they build

Workvolve builds custom AI automation for law firms. The focus is on eliminating repetitive admin - file notes, client updates, document processing, lead follow-up - so fee earners can spend more time on legal work.

Every system is built to your firm's specific workflow. You own the code, the config, and the API keys. There's no platform lock-in and no ongoing licence fees.

Workvolve is based in Brisbane and works primarily with Australian law firms.

What we automate
  • File notes from call transcription
  • Client status update emails
  • Document processing and data extraction
  • Lead follow-up and intake workflows
  • Custom workflows specific to your firm
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