ABOUT KYANITE
We built the platform we wished we’d had as practising lawyers.
Kyanite is a UK software company founded by lawyers who were frustrated by the inefficient, disconnected technology they had to use in their daily lives. When they couldn’t find anything better, they built it themselves.
Built by lawyers, for lawyers
Kyanite was founded by people who practised law. We understand the pressures of client take-on because we lived them — which is why Karli works the way lawyers actually work.
Seamless system integration
Karli works alongside your existing case management system and AML providers. No ripping and replacing — it sits on top of your current workflow and makes it run better.
Genuine adoption, not just installation
Technology only delivers value when people actually use it. We work alongside firms to drive real adoption — identifying internal champions and demonstrating tangible impact from day one.
WHY KYANITE
Built different, for a reason.
Most legal technology is built by technologists who have studied law firms from the outside. Kyanite was built by lawyers who lived the problem — which changes what gets prioritised and how the software actually behaves.
Our goal when building Kyanite was straightforward: create solutions that address the non-legal tasks lawyers undertake on a daily basis, so that legal procedures are carried out by qualified lawyers, and fee earners can focus on delivering legal services to their clients.
MEET THE TEAM
The people behind Kyanite.
A team of lawyers, technologists, and product specialists who share one goal: making the administrative side of legal practice disappear.
“We’ve created a comprehensive AI platform and a series of AI agents, or as we call them, digital legal assistants. Our digital legal assistants are trained to handle a variety of tasks, freeing lawyers to focus on what they do best, practising law and generating revenue.”
Paul MorriS
HOW IT FITS TOGETHER
From first enquiry to active matter — without the admin.
Karli runs the full front end of every client matter. Each stage feeds into the next, so nothing is re-entered, nothing falls through the gaps, and your fee earners only step in when their expertise is genuinely needed.
WHAT KARLI DOES
Three workflows. One connected process.
Karli handles the three stages of the client journey that consume the most time and carry the most compliance risk. Each stage feeds into the next — data captured once, flowing through every step.
Karli for Enquiry Management
Karli acts as the first point of contact for your firm — intercepting enquiries from your website, email, and phone, qualifying them instantly, and handing a structured brief to your fee earners.
- Responds to every enquiry in under 30 seconds, 24/7
- Qualifies and triages without fee earner involvement
- Captures every channel — web, email and phone
Karli for Onboarding
Once an enquiry is qualified, Karli collects information, runs compliance checks, drafts the engagement letter, and creates the matter in your case management system automatically.
- Conversational data collection — no lengthy forms
- Automated AML, KYC and conflict checks
- Matter created directly in your CMS
Karli for Risk Management
Karli automatically gathers risk data during enquiry and onboarding, scores each matter as low, medium, or high risk, and flags high-risk cases to your compliance team instantly.
- Consistent algorithmic scoring your firm controls
- High-risk cases flagged to compliance instantly
- Full audit trail retained automatically
News & Updates
Expert analysis on how AI is transforming the legal landscape.
Practical insights on how AI is changing legal practice in the UK — written for fee earners, not engineers.
Every legal AI vendor promises transformation. Faster onboarding. Fewer errors. More time for fee earners. Almost none of them tell you how to check. That’s not an accident. Vague claims are easy to make and hard to disprove. But a firm weighing up legal AI shouldn’t have to take anyone’s …
Why Law Firms Delay AI Adoption, and What It’s Actually Costing Them Every law firm knows AI is on the table. Few have decided what to do about it. The conversation gets raised in a partners’ meeting, nodded at, and quietly shelved until next quarter. Then next quarter arrives, …
Artificial intelligence is one of the biggest talking points in the legal sector today. But despite the headlines, AI isn’t here to replace lawyers. It’s here to remove the repetitive work that stops lawyers doing what they do best. At Kyanite, we believe AI should support legal professionals, not compete …
There is a legitimate tension at the heart of legal AI adoption. Law firms know they need to modernise. The administrative cost of onboarding a single client manually runs to between £200 and £400 per matter. Compliance expectations are tightening. Clients expect the kind of immediate, professional experience they get …
In most professional service sectors, the competitive battleground has already shifted. Technical expertise is assumed. What clients choose between is the experience around it: how quickly you respond, how clearly you communicate, how consistent the process feels from first contact to instruction. Legal is catching up. And the firms that …
Law firms spend a lot of time discussing retention. When lawyers leave, the conversation usually focuses on salaries, flexible working, culture or recruitment challenges. Those things matter. But they often overlook a more fundamental question: Are your lawyers spending their time doing the work they were hired to do? …
