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Finders International brings specialist probate research services to LEAP Estates Australia

Finders International has launched a new integration with LEAP Estates Australia, giving legal practitioners direct access to specialist probate genealogy, heir tracing and estate research services from within their existing case-management workflow.

The launch builds on Finders International’s longstanding work in Australia, where the firm has supported legal professionals with complex estate matters for several years.

Australia is one of the most internationally connected probate markets in which Finders International operates. The firm’s Australian research frequently involves extensive family networks spanning several countries, while matters connected to Australia tend to produce some of the highest numbers of beneficiaries located through its international research.

This reflects the country’s long history of migration and the increasingly international nature of modern families. Beneficiaries may be dispersed across Australia, the UK, Europe and elsewhere, making the administration of an estate significantly more complex for practitioners.

Through the integration, LEAP Estates Australia users can request probate research, trace missing beneficiaries, verify family trees, search for missing wills, obtain essential certificates and access a range of estate administration support services without leaving the LEAP platform.

Ryan Gregory, International Manager at Finders International, said:

“Australia is one of the most internationally connected estate markets we work in. Many of the matters we support involve beneficiaries living overseas or complex family networks spanning multiple countries.

“Our Australian work regularly results in some of the highest numbers of beneficiaries being identified, demonstrating the scale and international reach these estates can have.

“By making our services available directly within LEAP Estates Australia, we’re helping practitioners access specialist support more quickly and manage these increasingly global estates with confidence.”

The integration is intended to reduce the need for practitioners to move between separate systems or duplicate information when instructing specialist researchers. It also provides a clear digital record of the services requested during the estate administration process.

James Empson, Head of Private Client Services at Finders International, said:

“Technology creates the greatest value when it removes friction from practitioners’ everyday work. Lawyers managing complex estates need access to specialist expertise, but they should not have to step outside the systems they already use to obtain it.

“Embedding our services within LEAP Estates Australia makes it easier for practitioners to instruct us, maintain a clear audit trail and obtain the research they need while continuing to manage the wider estate through their established workflow.”

The Australian launch follows the successful integration of Finders International’s services within LEAP Estates UK. It represents the next stage of a partnership designed to connect legal professionals with specialist estate services through the technology they use each day.

As estates become more international and family structures more geographically dispersed, Finders International expects connected legal technology to play an increasingly important role in helping private client practitioners manage complex research and due-diligence requirements efficiently.

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