How to avoid onboarding platform fragmentation
Legal tech is growing fast. But with so many new firms on the market, how can law firms ensure they’re getting the best possible service? The answer is with a solution that unifies innovation across the entire compliance and onboarding flow. And that solution is Checkboard.
According to new data from the government-backed industry advocacy group Lawtech UK, investment in legal tech has reached new heights. In the first six months of 2025, 27 legal tech firms raised an astonishing £117 million, with an average deal size of £4.3 million.
The sector’s incredible growth speaks to increasing demand for smart, modern solutions to legal challenges. Firms are now looking for platforms that help them become faster and more efficient, manage more matters, and grow their client base.
It’s no coincidence, then, that legal tech is dominated by B2B. Documents and contracts, risk, and matter management are all key areas of growth as firms look to digitalise their operations, manage compliance, and reduce risk.
But with growth comes fragmentation. Law firms looking for a variety of solutions might find themselves confronted with dozens of platforms performing dozens of different functions. That’s why forward-thinking solicitors need to seek out a partner that helps them supercharge every step of their legal onboarding.
That’s where Checkboard steps in.
How Checkboard puts an end to fragmentation
Checkboard is ahead of the curve. With years of experience serving law firms, Checkboard is a trusted name when it comes to compliance and onboarding across different legal professions.
What makes Checkboard different is that it hasn’t just created a smart solution in one area, but across the entire legal onboarding and AML and KYC compliance workflow. Here’s what sets Checkboard apart:
Speed – Checkboard reduces your due diligence time by as much as 80% by creating faster, more streamlined workflows
Transparency – You get full oversight of the entire workflow, and clients are in control of their own onboarding
Flexibility – With easy APIs, you can integrate Checkboard with your existing workflows and platforms
How does it work?
Clients get sent a secure link to download the Checkboard app
They’re guided to upload all the relevant documents and input all the important information to complete their checks and verification
An actionable report is sent straight to you, highlighting inconsistencies, errors, and red flags
The impact of an all-in-one compliance solution
The impact is better compliance, faster workflows, and more transparency for you and the regulators.
But more importantly, Checkboard is an all-in-one system that guides you through the entire onboarding process, from ID checks to compliance fees. It means you don’t have to shop around for different platforms for each part of the workflow.
Adopting an all-in-one platform makes it easier to reduce risk across the entire onboarding workflow. This helps you save time on compliance that can be better spent growing the business, onboarding new clients, and building stronger client relationships.
Plus, you avoid having to navigate an increasingly complex legal tech market to find the right platform for each check. Everything is in one place instead.
A version of this article was originally published on Legal Futures.
