BigHand SmartNote with Speech Recognition to help the award-winning firm achieve more in less time


BigHand is thrilled to announce the extension of its partnership with HopgoodGanim Lawyers who have expanded their BigHand Workflow Management installation to add Speech Recognition with BigHand SmartNote to automatically generate and file documents into iManage through one seamless integration.

HopgoodGanim Lawyers is a leading commercial law firm with more than 260 staff operating nationally and internationally with a focus on Asia from their two key locations of Brisbane and Perth.

The firm was named the Best Australian Professional Services Firm and Best Australian Law Firm ($50m - $200m revenue) in 2015 at the Financial Review Client Choice Awards and the Best Queensland Firm at the same awards in 2016.
Chief Operating Officer, Martin Kingston commented, “As a firm, we are focused on innovative technology that enables us to provide excellent service delivery for our clients and enhances the professional experience for our lawyers.”

Anthony Bleasdale, Managing Director of BigHand, commented, “Martin and his team worked extensively with us to identify key benefits of Speech Recognition, evaluating through a detailed process where the key benefits for the firm can be achieved, leading to a firm wide initiative to increase productivity with BigHand SmartNote and Speech Recognition for lawyers to use anywhere, anytime from desktop or any mobile device.”

“We are extremely excited to extend our close partnership with HopgoodGanim and look forward to sharing the success in the coming months.”