About zedders
The intersection of legal practice
and modern automation.
We want to help you spend more time on the work that counts.
Our story
zedders was born out of the legal industry. Lots of legal work is not the law itself, but the scaffolding around it. Time spent updating matter details and writing file notes only to spend hours looking through correspondence anyway.
Most practices get lost in unbillable admin work. zedders is here to help your firm see through the leaves with tailored strategic consulting, not just another subscription product. Automation and AI knowledge applied directly to your firm's processes to make lasting effective changes.
We value
Transparency.
We're honest about where AI can and cannot help your firm. Sometimes it's better to remove a process rather than automate it.
Trustworthiness.
We put all our effort into the work we do for you. We'll treat your firm's data and processes with the same care we would our own.
Friendliness.
One thing that separates zedders is that we're right here. We aim to reply quickly and are always happy to meet for a coffee. When you hire us, you get us.
Our approach
How we work with your firm.
We learn your firm, your people and your processes.
We know the tech and you know the firm. The first step is always to share that knowledge. We learn the shape of your practice: the workflows, the exceptions, and the workarounds people have quietly invented. The next steps come out of understanding the work, not a templated roadmap.
We start where the work hurts most.
Whether the first targets are simple email automations or firm-wide knowledge systems depends on your firm's needs. We keep you engaged throughout the whole process to ensure we're executing your vision, not just ticking boxes.
We keep sensitive client data inside your firm.
Confidentiality is a major concern for law firms when considering new technologies. We know where data can be kept safely, how best to store it for AI retrieval, and how to do it all without becoming the next headline for AI overspend.
We implement systems your team will actually adopt.
A clever automation that people route around is worse than none at all. By learning your practice we can design for the people doing the work, with changes they'll want to use, and team training sessions available to share the knowledge with everyone.
We leave you with processes and systems you own.
You own everything we implement. Our aim is for you to run them without us, but ongoing support for maintenance and updates is always available if you want it, because the law and the technology never stay still for long.
Meet me
Zander Penglis
Founder, and everything else
I've been intrigued by technology for as long as I can remember, and to have the opportunity to help people solve problems using the cutting edge of what the world has to offer was one I couldn't pass up.
My experience is a mix of sales and the legal industry. For the last three and a half years I've been working as a legal assistant/paralegal while studying a double in law and economics. Whilst this has obviously taught me exceptional time management. I've also learned to listen to people, work hard, and never stop until the job is done. No, literally — I often have to hold off on sending emails, because for some reason 2am isn't acceptable.
In the time I'm not working or studying, I teach a local karate class, go indoor bouldering with friends, and always have a personal hobby on the go that'll be replaced in a month.
Let's talk about your firm.