What concrete engineering improvements were delivered?

UVIK implemented PyTest coverage and migrated the backend from Python 2 to Python 3.

What kind of team was provided?

Three Python developers were provided as backend engineering capacity.

Why is this relevant for regulated or high-risk domains?

Upgrades, migration, and test coverage directly reduce operational risk and support stable release cycles.

Do you support security and GDPR-aware delivery practices?

Yes. UVIK aligns to client security requirements and uses GDPR-aware delivery practices.

LegalTech Platform Scale-Up: Modernizing Enterprise Operations Software for a Silicon Valley Leader

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About the client

SimpleLegal is software that helps legal departments and law firms manage their operations. Using SimpleLegal, users can easily track, manage, and report on legal spending, accruals, budgets, vendors, and more.

Request

SimpleLegal, a leading Legal Operations management platform used by Fortune 500 legal departments, faced a "Scale-Up" crisis. Their rapid growth outpaced their technical infrastructure. The existing codebase, built on older Python versions, lacked sufficient test coverage, making new feature releases slow and bug-prone. After struggling with a low-cost vendor that failed to meet quality standards, they needed a Senior Engineering Partner capable of refactoring the core system without disrupting service for major corporate clients.

Indusrty

Legal

Status

Completed

Location

Mountain View, California

Team

3 Senior Python Backend Engineers (7+ Years Exp)

Key Outcomes:

01

Code Stability: Increased automated test coverage from <20% to 85% using PyTest, drastically reducing regression bugs in production.

02

Velocity: The improved codebase stability allowed the client to accelerate their release cadence from monthly to weekly deployments.

03

Security: Successfully mitigated security vulnerabilities associated with legacy Python dependencies, meeting the strict compliance standards required by enterprise legal teams.

04

Team Autonomy: The Uvik team operated as a self-managed unit, requiring minimal oversight from the client’s CTO, as highlighted in the stakeholder feedback.

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Qualitatively, they have produced incredibly high-quality work... One big challenge you often face with engineers is the struggle for perfection at the expense of timelines, but that's not something we have run into with UVIK Software at all.

LegalTech Platform Scale-Up: Modernizing Enterprise Operations Software for a Silicon Valley Leader

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