How Elevation Conveyancing Uses Apkil to Deliver Faster, Clearer Contract Reviews
Irene Schneider
Owner & Licensed Conveyancer, Elevation ConveyancingBackground
Elevation Conveyancing is a trusted conveyancing practice serving the Mornington Peninsula and surrounding areas, supporting clients through residential property transactions with clarity, care, and practical guidance. The team works closely with buyers, sellers, and transferees to navigate contracts and legal requirements in what can often be a complex and stressful process.
Elevation Conveyancing is led by Irene Schneider, owner and licensed conveyancer, who brings over 30 years of experience in the legal field and more than a decade specialising in conveyancing.
The Challenge
Before using Apkil, contract reviews at Elevation Conveyancing were thorough but highly manual. Irene personally read each contract, cross-checked Section 32 documents, extracted key clauses, summarised special conditions, and rewrote everything in plain English for clients.
As review volumes increased, this created a clear bottleneck. The main challenges were:
- Manually extracting and re-typing key contract details
- Cross-checking zoning, owners corporation information, outgoings, and disclosures
- Managing time pressure during peak periods without missing critical issues
- Translating legal language into clear, client-friendly advice
The challenge wasn’t legal expertise—it was time, repetition, and cognitive load.
How Apkil Fits Into the Workflow
Elevation Conveyancing uses Apkil alongside its existing conveyancing tools to support the contract review process.
Apkil is used to:
- Generate a structured review report
- Extract and summarise special conditions and suggesting amendments for harsh clauses
- Flag red flags and buyer risks
- Surface key financials, owners corporation details, and planning information
- Provide clear citations back to the source pages, allowing fast cross-checking without re-reading the entire contract
Rather than replacing professional judgement, Apkil acts as an assistant doing the first-pass analysis. The built-in citations make it easier to verify details quickly, reducing time spent searching through lengthy contracts and allowing Irene to focus on interpretation, advice, and clear client communication.
Key Benefits Observed
1. Faster Reviews Without Cutting Corners
Apkil significantly reduces the time spent finding, extracting, and re-typing information. While a detailed review still takes professional time, the overall process is noticeably faster.
2. Better Focus on What Matters
Having all key information clearly surfaced helps Irene quickly identify what is relevant and what needs further explanation, especially around detrimental special conditions and owners corporation obligations.
3. Reduced Mental Load
Apkil helps ensure consistency and reduces the risk of oversight. Important issues are flagged early, making reviews more controlled and less stressful.
4. Clearer Client Communication
Apkil’s summaries provide a strong foundation that Irene can then tweak with her advice tailored to each client, particularly valuable for first-home buyers.
Business Impact
- Faster turnaround of contract reviews
- Greater capacity for same-day reviews
- Less repetitive admin work
- Higher confidence in risk identification
- Improved workflow without more staff
Overall Experience
“Apkil gives me the information I need, in one place, so I don’t have to hunt through the contract every time. It doesn’t replace my judgement, but it makes the whole process more efficient and far less repetitive. Apkil saves me around 30 minutes per contract review.”
Irene Schneider
Owner & Licensed Conveyancer, Elevation ConveyancingReady to work smarter?
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