Built for professional services

Leave Management Software
for Professional Services

Bring leave, sickness, TOIL, employee records, department calendars, and operational reporting into one workspace.

Free 14-day trial. No credit card required.

Start with one office, department, or practice areaInvite managers and approve leave from day oneTrack leave, TOIL, sickness, and operational history together

14 days

free trial

Monthly

self-serve billing

£8

per user/month

14-day free trial
No credit card required
Complete Standard toolkit included
Operational records for your own compliance process

Sound familiar?

These are familiar administration problems for professional services teams. Leavely gives managers a clearer operational record.

Client work suffers from unplanned absence

When a fee earner is unexpectedly off, their client work stalls. Deadlines slip, other team members scramble to cover, and clients lose confidence. Without advance visibility of who is available, every absence becomes a crisis.

No visibility across partners and teams

Partners cannot see who is off across departments or offices. Leave is tracked in spreadsheets, inboxes, or not at all. When two people on the same matter book holiday at the same time, nobody spots the clash until it's too late.

Compliance and audit trail gaps

Regulators like the SRA, ICAEW, and FCA expect firms to maintain proper staff records. Paper-based or spreadsheet leave tracking creates gaps in your audit trail and risks non-compliance during regulatory reviews.

Leave Management with Team Context

See approved and pending leave by employee and department before deciding. Leavely supplies calendar and overlap context; managers still check matters, deadlines, and client cover.

  • Team calendar with department views
  • Same-department leave overlap context
  • Approval decisions from the dashboard
  • Self-service requests reduce admin burden

Team Calendar — Corporate Law

Sarah M.InInInLeaveLeave——
James T.InInInInIn——
Priya K.InInLeaveInIn——
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Calendar context recorded — the manager still confirms matter cover

Planned Absence Visibility

Give authorised managers a consistent view of recorded leave and sickness before they redistribute work. Time billing, utilisation, capacity, and revenue remain outside Leavely.

  • Upcoming leave visibility
  • Department calendar context
  • Manager-owned resource decisions
  • No claim to track or protect billed time

Department Leave Context — This Week

8
Corporate Law8/10 available
80% not on recorded leave
5
Litigation5/6 available
83% not on recorded leave
3
Tax Advisory3/5 available
60% not on recorded leave
Tax Advisory has 2 people on leave — manager cover check required

Operational Records for Review

Keep request, decision, sickness, TOIL, and balance history together as supporting evidence. Your firm defines the wider record required for regulatory, client, and employment matters.

  • Timestamped request and decision history
  • Balance adjustment reasons and attribution
  • CSV exports for your own review pack
  • No automatic compliance certification

Audit Trail

Complete record of all leave activity

Leave approvedby Sarah M. (Partner)
14:32, 24 Mar 2026
Leave requestedby James T. (Associate)
09:15, 24 Mar 2026
Leave cancelledby Priya K. (Trainee)
17:45, 23 Mar 2026

Supporting operational history

Key leave actions retain timestamps and attribution. Combine exports with the wider file your review requires.

Department & Team Organisation

Organise one workspace using departments, teams, managers, and role-based access. Strict office partitions, office-specific holiday calendars, and cross-workspace dashboards are not available today.

  • Department and team grouping
  • Manager-scoped team access
  • One workspace holiday calendar
  • Confirm multi-office structure before rollout

Department Overview

Corporate Law
3 of 45 on leaveManager review
Litigation
1 of 22 on leaveManager review
Tax Advisory
4 of 15 on leaveCheck cover

Tax Advisory — cover check

Four people have recorded leave. Leavely does not know their matters, deadlines, or utilisation.

Reports for Partners & Management

Authorised managers can review leave balances, absence records, Bradford Factor scores, lateness, and other operational reports, with supported filters and CSV export.

  • Pre-built operational reports
  • Date, department, and employee filters where supported
  • Export to CSV for board papers
  • Bradford Factor scoring for absence patterns

Management Report — Q1 2026

Total leave days taken
342-8% vs Q4
Sick days taken
28-12% vs Q4
Average leave balance
14.2 daysOn track
Highest Bradford score
225Manager review

Export operational data for your own management pack

Built for every type of professional services firm

Leavely can support firms of different sizes. Multi-office teams should confirm workspace and access requirements before rollout.

Law Firms

Solicitors, barristers' chambers, and legal practices of all sizes

Accountancy Practices

Chartered accountants, audit firms, and tax advisory practices

Management Consultancies

Strategy, operations, and IT consultancies with project-based teams

Recruitment Agencies

Staffing agencies and executive search firms with fast-paced teams

Financial Advisory

IFAs, wealth managers, and FCA-regulated financial planning firms

Know the product boundary before rollout

Leavely organises people-operations records. Matter cover, utilisation, billing, regulatory submissions, and legal judgement remain firm-owned.

Record leave clearly

Keep requests, decisions, balances, sickness, and TOIL in one workspace with department context.

Let managers decide cover

Use the calendar and overlap context, then check matters, deadlines, capacity, and client commitments outside Leavely.

Build the wider evidence file

Export operational records and combine them with policies, correspondence, time records, client files, and advice held elsewhere.

Simple, transparent pricing

Standard keeps the complete core toolkit together. No hidden fees. No long-term contracts.

Per seat

£8/user/month

Billed monthly based on active employee count

  • Complete Standard toolkit — no setup fee
  • Leave management & approvals
  • Department calendar & overlap context
  • Team calendar with department views
  • Department & team organisation
  • TOIL tracking & approvals
  • Timestamped operational history
  • Partner & management reports
  • Employee self-service portal

No credit card required. Cancel anytime.

Example: a 30-person law firm = £240/month

Ready to replace the leave spreadsheet?

Test your real leave, sickness, TOIL, and reporting workflow for 14 days. No credit card is required.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions from professional services firms about Leavely.

How does Leavely help protect billable hours when staff are on leave?
Leavely shows approved and pending leave by employee and department so a manager can make a better-informed cover decision. It does not track matters, deadlines, utilisation, capacity, time billing, or revenue, and it cannot guarantee billable hours are protected.
Can Leavely handle different leave entitlements for partners versus employees?
Yes. Leavely supports multiple leave policies so you can set different allowances for equity partners, salaried partners, associates, trainees, and support staff. Each group gets their own entitlement rules, approval workflows, and carry-over settings — all managed from one system.
Is Leavely compliant with SRA and ICAEW requirements for leave record keeping?
Leavely retains operational request, decision, sickness, TOIL, and balance records with useful timestamps and attribution. Your firm decides what the SRA, ICAEW, FCA, or another reviewer requires; Leavely does not certify regulatory compliance or replace the wider client and employment file.
How does Leavely help with client cover during staff absences?
The team calendar and overlap context show approved and pending leave by employee and department. Leavely does not know which people share a client matter, so the responsible manager must check matter ownership, deadlines, and cover before deciding.
Can we manage leave across multiple offices with Leavely?
One workspace can organise people using departments and teams. Leavely does not currently provide office-specific public-holiday calendars, an office assignment field for leave reporting, or a dashboard spanning separate workspaces.
Does Leavely support TOIL (time off in lieu) for professional services staff?
Yes. Professional services staff often work beyond their contracted hours during busy periods. Leavely lets employees log TOIL hours and request time off against their accrued balance. Managers approve TOIL just like any other leave type, with full visibility of balances.
How much does Leavely cost for a professional services firm?
Standard costs £8 per active user per month, billed monthly, with a free 14-day trial and no credit card. A 30-person firm is £240 per month. Ultra is £10 per active user per month when the shift-cover marketplace is needed.
Can partners and management see reporting dashboards?
Authorised managers can access leave-balance, absence, Bradford Factor, lateness, and other operational reports. Supported filters include dates, departments, and employees depending on the report, with CSV export. Office and billable-utilisation reporting are not available.