Author
Jan Elvers
Founder of Elevate Consulting, software engineer
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Jan Elvers is the founder of Elevate Consulting and writes the guides on this site. He spent seven years as a DevOps engineer building and running software that has to hold up in production. Today he builds automation for small law firms and businesses where software prepares the work and a person decides.
Jan Elvers spent seven years as a DevOps engineer building and running software that has to hold up in production. In 2026 he founded Elevate Consulting, where he builds automation, internal tools and integrations for small law firms and businesses. He leads every project himself, from the first call to operations.
Areas of expertise
- Law firm automation
- Client intake and conflict checks
- Deadline and document workflows
- Practice management integrations
- AI assistants with human review
- Running production software (DevOps)
Guides by Jan Elvers
18 guides in English and German
- Law firm automation: what pays off and where to start
Law firm automation pays off in intake, deadlines, documents, billing and data sync. Where to start, costs, what to skip. For firms of 1 to 10 lawyers.
Editorial standard
- Figures on software, law and professional rules come from a primary source that was opened, read and is linked on the page.
- An updated date appears only when the content really changed.
- The pages explain, they do not advise: nothing here replaces legal advice or a professional-responsibility review.
- Examples with numbers are labelled as examples. Clients are named only with written permission, and then with a name and a number.
- Where automation does not pay off, the page says so.
Questions about the author
Is Jan Elvers a lawyer?
No. Jan Elvers is a software engineer. The guides explain technology and workflows and link the legal sources they rely on. They are not legal advice.
Where do the figures in the guides come from?
From primary sources such as court rules, ABA and SRA publications and vendor documentation. Every source is linked with the date it was read.
How often are the guides updated?
When a rule, price or product a guide relies on changes. The updated date moves only on a real content change.
Can I reach Jan Elvers directly?
Yes, through the contact form or by email. Messages go to him, not to a ticket queue.