Max Austin-Little

Spear’s Review

As a director at Level, Max Austin-Little is often a primary point of contact for family lawyers and their clients.

He joined the litigation funding firm in 2019 and now specialises in creating lending solutions for clients facing financial remedy proceedings or contentious private wealth and probate cases.  ‘Growth is the main target at the moment, which we’re achieving,’ he tells Spear’s. Indeed, in early 2025 Level secured £105 million in funding to meet rising demand for its services.

Increasingly, Level finds itself involved in private financial dispute resolution and other non-court dispute resolution methods, which are more time- and cost-effective than traditional court litigation. ‘Funding needs to be put in perspective of how much it can speed up the process,’ he notes. ‘How much time can it save in terms of unnecessary billable hours or negotiating with a difficult other side?’