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Legal Billing Software
Legal Billing software automates time tracking, billing, scheduling and accounting for law practices. Legal e-Billing systems also facilitate the recording of case-related expenses. Law Firm Billing software can integrate with a broad range of case and workflow management tools, as well as accounting and payroll features across multiple office locations.
Legal Billing software is related to Law Practice Management software, Professional Services Automation software, and Time and Expense software. Find the best billing software for law firms in Australia.
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"Overall I see much more pros than cons. It is absolutely worth the money. I have been able to..."
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Heather
Office Manager in US
This information was sourced from Clio
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Clio
Pros:
I love the notifications that offer support and training for new options and/or updates within Clio. I like being able to select certain calendars to see at one time or multiple at once if needed.
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Cons:
There is no restore your organizations work if a rogue employee deletes it or an accidental deletion without nefarious intentions.
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This information was sourced from Clio
Who Uses Clio?
Clio offers different pricing plans and an entire suite of tools covering the client journey from intake to invoice, making Clio suitable for law...
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, South Africa
, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
and 3 others
This information was sourced from Mitratech TeamConnect
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from Mitratech TeamConnect
Who Uses Mitratech TeamConnect?
TeamConnect is a proven end-to-end enterprise legal platform that brings together people, processes, and information together, making Legal a hub of...
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan
, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
and 11 others
"Clientary has bee. running the show for us and were a proud of the huge steps we took to bring this..."
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Louise
Front Office Manager in Canada
This information was sourced from Clientary
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Clientary
Pros:
I also love the swiftness of the Customer support in replying messages.
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Cons:
I have to actually right click > open in new tab. Not ideal on a laptop when you don't have a mouse.
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This information was sourced from Clientary
Who Uses Clientary?
Clientary is ideal for professional services businesses, especially accountants, architects, engineers, IT-service firms, consultants, law firms, and...
"When I think about using Quickbooks or Excel I start to have a panic attack. When I think about..."
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Josh
Owner in US
This information was sourced from FreshBooks
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of FreshBooks
Pros:
The ease of use and support, combined with the price point make a great deal.
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Cons:
Still lack and if we forget to save it will be lost.
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This information was sourced from FreshBooks
Who Uses FreshBooks?
FreshBooks is cloud based accounting designed to help small businesses in information technology, legal, creative, marketing and construction, among...
"Xero is an excellent tool that has allowed me to manage my department's expenses in a transparent..."
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Rodrigo
Director of Cyber Security in US
This information was sourced from Xero
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Xero
Pros:
Integrates well with adds on to provide more sophisticated reporting. Integration with AI products such as ReceiptBank and Approval Donkey also work well.
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Cons:
1099 reports are too limited. Tracking categories are too limited.
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This information was sourced from Xero
Who Uses Xero?
Xero is an accounting software that caters to small businesses across multiple sectors, such as agriculture, construction, education, healthcare,...
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore
, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States
and 3 others
"Our account rep, account manager, and implementation lead are all really pleasant to work with and..."
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Chris
CFO in US
This information was sourced from NetSuite
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of NetSuite
Pros:
Netsuite is fairly intuitive for being such a complex system. I also really love the Sandbox capability.
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Cons:
We also had some questionable customer service with our initial rep at one point (in regards to scheduling/cancelling appointments on us).
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This information was sourced from NetSuite
Who Uses NetSuite?
From pre-revenue startups to mid-size organizations, fast-growing businesses use NetSuite to automate core processes and get real-time insights into...
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Finland
, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
and 21 others
Languages
Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese
, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
and 9 others
"I rave about MyCase anytime a colleague asks my opinion. Admittedly, I do not have experience with..."
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Jennifer
Attorney in US
This information was sourced from MyCase
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of MyCase
Pros:
The efforts to fully integrate MyCase with other platforms and the continued efforts of the MyCase staff to provide more functions at the request of its users is the thing I enjoy most about MyCase.
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Cons:
The reports could be easier to follow/understand. It seems all the reports would be related, but it gets confusing.
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This information was sourced from MyCase
Who Uses MyCase?
Law firms looking for an easy-to-use practice management software to manage case details, documents, contacts, time tracking, billing, and invoicing...
"Through the BigTime Wallet, sending and receiving invoices is a breeze. BigTime has improved the..."
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Maddie
Game Developer in US
This information was sourced from BigTime
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of BigTime
Pros:
BigTime is incredibly inexpensive and easy to get into compared to competing software. If you have a dedicated team, you could be implemented in as little as a month.
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Cons:
The only thing I can say we really dislike about BigTime is not having a "clock-in, clock-out" function. Meaning the software does not record the time of day you start and end.
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This information was sourced from BigTime
Who Uses BigTime?
BigTime is ideal for professional services firms who want to streamline project operations, maximize their resource utilization, accelerate billing...
"Efficient management of legal affairs with simplicity and facilitation of tasks for clients, as..."
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Ulrich
Doctor in Benin
This information was sourced from PracticePanther Legal Software
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of PracticePanther Legal Software
Pros:
Offers the integration and ease of use needed for a small business, all of the essentials for streamlining tasks so that duplication of efforts is minimized.
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Cons:
Switching from our old software to Panther was very difficult. Panther was not able to migrate over our documents from the old software, but rather we did a data dump to an external searchable file.
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This information was sourced from PracticePanther Legal Software
Who Uses PracticePanther Legal Software?
Tens of thousands of solo practitioners, small, medium, and enterprise-sized firms worldwide who prefer an intuitive, user-friendly platform that...
"Every single person I've dealt with at Abacus, from initial sale to professional services to tech..."
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J. Michael
Trial and Appellate Lawyer - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death in US
This information was sourced from AbacusLaw
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of AbacusLaw
Pros:
I'm happy with the integration of all the different elements of managing a file. It plays well with other software and that is crucial to operations.
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Cons:
Pop up features that I do not use are annoying and difficult to turn off.
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This information was sourced from AbacusLaw
Who Uses AbacusLaw?
AbacusLaw is flexible and dynamically scalable to support legal professionals from solo practitioners to enterprise law firms from client intake to...
"My firm has used Smokeball for over 5 years. Every employee at the firm uses Smokeball daily, even..."
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Nicole
Paralegal in US
This information was sourced from Smokeball
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Smokeball
Pros:
Smokeball functions are so helpful and make my daily tasks much easier and quicker. The outlook integration is one of my favorite aspects as my job mostly involves emailing.
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Cons:
Some of my clients hae problems utilizing their encryption tools called "communicate" because it requires google Chrome, but most figure it out-- I would use it more if it worked more seemlessly.
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This information was sourced from Smokeball
Who Uses Smokeball?
Designed for law firms based in the United States that practice in family law, personal injury, real estate, estate planning, litigation, business...
"LOVE, LOVE, LOVE LEAP. I just wish everyone would use it properly."
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Ashley
Partner & Practice Manager in UK
This information was sourced from LEAP
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of LEAP
Pros:
LEAP is excellent for automating documents so that you don't have to waste time typing in generic information that is in all your documents and letters.
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Cons:
The integration was a pain, but it was on my side with Time Matters and my computer company. That was a me and not you thing.
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This information was sourced from LEAP
Who Uses LEAP?
Law firms, legal professionals, attorneys, and legal service providers.
"I love that you can configure the platform to my specific needs and customize it to fit the way I..."
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Andrea Yarlyn
owner in US
This information was sourced from Filevine
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Filevine
Pros:
The shipped product is rough, but fully customizable for your work flows. Plan to invest significant time on the front end determining how you want your system to work.
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Cons:
We used to be able to drag the photos from the page they were opened on. Now, we have to hit download and when another screen appears, we can drag the photo from there.
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This information was sourced from Filevine
Who Uses Filevine?
Filevine is perfect for legal teams who want to streamline team processes and bring on new clients without increasing overhead. Firm sizes range from...
"It was nice to have an electronic way to track time and client work. You can set-up multiple users..."
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Nicole
Account Executive in US
This information was sourced from Sage Timeslips
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Sage Timeslips
Pros:
I learned the business side of a legal practice in part from using Timeslips.
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Cons:
There's no way to complete multiple tasks (you either have to use a global setting so that each time entry is automatically completed or you have to complete each one - there's not in between option).
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This information was sourced from Sage Timeslips
Who Uses Sage Timeslips?
Small to mid-sized business, bills for time, either on an hourly, flat or project rate. Best for service businesses (legal, accounting, consulting,...
"BILLABLE HOURS! Keep track of them. TEMPLATES! Based on the kind of law you practice. CONTACTS!..."
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Oswaldo
General Manager in US
This information was sourced from Rocket Matter
Electronic Payments
Calendar Management
Automatic Billing
Accounting
Client Portal
Expense Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Client Management
Document Management
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Rocket Matter
Pros:
It mostly works like I work. Some of the various integrations and case management tools have a pretty steep learning curve, but they are not overwhelming.
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Cons:
I have not seen anything so far that caused discomfort while using RM.
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This information was sourced from Rocket Matter
Who Uses Rocket Matter?
Voted by Forbes as Best for Firms of All Sizes, Rocket Matter’s legal practice management software is the best way for growing law firms to manage...
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