Wednesday, June 25, 2008
New Web-based Practice Management Tool
One of the products to be introduced this week at Legal Tech West Coast is Clio, a Web-based practice management suite designed for solo and smaller-firm lawyers. It is still in beta and pricing is not yet available, but anyone interested can sign up to participate for free in the beta testing of this software as a service. I have not yet tried it. According to an announcement, its features include:
- Time tracking: Track time by client, matter, and task.
- Billing and reporting: Includes integrated tracking for trust funds and retainers and generates customized invoices and outstanding bill reminders.
- Client/contact management: A contact management system that links to information on clients, matters and billings.
- Task scheduling: A calendaring and reminder system that allows tracking of appointments by day, week or month.
- Document management: Securely access documents online and track document versions.
- Trust management: Maintain and track trust transaction records.
- Practice performance metrics: Track current, expected and target billing figures daily, weekly or monthly.
A core advantage of a SaaS such as this is that it avoids the need to purchase, install and maintain software. Pricing, of course, will be an all-important determinant of its popularity. Clio was developed by Themis Solutions Inc., Vancouver, B.C.
Labels: practice management
posted by Robert Ambrogi @ 8:19 PM,
1 Comments:
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At 10:10 PM,
john said...
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While waiting for the official release of Clio, check out Intervals. It includes many of the same features you've listed and is an invaluable tool for businesses, such as law firms, who bill for their time.
