LeanLaw Reviews

Pros

LeanLaw software is cloud based which makes it easily accessible through the internet and mobile app. Its smooth connection with QuickBooks Online helps eliminate the time consuming duplication we faced with our previous software. I also find it very user friendly.

Cons

Some reports are not as detailed as I would prefer. However the LeanLaw team is responsive to user feedback and makes adjustments to provide the needed information.

Pros

The integration with QuickBooks was beneficial and highly valuable. I also like the timekeeping feature.

Cons

Calendar is hard to read and there was not much support for note-taking on individual cases. I also had trouble figuring out how to add flat fees to hourly matters.

Pros

LeanLaw works well for our firm because it does not come with all the extra bells and whistles that other programs have. I find that these additional features are seldom used and only complicate the software unnecessarily.

Cons

It would be beneficial to have a dashboard that provides general information about the firm's current monthly status and billings.

Pros

I can easily add matters and make trust fund deposits with LeanLaw.

Cons

LeanLaw software cannot be used without QuickBooks Online which I dislike as many other programs like PCLaw can operate independently.

Pros

Navigating the basic features of the program is quite simple whether I am adding a new client, matter or depositing funds into a client's trust account.

Cons

At times QuickBooks integration can be tricky to navigate and whenever I need to make changes to an invoice, I have to do it in QBO since it cannot be done in LeanLaw. The interface also feels somewhat outdated, similar of older software.

Pros

Being cloud-based makes it easy to use and I can easily review and edit my teams time entries. Tracking time is also simple.

Cons

No cons to report.

Pros

I think the software is relatively easy to use and really simple.

Cons

I have no specific complaints about LeanLaw software.

Pros

LeanLaw is fairly easy to use and integrates well with QuickBooks Online.

Cons

This is not a dislike but my lack of understanding I think. I am not very skillful when it comes to using QuickBooks and I believe the software would be more useful to me if I had a better understanding of QBO.

Pros

I appreciate that it's cloud-based and available online which lets our team access it from anywhere. That makes it much easier for the timekeepers to post their dockets and also allows me to handle things from home without issue. I also really value how fast it is to run reports on time and expenses, in my experience PCLaw sometimes took up to half an hour for a single report, whereas it produces the same report in just a few seconds.

Cons

Billing is the area where I run into the most headaches. They're promising to add a select/deselect-all option which will save me from having to slowly uncheck thousands of line items one by one and that's encouraging. However, when an invoice contains a huge number of line entries the system becomes painfully slow, practically unusable for those large bills. I also wish the reporting set was richer, specifically, I need to pull WIP and Expense balances as of a particular historical date. At present when I set date parameters the system still omits anything billed after that date instead of showing the ledger as it would have appeared on that date and we need that view for accurate financial statements, so it's a significant problem for our firm. Another gap is write-off handling: while I can perform write-offs through QBO, the reports still reflect those time entries as billed. That is problematic because we calculate some bonuses based on billed amounts and those figures shouldn't include items that were subsequently written off.

Pros

This tool is very simple and easy to use. I like that it clearly appears to be built with a great understanding of how attorneys actually do their work.

Cons

At the moment, I can't come up with anything about it that I dislike.

Pros

After choosing QuickBooks Online for Attorneys, my firm and I spent three months trying to make it work properly because nearly every function needed a workaround to fit an attorney's office. In our CPA's opinion, it essentially 'puts a prettier face on QBO' by building those necessary workarounds for you and converting everything into law-office-friendly language and processes. Reaching out for support and actually speaking to a REAL person within five minutes has been absolutely fantastic!

Cons

Honestly, I can't think of anything about it that I dislike.

Pros

It is really simple to log time entries and to pull comprehensive reports whenever I need them.

Cons

For me, syncing with QuickBooks is tricky and the collaboration workflow can be hard to navigate.

Pros

This tool is easy and user-friendly and their support has been excellent when the rare problem pops up. I think the QuickBooks integration works almost flawlessly, so tracking time and handling invoices is really simple.

Cons

I haven't found any problems. I've been using it since April 2019 with no issues.

Pros

I've found this product incredibly easy to operate and it syncs easily with QuickBooks.

Cons

the reporting features are quite lacking.

Pros

One thing I appreciate is that this service keeps things simple and doesn't overload you with unnecessary features. What I need it for is purely tracking time and pushing bills/invoices into QuickBooks and it handles that well. Previously I used another program at my firm that was packed with way more capabilities than I ever used which drove the cost up unnecessarily, so that expensive, feature-heavy option just wasn't worthwhile for my needs.

Cons

I run into trouble whenever I enter certain time increments. For instance, when I try to record a quarter-hour (0.25) or three-quarters (0.75) in my time logs, the bill won't go through to QuickBooks, I suspect the app only accepts a single decimal place and doesn't recognize numbers beyond that. That becomes really annoying because a lot of my work is billed in 0.25 or 0.75 increments, so I end up spending time going back to edit and alter multiple entries just to make the invoice submit correctly which feels like a pointless waste of my time. On top of that, the program's visual design isn't my favorite, I don't find the look particularly appealing, although that concern is more cosmetic and doesn't affect the core functionality much.

Pros

Overall it integrated well with QuickBooks and I found the timesheets really easy to use.

Cons

I couldn't customize the billing statement to match our preferences, the system was inflexible. Being unable to alter the appearance of our invoices caused significant problems.

Pros

This program feels incredibly user-friendly and easy to navigate. I find that time entries move right into the invoicing area without any hiccups and from there they sync into QuickBooks Online smoothly. Having easy access to key details inside it, like accounts receivable reports, trust reports and billing information, is really convenient because it means I don't have to switch out to QBO to look things up. I also appreciate that when I set up a new client they're automatically added to the QBO customer list. The support team has been approachable, helpful and very quick to respond.

Cons

There are a couple of reports that I think would be far more helpful if I could drill into some of the items to see extra detail. Aside from that limitation I don't have any other complaints and generally find the software meets our needs.

Pros

Because the app is cloud-based, I can reach it from any browser or the mobile app without issue. It syncs with QuickBooks Online flawlessly which prevents the time-consuming duplicate entries we dealt with in our old system. Overall, I find it really simple and easy to use.

Cons

Some of the reports still aren't as fully developed as I'd want them to be which can be frustrating at times. That said, I appreciate that the it team pays attention to feedback from users and iterates, making tweaks over time so we can eventually access the data we need.

Pros

The QuickBooks integration worked smoothly and proved to be very valuable and I really like the time-keeping features as well.

Cons

I found the calendar difficult to read and there was very little support for taking notes on individual cases. I also couldn't work out how to apply flat fees to matters that are billed hourly.

Pros

We like it for our firm because it avoids the extra bells and whistles that other programs include. In our experience, those additional features are rarely used and simply add unnecessary complexity to the software.

Cons

I would love to see a dashboard that shows high-level information about the firm's current monthly status and billing activity, having that at a glance would make it much easier to keep track of finances and operations.