PCLaw

What Is PCLaw?

PCLaw is legal case management software built for law firms to manage matters alongside billing and accounting activities. Its matter management tools centralize client information, documents, calendars, and deadlines, helping firms keep case-related information organized.

Billing capabilities track billable and non-billable time, support electronic billing, and provide customizable invoice templates to address inconsistent time capture and billing workflows. Legal accounting features support trust, firm, and Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account (IOLTA) accounts, with reconciliation and closing tools for financial recordkeeping. PCLaw also provides calendars, conflict-of-interest searches, templates, expense recovery, and time-entry assistance. Altogether, it combines core legal practice administration and financial management in one system.

What Is PCLaw Best For?

The platform is known for its 'PCLaw Dashboard' feature, which gives law firms a consolidated view of financial health, matter progress, appointments, and billable hours. Bringing these indicators together helps firms monitor financial performance while keeping track of active matters and upcoming commitments. For legal firms, this may translate into a straightforward way to understand firm performance and workload from a single view.

How Much Does PCLaw Cost?

PCLaw price is estimated to start at $39/user/month, based on industry benchmarks. Actual cost varies, and may depend on factors like number of users, capabilities selected, size of the firm, and more.

Additionally, users may incur potential extra costs. The following are estimated figures and may vary depending on provider terms and requirements.

• Data Migration And Cleanup: $1,500–$8,000
• Custom Workflow Configuration: $500–$3,000
• Custom Integrations: $1,000–$5,000
• Third-Party Data Import: $500–$3,000
• Custom Reports And Templates: $300–$2,000
• On-Site Training: $1,000–$3,000
• Legacy Data Archiving: $500–$2,000
• Accounting Reconciliation Support: $500–$2,500
• Post-Migration Validation: $500–$2,000

Users generally view PCLaw’s pricing as reasonable for its accounting and practice management capabilities. Still, some reviewers mention costs becoming less accessible as firms add users, support, or broader requirements.

Disclaimer: Pricing references are based on publicly available third-party information and industry benchmarks. Actual costs may vary.

PCLaw Integrations

The platform integrates with various third-party tools including:

• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Windows Explorer
• Microsoft Internet Explorer

How Does PCLaw Work?

Here's how users can navigate the software for their day-to-day workflows:

• Log in to PCLaw and access the main dashboard
• Review firm financial information, matter progress, upcoming appointments, and billable hours from the dashboard
• Open or create client and matter records and centralize related information and files
• Manage matter documents, contacts, calendars, appointments, and tasks from the relevant records
• Enter billable and non-billable time and associate expenses with the appropriate matters
• Prepare and review pre-bills, customize billing templates, and generate client invoices
• Record client payments, manage vendor accounts, and reconcile bank and trust accounts
• Review financial and matter reports to monitor firm performance and accounting activity

Who Is PCLaw For?

PCLaw is designed for the legal industry, serving:

• Small and midsize law firms
• Solo and independent attorneys
• Litigation and general practice firms

PCLaw Use Cases

Based on our analysis of PCLaw software's current capabilities and user feedback, we have identified four scenarios where the software works well:

Law Firms Struggling With Disconnected Financial And Matter Workflows

When matter information, billing, and accounting are handled separately, firms can spend unnecessary time moving between processes and reconciling information. PCLaw addresses this by bringing matter management together with billing and legal accounting, keeping client information, files, time, invoices, and financial records connected. Its dashboard also gives firms visibility into matter progress, appointments, billable hours, and financial performance.

Firms Losing Revenue Through Uncaptured Billable Time

Law firms can lose revenue when attorneys or staff fail to record time consistently, particularly when work happens away from the office. PCLaw supports this through time tracking and 'Time Entry Advisor,' which helps identify potentially lost billable time, while 'PCLaw Go' lets users associate mobile time entries with existing cases, clients, and matters. This matters most for practices where incomplete time capture is an ongoing billing concern.

Practices Managing Trust And IOLTA Accounting Requirements

Firms handling client funds face a different operational challenge: maintaining accurate separation and reconciliation of firm funds, client trusts, and IOLTA accounts. PCLaw fits this environment through compliant trust accounting, multiple bank-account management, reconciliation tools, and built-in support for month-end and year-end closing processes. These capabilities give firms a structured way to manage legal-specific financial responsibilities, rather than treating trust activity as ordinary firm accounting.

Legal Teams With Complex Billing And Payment Collection Workflows

Billing becomes harder to manage when firms need different rates, billing cycles, fee arrangements, detailed expense recovery, and multiple payment rules. PCLaw supports these situations with configurable billing options, pre-bill review, LEDES-formatted and electronic billing, interest handling, and integrated online payments through 'PCLaw Payments.' This matters most for firms that need greater control over how invoices are prepared, reviewed, and paid.

Is PCLaw Right For You?

Law firms juggling matter details, billable time, client payments, and trust accounts across separate systems can end up with unnecessary administrative work.

PCLaw's unified approach to matter management, billing, and legal accounting makes it particularly suited to firms that want financial and practice information connected in one system. The platform is owned and operated by PCLaw | Time Matters LLC, a joint venture between LexisNexis and Leap Legal Software.

PCLaw also supports compliant trust accounting and user access restrictions for confidential information. Some older PCLaw versions are no longer supported, so firms should keep their software current to maintain compatibility and access to support. It may also not suit firms seeking highly specialized workflows.

Still doubtful if PCLaw software is the right fit for you? Connect with our staff at (661) 384-7070 for further guidance.