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Easy, Intuitive Legal Software That Lets You Focus On Helping Your Clients.

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12 Months

36 Months

Start

Bill clients + get paid faster.

Starting at

$29/mo*

Start features:

  • Cloud-based​

  • Basic Contact and Matter Management​

  • Time and Expense Tracking​

  • Billing​

  • Online payments

  • Trust Accounting and Reporting

Grow

Run your firm like a pro.

From

$99/mo*

Everything in Start, plus:

  • Document/Email Management

  • Powerful Document Automation

  • Deep Integrations (Outlook, Word)

  • Library of Automated Court Forms

  • Daily Digest of Tasks

  • Daily Digest of Calendar Events

  • Secure Client Portal including SMS

  • Online and Offline Access

Most Popular

Prosper

Create strategic successes.

From

$149/mo*

Everything in Grow, plus:

  • Automatic Time

  • Activity Tracking

  • Lead Management

  • Email Marketing

  • Workflow Templates

  • Checklists by Practice Area

  • Intelligent Workflow Management

  • Milestone Management

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Grow

Start

Cloud-based​

Anywhere, anytime access through a web browser

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Basic Contact and Matter Management​

Keep a more detailed record of Clients, Contacts and Matters in one place online.

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Time and Expense Tracking​

Easy tracking of all matter-based time entries, fees and expenses

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Billing​

Bill the way you want with flexible invoicing that leverages batch/bulk invoices and easy reminders

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LEDES Billing

Bill your clients using the LEDES billing standard

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Evergreen Retainers

Keep on top of your cash flow with easy to use Evergreen retainer requests

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Online Payments through LawPay

Get paid faster with online credit card payments

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Payment Plans

Keep your cash flowing and set your clients up on payment plans

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Trust Accounting and Reporting

Rest easy with compliant Trust Accounting and powerful reporting

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Accounting GL Integrations (QuickBooks)

Peace of mind that your accounting software is always up to date

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Matter, Fee Earner, Firm level reporting

Keep track of all your billable work, outstanding debtors and Trust balance

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Online / Offline Access

No internet, no problem. Keep your finger on the pulse with a native app that seamlessly switches between online and offline modes.

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Advanced Contact + Matter Management

Keep a more detailed record of Clients, Contacts and Matters in one place online.

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Pre-configured Practice Areas

Intuitive functionality designed in partnership with legal experts for different areas of law.

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Document + Email Management with Microsoft Word Integration

Documents are never more than a few clicks away, with all critical documents and emails stored against your matters.

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Document Automation

Dramatically reduce the amount of typing in information with industry leading document automation.

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eSignatures**

Minimize time you spend waiting on clients to approve documents thanks to DocuSign.

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Pre-automated Forms Library

Don't waste time on common regulatory documents thanks to a comprehensive library of pre-configured and localized templates and court forms.

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Task Management

Streamline your internal collaboration by assigning and actioning tasks.

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Calendaring with Outlook Integration

Better manage your firm's workload and never miss an appointment again, with a rich two-way Outlook integration.

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Secure Client Portal

Send, receive and collaborate on documents securely with your firms very own client communication system.

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Internal Chat

Streamline internal communication no matter where you are, with internal chat functionality.

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SMS

Increase the speed of client response for urgent items by sending SMS's directly from Smokeball.

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Integrated eFiling**

File your documents with the court easily and seamlessly from your Smokeball matter.

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Automated eBrief / Bates Stamping

Create briefs using approved formatting preferences with ease.

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Conflict Checking

Check for client conflicts within a few easy clicks.

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Matter + Billing Permissions

Maintain control over who has access to certain bills.

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Mobile + Tablet App

Anywhere, any time access no matter the device you are on.

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Rules Based Calendaring**

Remove the headache of manually calculating deadlines with a seamless integration with LawToolBox's rules-based deadline calculators.

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Custom Template / Precedent Creation

Set up templates for commonly used documents.

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Unlimited Secure Data Storage

Peace of mind that no matter where you are, all your and your clients data is protected by state of the art security standards.

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Lead Management

Keep track of all your prospects in one place and identify which clients are best suited to your firm.

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Email Marketing**

Sends newsletters, run marketing campaigns or simply send out office closure notices all directly through Smokeball.

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Workflow Templates + Checklists by Practice Area

Set up workflows and checklists specific to how your firm operates to ensure you never miss a deadline.

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Advanced full text search with OCR

Find the right document or phrase with powerful OCR searching of all stored documents including PDF.

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Automatic Time + Activity Tracking

Make manual time tracking a thing of the past with our unique autotime feature that automatically tracks your time and activity.

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Staff Activity + Workload Management

Balance workloads and have complete visibility into staff output and case activity.

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Phone and Video Conferencing Integrations**

Make calls and track your time automatically with integration to Zoom or RingCentral.

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Profitability Reporting (by Firm, Practice Area, + Client)

Dissect your profitability reports into areas relevant to you to identify areas you need to lean into.

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*Online Credit Card payments are through our integration partner, LawPay. Additional fees apply.

**Fees apply, contact us for more information.

Integrations to Power Your Law Practice

Smokeball is the most robust case management platform on the market. Plus, we selectively partner and integrate with firms offering billing and finance, communication, lead management and other solutions to streamline your law practice further and increase your team’s productivity.

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You will find that it is absolutely worth the money in the time it saves you.

Maria B., Attorney – G2

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FAQs about Smokeball Legal Software for Attorneys

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What are the Smokeball plans available?

1. Start – This plan is for lawyers looking to start their own law firm, or simply looking for an affordable legal billing and accounting solution that is completely compliant.

2. Grow – This plan is for law firms who have grown out of manila folders and are looking for a better, way to get their work done efficiently. It includes seamless document and email management.

3. Prosper – If you’re looking at intelligent ways to optimise your small law firm to become a thriving business, this is the plan for you. It includes automated time tracking and management reporting so you’ll confidently bill what you’re worth.

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How does the free trial work?

Smokeball offers a no-cost, risk-free trial of our Start package so you can evaluate whether Smokeball is right for your small law firm. If you cancel anytime within the 7-day free trial period, you will not be charged.

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How many people can use Smokeball?

There is no limit on how many firm users and clients can use or simultaneously access Smokeball legal practice management software. And because there is no data storage limit, you can upload and download as much as needed.

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Does the software include automatic time and activity tracking?

Smokeball is the only practice management software with built-in automatic time tracking and timesheets. Whether you are reviewing a matter in Smokeball, writing an Outlook email or drafting court forms in Microsoft Word, AutoTime tracks and records this time, so you don’t have to. Upgrade or select the Prosper plan to have these features included.

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How safe and secure is my work?

Smokeball uses industry-standard SSL security, similar to eCommerce sites, financial institutions and other secure web-based (SaaS) software solutions. All your work, including the interactive wireframe, is password-protected and requires a login to access. Additionally, a national IT service provider, in a certified safe and secure environment, hosts and backs up all of your data.

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What happens when the time comes to renew my Smokeball plan?

At renewal, you have a couple of options:

1.   You can keep your current feature set by extending your plan with Smokeball. Or,

2.   You can upgrade or downgrade your plan to add or remove key features.

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How do I access the Smokeball Community?

You can access the community page using this link: Smokeball Community