Platform
Matter Groups (Practice Areas)
Group matters by type
Matter Relationships
Create system relationships for multiple related matters (parent/child/sibling)
Matter Tracking
Ability to track matters through its lifecycle within the system
Matter Reviews
Set up matters to go through an approval process before being published
Matter Templates
Create custom templates for different matter types
Matter Custom Fields
Support for custom fields (or attributes)
Confidential Matters
Ability to keep confidential matter information secret or private
Matter List Report
Comprehensive list of all matters, filtered by status
Matter Inventory Report
Overview of open, closed and pending matter counts, and averages by matter lead / lead attorney or matter group / practice area
Matter Status Report
Report that gives insight into the status of matters
Matter Leads Workload Report
Report showing matters by matter lead to better understand workloads
Document Management
Setup Categories
Create document categories
Setup Labels
Create document labels
Create Folder Hierarchy
Create folder hierarchy for better organization
Upload Files
Ability to upload and attach files
Duplicate File Upload Check
Check files for duplicates when uploading
Download Files
Ability to download files
Download Folders (multiple files)
Ability to download folders (and multiple files)
Move Files
Ability to move files to different locations
Malware Scanning & Management
Scan uploaded files for malware
Document Version Control & History
Version control for documents and access to version history
Full Text Search
Ability to search entire document (titles and body)
OCR Capability
Support for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in search
In-app File Preview
Preview files without leaving SimpleLegal
256-bit AES and SSL/TLS encryption
Top-tier data security
Box Integration
Integration with Box
iManage Integration
Integration with iManage
Create Default Folder Structure
Ability to create a default folder structure
Document Management Status Report
Report to better understand how document management is being used
Document Workbench
Search and manage documents across matters and vendors
Legal Services Requests
Request Legal Assistance
Legal service requests
Custom Legal Request Forms
Create custom legal service request forms
Track Legal Request Status
Track the status of legal service requests
Legal Request Workflow
Establish and manage a matter intake process
Email Notifications
Seamlessly convert legal service requests into trackable matters
Convert Legal Request to Matter
Seamlessly convert legal service requests into trackable matters
Legal Request Report
Report to better understand how legal requests are being used
Task Management
Create Tasks
Create matter-related tasks
Create Subtasks
Create matter-related subtasks
Material:
3 per parent task
Create Tasks from Template
Create tasks from custom templates
Task Attachments
Attach files to tasks
Task Comments
Add comments to tasks
Private Tasks
Make tasks private
Task Types
Track different task types
Task Priorities
Track different task priorities
Task Status
Track task statuses
Generate Task Templates (manual setup)
Set up task templates manually
Generate Task Templates (using AI)
Set up task template using artificial intelligence
Bulk Edit Tasks
Execute changes and updates across multiple tasks in the system
Task List Export
Export a list of all tasks
Task Notifications
Notifications for tasks
Task Assignment (Multiple)
Assign tasks
Task History
Track a task's history
Task Followers
Add followers to tasks
Task List View
A list view of tasks
My Tasks View
A view of tasks assigned to you
My Requests View
A view of tasks created by you
Task Following View
A view of tasks you're following
Task Quick View (Home Page)
Task module on home page
Task Calendar View
View tasks in a calendar view
External Calendar Integration (MS, Google, Apple)
Integrate tasks with an external calendar
Task Kanban View (Board)
View tasks in a kanban view
Task Workbench View
View tasks across all matters in a single view
Task Utilization Report
Report that provides insight into task utilization, assignment, prioritization, and categorization.
Task Health Report
Report on tasks based on their status (ahead of schedule, on time, or delayed) that helps identify workload based on task assignments
Task Productivity by User Report
Report on task status by user
Task Progress by User Report
Report on task status by user
Task Optimization Report
Report on task types, organized by their strategic value and complexity, to better understand matter resource allocation
Event Management
Setup Event Types
Setup and track different event types
Create & Manage Events
Create and manage events
Setup Recurring Event
Create and manage recurring events
Custom Event Reminders
Create custom event reminders
Private Events
Make events private
Setup Court Rules
Subscribe to and select the relevant jurisdictions from a 3rd party vendor and integrate it with SimpleLegal
Add Court Rules
Automatically find related court events for a specified jurisdiction and add those dates to your calendar
Event Reminder Notifications
Notifications that remind about events
Bulk Edit Events
Execute changes and updates across multiple event records in the system
Export Events
Export events for offline analysis
Events List View
A list view of all events
My Events View
A view of all your events
Events Calendar View
View events in a calendar view
Events Calendar (Individual)
View all your events in a calendar view
Events Calendar (Team)
View all events for the team in a calendar view
External Calendar Integration (MS, Google, Apple)
Integrate events with an external calendar
Event Summary Report
High-level report summarizing events
Reporting and Analytics
Standard reports (real-time)
Access to out-of-the-box, real-time report library
Ad-hoc reports
Ability to create ad-hoc reports
Enhanced reports (snapshot)
Access to enhanced reporting capabilities (create new reports, tailor existing reports, access to more data and analysis capabilities)
Vendors
Vendor setup
Initial vendor setup in system and onboarding
CounselGO (vendor collaboration portal)
Ability for law firms to access and use vendor portal (matter collaboration)
Vendor groups
Group vendors together within system (i.e. select satellite offices combined w/ HQ for budgeting/reporting purposes)
Vendor surveys
Ability to survey in-house team for feedback on law firm performance
Matter Collaboration Management
Copy shared files
Ability to copy files that have been shared
Download shared files
Ability to download files that have been shared
External collaboration with outside counsel on matter status
Collaborate externally with law firms on matter status
External collaboration with outside counsel on matter files
Collaborate externally with law firms on matter files
Account Overview and Setup
Bulk actions
Execute changes and updates across multiple records in the system
Address book
Store and find contact information of billing and matter stakeholders
User management
Create and manage SimpleLegal users (role, notifications, login, etc.)
User teams
Manage user teams and their permissions
Conditional custom attributes
Associate 2 or more custom fields together so they are dependent on each other
Permissions
Manage permissions for individual user access
Material:
Basic:
Role-level
Max:
Advanced:
Matter-level
Storage
Storage limits for documents
Support
Access to customer success team
Access to CS team
Live webinar and on-demand training
Access to user trainings
Online knowledge base
Access to online help center
Law firm / vendor support
Technical support for law firms, free of charge
Email support
Email support for customers
In-app guidance
Guidance for new functionality and features within the SimpleLegal application
Live chat
Live chat support for customers
Annual success planning
Dedicated time with Success to review goals and plan how to get there
Add-Ons
Custom reports
Reports built specifically for an individual customer
SimpleLegal API
Access to SimpleLegal's REST API
Material:
Add-on - 10K transactions per month per API token
Max:
Add-on - 10K transactions per month per API token
Third party integrations
Integrations with other applications like AP, ERP, time tracking, IP management, etc.
Sandbox environments
Test environment for customers to test changes prior to them going live in production
Single sign on (SSO)
Apply SSO for easy login and greater security
Single tenant environment
(dedicated environment)
Host SimpleLegal on a distinct software instance running on infrastructure that is not shared with other customers
Historical data migration
(service only; one-time charge)
Migrate historical data from prior e-billing solution into SimpleLegal
Outlook Integration
Integration with Outlook