Amicus Attorney by CARET vs. PracticePanther

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amicus Attorney by CARET
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Amicus Attorney is a legal practice management platform which focuses on growth and business development, from AbacusNext in San Diego.
$49
Per User Per Month
PracticePanther
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
PracticePanther is law practice management software. Customers include solo practitioners, virtual, small, and mid-sized firms worldwide. The core of PracticePanther software includes contact & matter management, time & expense tracking, invoicing, calendaring, reporting, permissions, tasks, templates, intake forms, document management & automation. A free trial is available for 3 clients / 3 cases.
$49
per month
Pricing
Amicus Attorney by CARETPracticePanther
Editions & Modules
Amicus Cloud
$49.00
Per User Per Month
Solo Plan (Billed Annually)
$49
per user
Solo Plan (Billed Monthly)
$59
per user
Essential Plan (Billed Annually)
$69
per user
Essential Plan (Billed Monthly)
$79
per user
Business Plan (Billed Annually)
$89
per user
Business Plan (Billed Monthly)
$99
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amicus Attorney by CARETPracticePanther
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
User Ratings
Amicus Attorney by CARETPracticePanther
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amicus Attorney by CARETPracticePanther
Likelihood to Recommend
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
Amicus Attorney can probably be deployed very well in a law office that has a manager specifically dedicated to making it run smoothly, and who can keep track of the contacts, etc. In our firm, no one can spend the time to do this, so the information stored by Amicus gets a little disorganized, which has the effect of slowing us down
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PracticePanther
It is perfect for law management as it has integrations with Lawpay, which is specific for operating and trust account billing. I am able to create custom intakes for a client to fill out, automated with a task when submitted, and then review and response. I am also able to use the forms for internal use to enter information and use templates to populate those fields onto documents that I create.
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Pros
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
  • Very efficient calendaring with sync to Outlook calendar (option of Exchange or Outlook level synchronization).
  • Case management including contacts, emails, documents, etc. to keep everything in one consolidated place.
  • Document automation including Word merging or HotDocs (third party). Take case data including custom pages and fields and instantly create documents based on templates with ease.
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PracticePanther
  • Invoicing with Ease
  • Customization
  • Customer Support
  • Cost Efficient
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Cons
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
  • Partner channel doesn't really exist anymore
  • Support of the product is extremely poor
  • License agreement states you can only run it in their data center (not Azure or AWS, really Amicus?)
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PracticePanther
  • There are some features that are available on one part of the software but not on others. E.g., when creating a task, you can add and make new tags. But during the creation of a workflow, when making a task, you can't make new tags. You have to make the task outside of the workflow space.
  • An event whereby you can invite outside users/clients without creating a client portal.
  • If the client portal was a bit more robust, I would like to use it. See the first item; I am unable to make tasks through workflows with links to be populated for my clients to make client task easier when I need to direct them to a different webpage to complete an item.
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Support Rating
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
No answers on this topic
PracticePanther
I love the Support team. Available through chat on any screen on your practice panther. They say they respond within 24 hours but it's usually at most 3 hours and they direct you a solution or that confirm no available solution. The team at PP is always helpful and know how to follow up with issues in a timely manner.
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Alternatives Considered
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
In the time that I have been with my firm, we have not used any other comparable software. As a result I can't compare it to anything else that is out there
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PracticePanther
PracticePanther is much easier and much more user friendly for what I need.
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Return on Investment
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
  • Large software investment, if not properly configured and utilized this can be a time and money vacuum.
  • If law firm does not have a consistent personality among employees, buy-in may be difficult as it's a significant workflow change for users.
  • Can greatly benefit law firm if used properly and across board for all employees. Uniform data organization for cases and custom pages add to personalizing software for firm.
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PracticePanther
  • It has allowed me to keep up with my time and billing.
  • It has allowed me to keep client information all in one place.
  • It has allowed me to keep up with money that I am owed.
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ScreenShots

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