BusyLamp vs. 8am™ MyCase vs. Time Matters

It is great for taking credit card payments, managing calendars, sharing and accepting document uploads and maintaining digital files. The app is better than nothing, however is vastly inferior to the web version. The time entries should show on the first screen whether they are marked as billable or non-billable without having to enter each specific time entry

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The legal world- you need this program. There are plenty of other options out there, but TM is by far the best that I have used. This program works for an office of 1 to an office of 100. I have no clue how it would work in any other jobs, it is designed for legal work.

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• Trust accounting. This is an area of great concern as little mistakes can lead to serious consequences.
• Client management. By posting all client documents we have significantly reduced postage and rather than getting a phone call, the clients can see what is happening in their case.
• Scheduling. This is a great way to keep on top of calendars and a better way to avoid missing deadlines.

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• Tie Matters handles event and to-do notifications well. This ensures that all SOL's and due dates are met.
• Time Matters does case management tasks well, including documenting cases, documenting client and opposing counsel interactions and court orders.
• Time Matters does a good job of syncing all case data to a users Outlook Calendar, to ensure todo and event notifications on a users Outlook/phone.

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• Use of AI (should not be integrated into MyCase, especially with legal services that require a high-level of confidentiality which AI cannot guarantee)
• Payment Reconciliation (sometimes invoices don't show up, nothing in Help Center about how to remedy)
• Billing (doesn't consider that billing contacts for a case may change based on who can pay)

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• The software crashes a lot.
• The plugins for Office and Adobe are unstable.
• The whole software package appears to be built for the year 1995.

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I don't personally handle whether or not we renew our subscriptions to platforms but it's very integral to our work so I doubt we'd get rid of it

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It is so easy to use. We've had multiple people join our team and they don't have any issues using it right away. It's also easy to use new features as they're developed. I think everyone should have and use a simple case management platform, and MyCase is my usual recommendation.

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One of the things we liked most about Tabs3 when we used that system was its support. PracticePanther was step behind in support when we switched to it, but when we switched to MyCase, it actually seems to be a step ahead of Tabs3. The chat support feature has saved me hours on dealing with issues both internally with users and externally with clients trying to navigate the client portal.

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There is no unpaid support. They insist on a service contract for support, either with the manufacturer, or with a re-seller.

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We love the program.

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None. This thing is a no brainer for a small law firm.

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Prior to using MyCase, my firm relied on AbacusLaw for its CRM program. I have also used Amicus Attorney prior to that. AbacusLaw and Amicus Attorney were local area network programs using an onsite computer server. I started using MyCase so that I would have an entire cloud-based legal CRM program. At the time its best competitive feature was that the program was entirely cloud-based and that online retrieval of documents and client contact information was easily retrievable. The best contribution of these features is not just improving team collaboration, but improving efficient communication with clients by allowing them online access to their case file and secure communication with the client portal. Our Intake staff uses Clio Grow as a CMS (Contact Management System) despite some intake features being added my MyCase in the past year. Clio Grow has a Kanban board interface to manage incoming leads and improve intake team collaboration. MyCase's intake feature is new and less robust and intuitive to use compared to Clio Grow (formerly Lexicata). From the beginning, G Suite has always been an integral tool for email and calendar management. MyCase offers email and calendar support but G Suite is easiest to use on multiple platforms and hardware devices compared to MyCase.

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So Juris and TM are both LexisNexis products. I dislike Juris greatly and the only thing we use it for is billing because we already had it and it was compatible with TM for billing purposes. Juris doesn't allow you any kind of document storage or management. You can make a "note" but what good does that really do me? In my opinion, Juris is good for billing only (not client management) and there are other options like QuickBooks that really outshine it.

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• Organization: I know where to go for my case details
• Efficiency: I just leave a window open on one screen logged into mycase and I can instantly modify/update matter details
• Billing: integrated credit card payments/invoice updating is nice. Invoicing is a lot easier than prior platforms I used given you can email the invoice out directly from the platform, and see when it has been viewed.

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• Time Matters has allowed attorneys to focus on research and writing, rather than wondering where a file is.
• Time Matters has allowed for more efficient communication between team members on a case.
• Time Matters has ensured hot documents are tagged and accessible.

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