Access Legal vs. Thomson Reuters Firm Central

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Access Legal
Score 6.6 out of 10
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DPS Software was acquired by the Access Group in June, 2020, and is the technology basis for Access Legal. Access Legal is a suite of software solutions that enable users to take control of time to deliver better client outcomes through an unrivalled suite of legal software solutions – from cloud-based case and practice management, finance and accounting, compliance and learning through to HR and CRM.N/A
Firm Central
Score 5.0 out of 10
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Thomson Reuters offers Firm Central, a law practice management, time management platform, and legal billing solution touting integration with Westlaw.N/A
Pricing
Access LegalThomson Reuters Firm Central
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Access LegalFirm Central
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Access LegalThomson Reuters Firm Central
Top Pros
Top Cons
User Ratings
Access LegalThomson Reuters Firm Central
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
3.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Access LegalThomson Reuters Firm Central
Likelihood to Recommend
The Access Group
When you need to have effective communication and records of it with coworkers and/or clients. Calendar function sends a notification 15 minutes prior [to] an appointment or event and at the specific time of the appointment. Is not as well suited on calendar as it is not [very] intuitive.
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Thomson Reuters
ease of use is a plus but client secure portal alerts need to be made more clearly so that communication flows both ways without delay
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Pros
The Access Group
  • Having everything centrally located is very convenient.
  • I really like how I can deal with accounting and billing within the program.
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Thomson Reuters
  • Time tracking.
  • Billing.
  • Easy access to Westlaw.
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Cons
The Access Group
  • Notifications when you receive an email on filtered folders.
  • Give extra time when you want to cancel an email recently sent.
  • Improve calendar to be more intuitive.
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Thomson Reuters
  • ease of portal access
  • form bank being easier to modify
  • integrations with other programs
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Support Rating
The Access Group
No answers on this topic
Thomson Reuters
I have not had to use support
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Alternatives Considered
The Access Group
Clio provides a web-based practice management, time and billing, and client collaboration platform for small to mid-sized law firms.
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Thomson Reuters
we actually switched to Clio for better document management and overall billing and accounting features which have worked out very well
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Return on Investment
The Access Group
  • Communication with coworkers.
  • Communication with other departments.
  • Communication with clients.
  • Filters a lot of spam.
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Thomson Reuters
  • Tracking time was positive.
  • Cost us money to switch document management systems.
  • Loss of time/work product with document management functions.
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