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    Elite ProLaw

    Score4.1 out of 10
    N/AProLaw from Elite (formerly of Thomson Reuters) is the legal billing management software that connects the entire organization, helping teams deliver premier client service. By combining client and matter management, docketing, time entry, billing, and accounting, ProLaw helps simplify a practice while enhancing productivity firm-wide. ProLaw is software is designed to simplify and coordinate the work of lawyers and staff by combining case and matter management, time entry, billing,…N/A

    Smokeball

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASmokeball in Chicago offers their flagship cloud-based legal case management application featuring time tracking, file and document management, billing, and legal form generation.N/A
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    Elite ProLawSmokeball
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    Elite ProLawSmokeball
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Elite ProLawSmokeball
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Elite ProLawSmokeball
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elite Technology
    once the software is set up, it streamlines the billing process and helps with E-discovery on cases. You can also customize some areas to fit your needs specific to your firm. Paperless Proforma eliminates a lot of paper and streamlines the Prebill process. It also incorporates email billing to eliminate wasted paper.
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    Smokeball
    1. Small and medium-sized law firms: Smokeball is specifically designed for small and medium-sized law firms, making it well suited for this type of organization. 2. Firms looking to streamline their workflow: Smokeball's range of features, including document management, time tracking, email management, calendar management, and task management, make it well suited for firms looking to streamline their operations and increase efficiency. 3. Firms looking to improve collaboration: Smokeball's centralized document repository and task management system make it easy for teams to collaborate and access information, making it well suited for firms looking to improve collaboration among team members.
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    Pros
    Elite Technology
    • Accounting, time entry and billing are an easy task with ProLaw.
    • Streamlines and automates the work of lawyers and other staff.
    • Risk management and maintain regulatory challenges.
    • Case and matter management.
    • Integration with Microsoft apps such as Excel, Word and Outlook.
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    Smokeball
    • Document Management: Smokeball provides a centralized document repository where users can store and organize all their case-related documents. This helps to improve document accessibility and collaboration among team members.
    • Time Tracking: Smokeball automatically tracks time spent on a case, eliminating the need for manual time tracking. This results in improved billing accuracy and helps the firm to accurately bill clients for the time spent on their cases.
    • Email Management: Smokeball integrates with a user's email account and automatically categorizes emails as they come in. This helps users to quickly find and access important emails, reducing the amount of time spent searching for information.
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    Cons
    Elite Technology
    • ProLaw has been working on easier ways to add multiple documents to emails without flipping back and forth or changing document names to the storage number of the document in its database.
    • Although you can export billing information to an excel sheet, it would be beneficial if one could print all billed items for a matter that included the description of the billed event rather than just the amounts. Currently the only way to do this would be by printing statements.
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    Smokeball
    • User Interface: Some users have reported that the user interface could be improved to make it more user-friendly and intuitive.
    • Customer Support: Some users have reported long response times and inconsistent quality of customer support, which could be improved to provide better service to users
    • Mobile Accessibility: Currently, Smokeball does not have a mobile app, which limits accessibility for users who are frequently on the go.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Elite Technology
    ProLaw is fully integrated in our firm's organization. It would be impossible to operate without it or similar programming
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    Smokeball
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    Usability
    Elite Technology
    In terms of usability, the tool is intuitive and easy to use. Initially, it might be a little bit difficult to grab all the functions it can perform, but with the experience, doing the tasks become an easy job and the tool improves your team's productivity and efficiency. It really helps you to deliver excellent service to your clients in less time and at a low cost.
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    Smokeball
    Smokeball just works! It's very user-friends and they have techs and videos to help you with everything
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    Support Rating
    Elite Technology
    ProLaw support is very good overall. Sometimes it takes some effort to get up the ladder if you need an expert's help but overall they do a very good job. There have been minor issues during projects but they allow one to schedule upgrades and available technicians for upgrades at request.
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    Smokeball
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    Alternatives Considered
    Elite Technology
    Client base - numbers, Support of User Group Formation, location - hours of support, all in one product - eliminated document management and allowed through security for attorneys to access to ledger information, supported non-cloud solution as we were not ready to go to cloud, Non-modular so all parts of the system seemed to work better together and even if not ready immediately to utilize some parts, we adopted over time as we because familiar with the product, I knew firms that Prolaw already, Sales person - Tom Mulligan was wonderful to work with, ProLaw was the only software demo'ed that could report directly on our fee credits as we currently allocate - WE ARE AN EAT WHAT YOU KILL FIRM, Our outside IT firm had worked on ProLaw before, Software was capable of supporting a paperless environment, without additional cost I could get a second data base to run our internal leasing through with is technically a separate company from the business of law. We didn't need any additional hardware when we installed, we already had everything it needed to run
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    Smokeball
    Smokeball felt simpler for us because the automatic time tracking works better than Clio’s.
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    Return on Investment
    Elite Technology
    • Discovery has been cut down dramatically
    • billing takes half the time it used to
    • lost documents are a thing of the past
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    Smokeball
    • Keeping track of time lets us spend more time on law and less on tracking!
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