PCLaw

Overview
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PCLaw
Score 6.4 out of 10
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PCLaw is offered as an all-in-one billing, legal accounting, and matter management solution, from PCLaw | Time Matters, a joint venture spun out of LexisNexis in collaboration with LEAP in 2019.N/A
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PCLaw
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PCLaw
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
PCLaw
Considered Both Products
PCLaw
Chose PCLaw
PCLaw is still the only product that provides both front office (practice management/calendaring) and back office (accounting) solutions for a law firm in one product.
Chose PCLaw
PC Law is quicker and cheaper. With CosmoLex, I found that I waited a little longer for reports and documents to generate and for transactions to be saved. In all other areas, I found CosmoLex to be better as it is more intuitive to use and the user interface is clean and easy …
Chose PCLaw
All legal accounting and billing software applications have their own flaws. PCLaw, as has been stated, has not had significant investment in features and functionality in quite a few years. That being said, it still gets the job done. There may be issues with the link system …
Chose PCLaw
I have not used any particular products that are similar to LexisNexis PCLaw. It is somewhat of an odd hybrid in that it is designed to assist with law practice management and therefore cuts across multiple specialties from billing/accounts receivable to lawyers and staff who …
Chose PCLaw
Juris seems to be a larger version of PCLaw. It's very similar as far as inputting time/expenses into the system. The software is more modern than PCLaw, but I've had peers mention that it is a lot more buggy for that reason. They have had issues with Juris, mentioning that …
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User Ratings
PCLaw
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(6 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
PCLaw
Likelihood to Recommend
PCLaw | Time Matters
PCLaw is well suited for small to medium sized law firms with minimal accounting and bookkeeping needs. The software provides basic case management functions, and I've encountered issues with viewing or organizing new documents. The software crashes and freezes often, especially when multiple users are trying to access it at the same time. The user interface is a bit outdated but still very easy to navigate. You have to pay more for the cloud-based version of the software and it does not allow software integrations or workflow automations. I would recommend using this software only for billing/accounting purposes and subsidizing case management with more modernized products
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Pros
PCLaw | Time Matters
  • Quick - reports generate faster than Clio or Cosmolex
  • Efficient data entry
  • When set up properly, it speeds up a lot of different tasks
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Cons
PCLaw | Time Matters
  • Like I said in my pros, it can hold a lot of matters. But, if your firm is very large, PCLaw may not be the best option. My old firm grew to the point where they had to switch because they had too many matters for the system to hold.
  • The software is definitely dated, and I have some issues with crashing and other weird/buggy behavior. I have to set the default printer every time I log on in order to avoid multiple pop-ups when trying to print a document/report (which definitely doesn't take much time, but it can get annoying).
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Usability
PCLaw | Time Matters
The software may not be pretty, but it works. It could use a facelift but the functionality is still there. Personally, I would like to see an investment to make it prettier, but again, function over fashion. It is not a client-facing application, so internal use does not need to be razzle-dazzle.
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Support Rating
PCLaw | Time Matters
Tech support for LexisNexis PCLaw has been seamless as far as I know. Those issues have been dealt with by others at my organization and I do not have personal experience.
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Alternatives Considered
PCLaw | Time Matters
PCLaw is still the only product that provides both front office (practice management/calendaring) and back office (accounting) solutions for a law firm in one product
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Return on Investment
PCLaw | Time Matters
  • It helped the firm save money on case management software
  • It negatively impacted productivity when dealing with glitches/crashes
  • It was effective in keeping track of the firm's expenses
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