Legal Case Management
Family law software
Access Legal's Case Management tool takes care of the time-consuming administrative tasks and document production, allowing you to provide the highest quality of personal service to your clients.
Designed for all family law procedures, including matrimonial, Ancillary Relief, Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, Children’s Act claims and Injunction proceedings, our family law case management software makes your work easy to manage however complex the case is.
Key features of our family law case management software
Learn more about some of our top family law case management software features to help your law firm achieve its goals. Our features sit within our case management software and practice management software suites.
Automation and integrations
Remove admin work with a host of automated features. Emails, legal accounts and your digital dictation are all integrated with your case management, meaning you can do all of your work without ever leaving your software.
Workflows
A full bank of workflows and precedents are available, designed for all manner of family cases.
Billing
Billing is fully automated, savings days of admin time each month
Data and reporting
Law firms may need to see how the portal is being used by clients and third parties. Comprehensive data and business insights (BI) from the portal are available as part of our practice management reporting suite.
Cost Drafting
Access Legal Cost Drafting Software assists with bill creation, from layout and calculation to the production of a red line bill, enabling you to extract maximum value from fee earners’ time, with more streamlined daily processes.
Claims Management
Access Legal insurance claims system improves your case handling, reducing the time spent processing each case, increasing the quality of service your clients receive, and improving your bottom line.
Hear what our customers say
I trialed six different case management systems while exploring the market and Access Legal Case Management looked the easiest to use and simple to understand whereas others seemed to have several steps involved when working through functions and workflows. The legal accounts side of Access Legal Case Management, in particular, is so easy to use compared to others and it streamlined a lot of our processes.
Our new Practice Management Software, provided by Access Legal, helps up meet our targets and fuels our growth in various ways. It simplified the management of our IT solutions and took away the difficulty of liaising with different suppliers. Offloading everything to Access Legal in the cloud was probably one of our best business decisions.
We felt that Access Legal provided a solution in their software that would evolve as the firm did. Stowe Family Law is the UK’s largest specialist family law firm – our goal was to become even bigger and we knew Access Legal would scale along with our own growth.
As an established practice, we continually develop our services to meet our clients' needs. Access Legal is a fantastic solution for us – its flexibility allows us to give a better, cost-effective service by enabling us to rapidly adapt to client and sector requirements.
Automated civil billing
The fixed fee family billing module from Access Legal case management software automatically completes and submits all the necessary claims for fixed fee LAA family work for public and private funded matters in Legal Help.
Our matrimonial case management software offers a significant benefit to your firm of being able to automate your civil billing process. It removes the complexity surrounding the production of the Claim 1A bill in particular. This covers most types of certified publicly funded civil work, including Domestic Abuse, Family Advocacy and Care Proceedings and other types of in-scope civil work.
Access Legal partners with over 3,500 legal teams to power their solutions, from law firms to in-house legal teams and public sector legal departments. Learn more >
Family law software that progresses your cases for you
The workflows in our Family Law Software will guide you through each step of the process, presenting you with the appropriate forms and creating tasks for you to make sure your fee earners and support staff are always on the ball and up to date with their work. Your cases will progress quicker and clients will be happier.
"One of the biggest benefits of Access Legal is the data and insights it has provided to our firm. This information is used to help make key decisions throughout the business – whether it’s determining the outcome of a day-to-day or a boardroom level issue." - John Anderson, digital marketing consultant at Stowe Family Law
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Automatic form population
Our family law case management software contains all the letters, forms and precedents you will need, including all Children Act forms, Family Procedures Rules forms and Family Law Act forms.
All of these forms can be automatically populated with the data you've already entered into the system, which means you save hours on double-entry of information.
If these forms are missing information that you need from the client, you can send the form over to your client via the client portal for completion. Your client can then complete the form from their mobile or tablet and when they return it, the data in your case file will automatically be updated with the new information provided by the client, with the form stored in the file history.
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Stowe Family Law is the largest specialist family law firm in the UK.
Founded in Leeds in 1982, the practice employs 180 people in 23 different offices, and services around 2,600 clients at any one time. Staff and clients alike enjoy the enormous benefits that come from utilising the Access Legal Practice Management solution.
John Anderson, a digital marketing consultant at Stowe Family Law, spoke to us about how the software has enabled success for the business.
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Family law software FAQs
What is family law software?
Family law software is the essential cornerstone for family law solicitors to optimise their time and take care of their clients in an efficient manner. By taking advantage of features such as matter and document management, pre-built or editable workflows, reporting and powerful integrations (such as Adobe, Microsoft, and GOV portals) solicitors can have a holistic and one-stop shop for all aspects of family law including matrimonial, Ancillary Relief, Children’s Act claims and Injunction proceedings.
How do law firms choose family law software?
If a family law firm wishes to select new software to run its family law cases the best route is probably to arrange a Beauty Parade. From thorough online research and speaking with other law firm owners and leaders that you trust about the kind of family law software they use, draw up a shortlist of 3-4 potential software suppliers to approach.
Provide each vendor with a document outlining your family law business, with an overview of your users and their needs, and your software and technical infrastructure requirements. Invite them to provide written information, and to present and demonstrate their family law software to you and relevant colleagues. Devise a scoring system to help you assess their suitability as suppliers to your firm.
What are the benefits of family law case management software?
Family law case management software offers numerous benefits including streamlined case tracking, efficient document management, automated workflows for court filings and deadlines, integrated billing and invoicing, secure client communication portals, and compliance with family law regulations. It enhances productivity, improves client communication, and ensures accurate case handling.
How does family law software differ from general legal case management software?
Family law software is specifically tailored to meet the unique needs of family law practices, addressing issues such as divorce, child custody, adoption, and domestic relations. It includes specialised features like child support calculators, parenting plan templates, family court form automation, and case management workflows specific to family law proceedings.
How secure is family law software?
Our Family law software priorities security and is ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials accredited as well as GDPR compliant. These measures safeguard sensitive client information and legal data.
Does the software integrate with other legal tools and systems?
Yes, family law case management software integrates seamlessly with various legal tools and systems including document management systems, e-discovery platforms, legal research databases, calendaring and email systems, and accounting software. This integration enhances operational efficiency, data consistency, and collaboration across different functions.
What kind of customer support is available?
Access Legal provides robust customer support for its family law case management software, including dedicated account managers, 24/7 technical support, comprehensive user training, online resources such as FAQs and knowledge bases, and regular software updates. This ensures that users receive prompt assistance and maximise the benefits of our software.
What backup and recovery options are available?
Access Legal offers reliable backup and recovery options for its family law case management software, including automated regular backups to secure servers, versioning of documents to track changes, disaster recovery plans, and options for on-demand data restoration. These measures protect against data loss and ensure continuity of legal operations.
