Three systems, one spreadsheet, replaced.
A 40-lawyer firm unified matter management, time & billing, and client communication on one platform — and started closing the month in hours instead of days.
The challenge
The firm relied on a legacy practice-management tool for matters, a separate system for time entry, QuickBooks for billing, and an Excel sheet to track conflicts. Paralegals reconciled across all four every week. Partners couldn't get reliable WIP numbers without waiting for the close.
What we built
A unified platform combining the Accounting, CRM, and a custom Matter Management application — all on the shared Net3000 foundation. Time entry lives where the work lives. Invoicing reads straight from timers. Trust accounting runs on the same ledger.
- Matter intake with automatic conflict check against CRM contacts
- Timer that attaches time to matters, with one-click timesheet export
- Trust accounting integrated with the general ledger
- Client portal for document sharing, invoice review, and secure messaging
- Custom reports: WIP, realization, collection, aging
Outcome
Month-end close dropped from five days to one. Realization rate climbed six points as time stopped falling through the cracks. The firm retired three vendor contracts in the first year.
"We had three tools and two spreadsheets. Net3000 replaced all of them with one system our paralegals actually enjoy using."
At a glance
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