Law Firm Billing Software
Hourly billing + retainer accounts + flat fees. Law firm billing covers all three. Smarfle handles trust account compliance + recurring retainers.
7 days free · No credit card · Built in Florida
$8,420
47
Acme Office Park
Monthly maintenance
$485
Riverside Apartments
Quarterly service
$1,200
Downtown Plaza
Monthly recurring
$320
West End Hotel
Bi-weekly contract
$680
Real Smarfle UI · Live data from your law firm CRM
Why generic billing software fails law firm owners
Generic billing tools weren’t built for law firm. Smarfle was.
Generic billing software
What everyone else gives you
- Billable time under-tracked = attorney revenue leak per matter
- Retainer trust account replenishment manual + slow
- Flat-fee matters billed 100% at end = cashflow gap
Smarfle for Law Firm
Built for your actual workflow
- Attorney clocks time per matter; aggregates monthly with 6-minute compliance
- Threshold-based auto-replenish: saved card charges when balance drops below set amount
- Each flat-fee milestone is separate invoice tagged to matter
How law firm billing works in Smarfle
From the first touch to the closed loop. No missing pieces.
- 1
Customer signs up for recurring service
Via portal subscribe button or office-generated first invoice. Card saves to Stripe Customer.
- 2
Auto-charge runs on schedule
Daily cron processes recurring invoices, charges saved cards off-session. law firm owner sleeps; revenue lands.
- 3
Failed cards trigger retries + emails
Stripe auto-retries 3-4 times. If all fail, customer gets an email link to update their card. No manual chase.
- 4
Customer gets receipt + invoice instantly
Each successful charge fires a receipt email + creates a Paid invoice in Smarfle. Aging report stays clean.
- 5
Owner sees monthly recurring revenue
Subscription dashboard shows what's coming next 30 days. Cashflow forecasting actually possible.
Where law firm billing breaks down
The friction every law firm owner recognizes.
Billable time under-tracked = revenue leak
Attorney doesn't log every 6-minute increment = under-billed. Time tracking on the matter + auto-pull to invoice fixes it.
Retainer trust account replenishment manual
Client's retainer drops below threshold. Without auto-replenish billing, the work pauses while you wait for funds.
Flat-fee matter billing inconsistent
Flat-fee matters need clear milestone billing. Without project tracking you bill at end + cashflow drags.
Cut AR by 80% on recurring revenue
Auto-charge saved cards for recurring service contracts. Failed payments auto-retry + email customer. The chasing-payments task disappears.
<24h
AR cycle (recurring)
70%+
Failed payments recovered
5-8h/wk
Hours saved chasing
Based on typical law firm operations. Your numbers may vary.
Features powering law firm billing
Each one a deep-dive in its own right.
Recurring billing on auto-pilot
Set up monthly, quarterly, or annual service plans. Customer signs up once, Smarfle bills the same card every cycle, no manual invoicing required.
Learn moreSave card on file
Stripe Customer + saved payment method per client. After their first payment, future charges run off-session. No link to click, no card to re-enter.
Learn moreAuto-charge saved cards
Daily cron auto-charges saved cards for recurring invoices. Owner gets confirmation email when payment lands; client gets a receipt. Failed cards trigger an email asking the client to update.
Learn moreStripe Connect (your account, not ours)
Money goes straight to your bank via Stripe Connect Express. We charge 0.5% platform fee on top of Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢. ACH for invoices over $1k drops to 0.8% (cap $5).
Learn moreLaw Firm Billing Software CRM questions
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Smarfle ships billing software alongside the rest of your CRM.
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