Run your law firm for $59 per lawyer, with everything included
Open a new practice, or bring your contacts, matters and time over from a Clio or MyCase export.
Plainmatter lists the calls and emails you never logged, and checks your trust bank balance against your journal and every client ledger.
Bill the hours you work and keep trust records ready for a bar audit.
Try every feature for 30 days without a card. Add staff for free.
- Billable this week
- 21.4h
- 78% of target
- Unbilled work
- $9,975
- 29.5h to invoice
- Held in trust
- $15,795
- Reconciled Sep 30
Unlogged work today
1.2hfrom 4 calls, notes and emails
- 9:12 AM · 2026-002 · Call with Marisol re survey results
- 10:05 AM · 2026-001 · Emailed opposing counsel proposing dates for D. Park deposition
- 11:40 AM · 2026-010 · Reviewed 3-day notice; notice period excludes the holiday
Three-way reconciliation
Balanced- Adjusted bank balance
- $15,795.00
- Trust journal
- $15,795.00
- Sum of 4 client ledgers
- $15,795.00
Compare what a small firm pays each month
Clio, MyCase and PracticePanther charge for every user, so a paralegal costs as much as a lawyer.
Lawyers on Clio report paying $109 to $139 per user each month once they add the features they need.
- A firm with two lawyers and a paralegal pays $118 a month on Plainmatter, with every feature included.
- One two-seat firm reported paying $840 a month for Clio Complete with Grow and AI add-ons.
- Plainmatter includes intake with every seat. Clio sells intake separately as Clio Grow.
- ClioEssentials to Advancedfrom $327
- MyCaseProfrom $267
- PracticePantherEssentialfrom $207
- PlainmatterEverything included$118
- Clio, reported2 seats with add-ons$840
Log the calls and emails you forgot to time
Many solo lawyers skip the six-minute call or the two-line email when they fill in time at the end of the day.
Click Reconstruct my day and Plainmatter lists today's calls, notes, hearings and generated documents that have no time entry. Check the ones to keep and log them in one step.
- Type entries the way you say them, like “0.4 call with Henderson re easement”.
- Keep a running timer in view on every page.
- Round time up to your firm's increment, six minutes by default.
- Call with Marisol re survey results9:12 AM · Call · 2026-002 Henderson easement dispute0.3h$90.00
- Emailed opposing counsel proposing dates for D. Park deposition10:05 AM · Email · 2026-001 Northgate Supply v. Delmar Logistics0.2h$75.00
- Reviewed 3-day notice; notice period excludes the holiday11:40 AM · Note · 2026-010 Kowalski unlawful detainer defense0.5h$150.00
- Call with bakery owner re renewal option deadline1:25 PM · Call · 2026-003 Brightwater lease renewal0.2h$60.00
Reconcile your trust account three ways every month
Enter the bank statement balance and Plainmatter adds deposits in transit, subtracts outstanding checks, and sets the result next to your trust journal and the sum of your client ledgers.
When all three figures match, print the report and file it with your records.
1. Bank
- Statement balance
- $14,730.00
- Plus Check 403, Lena Kowalski
- $1,500.00
- Less Check 1015, filing fee, Henderson
- ($435.00)
- Adjusted bank balance
- $15,795.00
2. Journal
- Deposits to date
- $27,500.00
- Disbursements and fee transfers
- ($11,705.00)
- Trust account journal
- $15,795.00
3. Client ledgers
- Northgate Supply Co.
- $9,815.00
- Whitaker, Daniel
- $2,500.00
- Henderson, Marisol
- $1,980.00
- Kowalski, Lena
- $1,500.00
- Sum of client ledgers
- $15,795.00
- Stop a ledger from going below zero
- Plainmatter blocks any disbursement, fee transfer or refund larger than that client's balance on that matter.
- Correct mistakes with a reversal
- You never edit or delete a trust transaction. Post a reversing entry and the history stays intact for an auditor.
Invoice unbilled work and pay from trust against sent invoices
Pick a matter and Plainmatter builds the invoice from its unbilled time and expenses. Send the client a link to view the invoice and record each payment by check, card or trust.
Plainmatter applies trust funds only to an invoice the client has received, so your records show the client saw the bill before money left trust.
- INV-1004 Sent11.5h at $375 · Northgate Supply v. Delmar Logistics$4,312.50
- INV-1007 DraftSend this invoice to the client before you apply trust funds.$1,290.00
- Available in trust for this client
- $9,815.00
Check conflicts before you accept a new client
Share your intake form link, and Plainmatter runs a conflict check on every inquiry it receives.
Plainmatter searches your clients, contacts, the parties on every matter and past inquiries. It flags a direct conflict when the new person is adverse to someone you represent.
- Plainmatter includes intake and conflict checks with every seat. Clio sells intake separately as Clio Grow.
- Westfield Properties LLC is the opposing party on 2026-002 Henderson easement dispute.Matched on party name, ignoring “LLC”
- Marisol Henderson is your current client on 2026-002.Matched on client name
Draft letters from your own Word templates
Upload a .docx with merge fields like {client_name} and {matter_number}, then generate a filled letter from any matter.
Keep editing your templates in Word. Plainmatter fills in client, matter, rate and trust balance fields for you.
Your template
Re: Engagement for {matter_name} ({matter_number})
Dear {client_first_name},
We bill for time at {hourly_rate} per hour in increments of one tenth of an hour.
Generated for 2026-002
Re: Engagement for Henderson easement dispute (2026-002)
Dear Marisol,
We bill for time at $300.00 per hour in increments of one tenth of an hour.
Build the reports you need and export them to CSV
Choose the columns, filters and grouping in the report builder, then export the result for your accountant or your own spreadsheet.
For example, total unbilled time by matter, list open invoices by client, or show trust balances by client on a given date.
| Matter | Hours | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-001 Northgate Supply v. Delmar Logistics | 14.2 | $5,325.00 |
| 2026-002 Henderson easement dispute | 9.8 | $2,940.00 |
| 2026-010 Kowalski unlawful detainer defense | 3.1 | $930.00 |
| 2026-007 Coastal Dental vendor agreements | 2.4 | $780.00 |
| Total | 29.5 | $9,975.00 |
Keep control of your firm's data
Your client files belong to your firm. We built Plainmatter so you can leave with everything.
- Export everything at any time
- Download one ZIP file with every record as CSV, plus your original documents and templates. After you cancel, you keep export access for 90 days.
- Turn AI on only if you want it
- AI features stay off until a firm owner turns them on in settings.
- Hear about changes before they happen
- We email every firm owner before we change how a feature works or what it costs. We never move your firm to a new module without notice.
- Bring your data from Clio or MyCase
- Import contacts, matters and time entries from CSV exports. Read the switching guide.
Pay $59 per lawyer per month for every feature
Staff seats are free. You never unlock a feature by moving up a tier, because Plainmatter has one plan.
$59per lawyer per month
Add staff for free. Try it for 30 days without a card.
- Matters, contacts and parties
- Always-visible timer and quick time entry
- Reconstruct my day from calls, notes and hearings
- Invoices from unbilled time and expenses
- Client invoice links and payment records
- Trust ledgers per client with three-way reconciliation
- Printable reconciliation reports
- Intake form with automatic conflict checks
- Word templates with merge fields
- Court-day deadline calculator
Find answers before you switch
Plainmatter costs $59 per lawyer per month. Every feature comes with every seat, and staff seats are free.
Try it for 30 days without a card.
Each owner or attorney in your firm uses one lawyer seat. Paralegals, legal assistants, bookkeepers and other staff join as staff members for free.
Yes. Export your contacts, matters and time entries to CSV from Clio or MyCase, upload the files to Plainmatter, and match each column to a Plainmatter field before you import.
The switching guide covers each step, including how to enter trust balances.
Plainmatter keeps a ledger for each client and matter, blocks any payment that would take a ledger below zero, and produces a printable three-way reconciliation report.
Your state bar sets how often you reconcile and which records you keep. Check your state's rules and reconcile on the schedule they require.
AI features stay off until a firm owner turns them on in settings. While they are off, Plainmatter sends none of your firm's data to an AI provider.
Yes. A firm owner can download one ZIP file at any time with every record as CSV, plus your original documents and templates.
After you cancel, you can still sign in and export for 90 days.
Bill every hour you work and keep your trust account ready for an audit
Start with the sample firm or your own matters. Pay $59 per lawyer per month after the 30-day trial.
Try every feature for 30 days without a card. Add staff for free.