Actionstep

actionstep.com
Legal Practice Management
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Law Firm Management Software - Build Your Firm Advantage

How to Replace Actionstep

Overview

Actionstep is a modern, adaptable law firm management platform designed for midsize law firms to turn their practices into top-performing businesses. It uses intuitive automation and AI to connect and organize all work that happens at law firms, with a full suite of legal practice management and accounting features. The platform helps law firms work efficiently, delight clients, manage profitability, and grow sustainably.

Features

49 features across 22 categories

Accounting(8)

Accounting

Multi-currency general ledger, banking, and financial reporting for all your law firm's accounting needs

Accounts Payable & Receivable

Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable for comprehensive accounting

Banking Transactions & Reconciliation

Manage banking transactions and reconciliation for accounting purposes

Budgeting

Create and manage firm budgets

Cashflow Management

Manage and forecast firm cashflow

Expense and Disbursement Management

Manage firm expenses and client disbursements

Revenue Recognition

Properly recognize revenue in accordance with accounting standards

Trust Accounting / Client Accounting

Carefully manage client funds and stay in compliance with our cloud-based trust / client accounting software

Also in: Jobber, Melio, Lemonway

Automation(3)

Document AutomationAIPremium

Generate personalized, ready-to-send documents and emails in seconds with powerful document automation features

Workflow AutomationAI

Automate every step of a firm's processes, from client intake to case resolution

Workflows and Process Management

Automate repetitive tasks, standardize your most used processes, and ensure that your firm operates to its fullest potential

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Billing(3)

Billing

Simplify billing with legal billing software for invoicing, tracking billable hours in real time, and ensuring compliance with regulation standards

Comprehensive Billing

Full billing capabilities including invoicing and billable hour tracking

Invoice Management

Streamline your law firm's billing processes by enabling your team to send invoices while ensuring accuracy and compliance

Also in: Insightly, Airtable, Obsidian

CRM(1)

CRM

CRM for law firms that streamlines client management, enhances communication, and boosts efficiency so each client feels prioritized

Also in: monday.com, Setmore, HubSpot

Case Management(1)

Matter Management

Accelerate matter progress efficiently with matter workflows, templates, intuitive task automation, status reporting, and more

Client Management(2)

Client Management

Keep clients delighted with consistent service using automated workflows and management features to create the perfect end-to-end client experience

Client Portal

Client portal software designed for lawyers to securely communicate matter updates, bill clients, and share information with legal clients

Also in: mycase, Litify, Acuity Scheduling

Client Onboarding(1)

Client Intake

Legal intake software to engage new clients and automatically capture important details

Communication(2)

Client Communications

Create your perfect workflow to enhance the client experience by automating processes and tasks to send emails, reminders, and other communications to clients at the right time

Email Management

Automate and streamline how you send and store email communications at your law firm

Also in: Jobber, Jira, Insightly

Compliance(2)

Compliance

Comprehensive compliance solutions designed to help your firm meet all financial and legal obligations

Conflict Check

Help avoid conflicts of interest with the click of a button

Data Management(1)

Data Management

Centralize and organize client data and important matter information in a secure data management system

Document Automation(3)

Auto-populate DocumentsAIPremium

Automatically populate documents with real-time matter data

BuilderAIPremium

Create accurate legal documents fast by automating the creation of documents directly from matter data, reducing errors and reclaiming hours of manual work

Dynamic Logic and Conditional FieldsAIPremium

Use dynamic logic and conditional fields in documents for advanced automation

Document Management(2)

Document Management

Securely and efficiently access, edit, and store law firm legal documents in one place

Template Management

Create personalized, accurate, and professional legal documents, emails, and invoices faster and more accurately

Integration(2)

Microsoft Office Integration

Matter management features that integrate with Microsoft Office 365 to keep productivity high

Microsoft Word IntegrationPremium

Integration with Microsoft Word for document creation

Knowledge Management(1)

Knowledge Center

Centralize and securely store human resource documents, client service policies, internal processes, and other important documentation for your team to access

Lead Generation(2)

CapturePremium

Collect and map client data to matters automatically, speeding up client intake and the progress of cases with stylized forms and webforms

Webforms

Capture important information from new business and existing clients directly from your website using customizable legal webforms

Marketing(1)

Marketing and Business Development

Leverage powerful lead capture and law firm marketing and business development tools to help grow your firm's client base

Payments(2)

Payment Processing

Securely and seamlessly handle client transactions with law firm payment processing features

Payments

Process payments securely within the platform

Productivity(2)

Calendaring

Integrated calendar that keeps lawyers up to date on key dates, appointments, hearings and more with in-depth reporting

Mobile App

Easily manage your workload on the go with the Actionstep Mobile App, available for iOS and Android

Project Management(1)

Project Management

Streamline task management, deadline tracking, and document organization with one platform

Reporting(4)

Financial Reporting

Make informed decisions and stay compliant with comprehensive, accurate, and advanced financial reporting

Forecasting

Forecast future financial performance

Profit & Loss Statements

Generate profit and loss statements for financial reporting

Reporting

Get clarity into how your law firm is performing with powerful reporting insights into productivity, finances, client information, and more

Security(1)

Security

Backed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and powered by features like multi-factor authentication and single sign-on for secure, fast, and reliable law firm management

Time Tracking(4)

Time Capture

Capture time entries for billing and accounting purposes

Time Sheets

Manage and review time sheets for accurate billing

Time SuggestionsAI

AI-powered time suggestions for billable work

Time Tracking

Track time from any screen, have multiple timers open at once, and enter any relevant notes to matters so you never miss out on billable work

Pricing

Practice Management

Custom - Priced per user plus implementation fees
  • Matter & Case Management
  • Client Intake & Form Management
  • Document Management, Assembly, & Storage
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Client Portal
  • Custom Business Reporting
  • Marketing & Business Development
  • Client Communication
  • Advanced Calendaring
  • Task and Process Management
  • Data Management
  • Workflow Automation
  • Core Accounting Tools
  • Financial Reporting
  • Microsoft Office Connection
  • Access to Powerful Integrations
  • Enterprise-Level Security
  • Access to Support Team & Resources
  • Time Capture
  • Time Suggestions
  • Time Sheets
  • Comprehensive Billing
  • Trust Accounting
  • Client Accounting
  • Compliance Standards

Legal Accounting

Custom - Priced per user plus implementation fees - North America only
  • Multi-Currency General Ledger
  • Banking Transactions & Reconciliation
  • Profit & Loss Statements
  • Expense and Disbursement Management
  • Accounts Payable & Receivable
  • Financial Reporting
  • Cashflow Management
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Payments

Builder

Custom - Priced per user plus implementation fees
  • Easy-to-use template builder for letters, forms, and contracts
  • Auto-populate documents with real-time matter data
  • Dynamic logic and conditional fields
  • Integration with Microsoft Word

Capture

Custom - Priced per user plus implementation fees
  • Create stylized forms with customized fields
  • Embed webforms in your firm's website without code or a web designer
  • Collect multiple documents and contacts in just one form
  • Customize the branding of your forms with your firm's logo, colors, and style elements
  • See all forms across your firm and their status in a single view dashboard

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a Actionstep alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 49 features.

Buy Actionstep

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Actionstep saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 49 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

3 known integrations

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Microsoft Office 365Microsoft Word