How to Build Your Own CounselLink
Replace CounselLink with a custom build. Effectively manage matters, spend and legal holds while optimizing outside counsel relationships
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 38 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 38 features
Financial Management(5 features)
Create and assign budgets for each matter
Centralize e-billing and matter management with invoice review and spend tracking capabilities
Review, process, and capture 100 percent of legal spending regardless of original format, converting invoices into standard electronic format
Access a single solution for current financial information, status and results regarding legal matters
Process invoices in LEDES, paper or e-mail format to capture 100% of spend and report on invoice charge-level details
Compliance(4 features)
View custodian statuses and legal hold assignments, with access to updated employee counts and status of new employees
Track diversity data for outside counsel evaluation
Establish an auditable notification trail for end-to-end tracking of email notifications and acknowledgements
Streamlined legal hold process with step-by-step notifications and management capabilities
Reporting(4 features)
Leverage standard set of pre-built or custom reports to analyze data and improve decision making
Generate instant audit reports, statistics and trends to gain insight into how legal holds impact business
Configurable dashboard capability to see data in a way that meets unique business needs
View a snapshot of business with management dashboards
Automation(3 features)
Issue and track automatic reminder notices to custodians regarding their duty to preserve
Update matter data, contents, status notes, and templates across multiple matters simultaneously
Review invoice charge details and automatically categorize, compare and adjust charges against billing guidelines
Professional Services(3 features)
Maximize CounselLink use and streamline operations such as business process re-engineering, custom application development and best-practices consulting
Facilitate smooth transition and on-time delivery with team of professionals experienced in implementing the solution across various industries
Extend existing project team with services tailored to needs, including technology and best-practices consulting
Training(3 features)
User-specific training available in multiple formats including on-site sessions and live web training
Train outside legal vendors on invoice submission and review process, client collaboration, and matter management via live web conferences
Ongoing training delivered through account management and support teams for new product enhancements
Analytics(2 features)
Access powerful business intelligence tools integrated into the system
Leverage past legal hold information to improve the overall hold process and ensure compliance on an ongoing basis
Support(2 features)
24/7 web access to CounselLink solution with live customer support for application questions and training
Access online help and FAQs directly through the application
Cost Calculator
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