CARET Legal
Cloud-based legal practice management for case, accounting, and time entry.
Executive Summary
CARET Legal, formerly Zola Suite, is an award-winning SaaS legal practice management platform developed by Abacus Data Systems, Inc. It is a comprehensive, cloud-based solution designed to consolidate various essential tasks for law firms, providing a unified platform for managing legal operations. The platform offers best-in-class matter management, legal accounting, invoicing, email management, and time entry capabilities. It aims to deliver a single source of truth to data-driven firms, streamlining workflows, ensuring compliance, and improving overall efficiency in legal practice.
Use Cases
- Streamlining legal case and matter management
- Automating legal accounting, billing, and invoicing
- Efficiently tracking time and expenses for clients
- Managing client communications and legal documents
- Performing conflict of interest checks for new cases
Features
Visibility
- Matter Management: Manage all aspects of legal cases from intake to resolution.
- Client & Contact Management: Centralized database for client and contact information.
- Calendar & Task Management: Organize appointments, deadlines, and tasks for legal professionals.
Intelligence
- Financial Reporting: Generate reports on billing, expenses, and firm profitability.
- Time & Expense Analytics: Analyze time entry data for billing efficiency and productivity.
Technical Specifications
- Deployment
- SaaS
Pricing
- Model
- Subscription-based
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- SMB,Mid-Market
Ratings & Reviews
G2: 4.5/5/5
About Abacus Data Systems, Inc.
Abacus Data Systems, Inc., also known as CARET and formerly AbacusNext, is a privately-held provider of cloud-based management software solutions for legal and accounting firms. The company offers practice management, document automation, payment processing, and private cloud hosting platforms.
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