CounselGO
Streamline collaboration between in-house legal teams and outside counsel for invoicing and matter updates.
Executive Summary
CounselGO is SimpleLegal's vendor portal designed to enhance collaboration between corporate legal departments and their outside counsel. It streamlines critical processes such as invoice submission, accrual reporting, and matter updates, making it easier for law firms to interact with their clients. The portal provides outside counsel with a centralized platform to submit invoices, track their status, and view referred matters, ensuring transparency and efficiency. By facilitating these interactions, CounselGO helps in-house legal teams manage their external legal spend more effectively and enforce billing guidelines. It supports various e-billing needs and offers free training for vendors, promoting widespread adoption and consistent data submission. This integration of workflows ultimately leads to improved operational processes and better financial oversight for legal operations.
Use Cases
- Outside counsel submitting electronic invoices to corporate legal departments.
- Outside counsel providing accrual reports for ongoing matters to clients.
- In-house legal teams receiving, reviewing, and approving invoices from external law firms.
- Outside counsel checking the real-time status of submitted invoices and payments.
- Outside counsel accessing details and updates for matters referred by their clients.
Features
Visibility
- Invoice Status Tracking: Outside counsel can view the real-time status of their submitted invoices, from submission to approval and payment.
- Matter Visibility: Outside counsel can access details and updates for matters referred to them by their corporate clients.
Support
- Free Vendor Training: Comprehensive training resources are available for outside counsel to ensure effective use of the portal for invoice and accrual submissions.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- REST API
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
Infrastructure
- AWS
Pricing
- Model
- Free for outside counsel; part of SimpleLegal's e-billing solution for in-house legal teams.
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- Mid-Market,Enterprise
About SimpleLegal, Inc.
SimpleLegal, an Onit company, provides a modern legal operations platform that helps in-house legal teams manage matters, e-billing, vendor management, and legal spend. The platform leverages AI-powered insights and automation to centralize workflows, improve visibility, control costs, and streamline collaboration between legal teams and outside counsel.
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