Clio Payments
Integrated legal payments for law firms to simplify billing, automate collections, and get paid faster.
Executive Summary
Clio Payments is an integrated payment processing solution designed specifically for law firms, streamlining the entire billing and payment collection process. It helps legal professionals get paid faster and significantly improves firm efficiency by automating payment reminders and offering diverse, secure online payment options, including credit cards, eChecks, and legal fee financing (Pay Later). This service reduces the administrative burden associated with managing invoices and collections, allowing lawyers to dedicate more time to their practice. Clio Payments provides real-time visibility into transactions and features flat-rate transaction fees. It is seamlessly built into the broader Clio legal practice management suite, ensuring a cohesive experience for managing cases, clients, and financial operations. The platform emphasizes secure and compliant payment processing, adhering to regional data protection regulations like GDPR and supporting regionalized infrastructure.
Use Cases
- Automating client billing and payment reminders to improve collection rates and reduce manual follow-up.
- Offering secure online payment options (credit cards, eChecks) to clients for convenience and faster payment.
- Providing legal fee financing ('Pay Later') to clients, making legal services more accessible and ensuring firms get paid upfront.
- Streamlining trust accounting and ensuring compliance with legal ethics rules for handling client funds.
- Gaining real-time visibility into payment statuses, transaction history, and overall financial performance.
Features
Visibility
- Real-time Transaction View: View all payment transactions and their statuses in real-time within the Clio platform for immediate financial oversight.
- Payment History Tracking: Access a comprehensive history of all client payments and billing activities for auditing and record-keeping.
Technical Specifications
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Authentication
- OAuth/OIDC
- API Available
- Yes
Security & Compliance
Encryption: Data encrypted in transit and at rest to protect sensitive client and financial information.
Pricing
- Model
- Subscription-based with flat-rate transaction fees.
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Monthly, Annual
- Free Trial
- Yes
About Clio
Themis Solutions Inc., operating as Clio, is a leading Canadian legal technology company. It provides a cloud-based legal practice management platform, Clio, which helps law firms manage matters, billing, documents, client intake, and firm operations. Clio's offerings include AI-powered tools for legal research, analysis, and strategy, and it supports an ecosystem of integrations through the Clio App Directory. The company recently acquired vLex, a global legal intelligence platform, further enhancing its AI-first approach to legal technology.
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