Accounting software for small legal practices

You don’t need to be an expert in accounting to use our law firm accounting software. It’s easy to enter, manage, track and action financial data in one place so that you can maximise time savings and focus on profitability. Use our law firm accounting software to:

• View when cases began and identify the most profitable clients
• Quickly raise quotes and invoices to get paid faster
• Control cash flow and track money in and out with accurate forecasting
• Create a digital paper trail and file VAT returns to stay compliant
• Record expenses on the go with AutoEntry to snap and capture receipts
• Give bookkeepers and accountants permission to review finances and collaborate with you in real-time
• Pay and manage employees at your practice with Sage Payroll - pay on time, every time
• Connect your banks to Sage Accounting and import transactions automatically

Law firm accounting and financial management software works from anywhere, online. Sage Accounting is a great example of this. You can use it to work on your law practice's books, file VAT returns and control cash flow. It will help you track income and expenses while spending less time on financial admin. You can add Sage Payroll - with its essential in-built HR features - alongside Sage Accounting, to pay and manage associates at your legal practice.

Legal accounting software helps solicitors and lawyers spend less time on financial admin, the books and on tax returns. It's more user-friendly and efficient than spreadsheets and faster than going through files of old paper receipts. You can record income and expenses after meeting a client or via your mobile. It's also ideal for collaborating with an accountant or your bookkeeper to ensure your financial records are in order.

With our cloud based legal accounting software, we can take care of updates automatically. Our team also work with HMRC to ensure Sage Accounting is compliant with the latest legislation and guidelines including Making Tax Digital.

There are plenty of ways you can save time with Sage Accounting. Here are some examples:

Automate manual tasks

By automating tasks, you can cut down the amount of time you spend on manual data entry to save money and focus on the areas of the business that need the most attention.

• Set up recurring invoices to avoid starting from scratch each time
• Add invoices in bulk to save time
• Get Google Drive integration to get automatic copies of invoices and quotes online
• Connect your bank and let transactions flow into Sage Accounting for easy reconciliation
• Make sure that you’ve always got the right amount of stock - quickly view your inventory and create reorder levels and quantities
• Get inventory reports to see stock information in seconds

Purchase Automation and AutoEntry

Spend less time on admin and more time on your legal work with a paperless way to manage receipts. Simply snap, scan or email a photo of your receipts, bank transactions, invoices or other documents for your Sage accounts using Purchase Automation and AutoEntry. Then categorise, publish and share them with your accountant through Sage Accounting. AutoEntry captures tax summaries and full line item details including description, quantity and unit price so it’s an easy way to log the information you need, when you need it.

Other ways to save time:

• Use dashboards to view your financial data instantly
• Use real-time data to collaborate faster with accountants or bookkeepers
• Create and send invoices, easily follow up with clients on outstanding invoices and track the health of your business in real-time from anywhere with the mobile app
• See a live running total of your tax liabilities, plan ahead and submit to HMRC
• View cash flow forecasts in real-time to make faster business decisions