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Just got exciting news from Jack Newton of the Themis Solutions/Clio team: they are rolling out “Clio ClientConnect“ today at LegalTech 2009 in New York.
Clio ClientConnect works seamlessly as a value-added feature of the main Clio system. It allows Clio users to share information and collaborate with clients through an easy-to-use online interface. ClientConnect will also enable online bill-paying for the attorney’s clients. Attorneys simply send their clients a link to an outstanding invoice, and the client can easily pay the invoice via PayPal or other online payment systems.
I talked to Jack about a Basecamp like feature back when I first learned about Clio. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one! This is a monumental announcement for Basecamp lovers who are looking for a comprehensive solution. The bill paying component sounds like a formidable challenge to Freshbooks as well but we’ll have to wait for the official rollout.
Clio is a web based practice management application that can be accessed from any internet connection (so it is “platform independent”).
I covered the early release news of RocketMatter which beat Clio to the punch with good initial PR, but Clio has made things very interesting. Clio ClientConnect will likely be a real crowd pleaser and possible game-changer.
I haven’t seen it in action yet, but the team at Clio is surely jumping out of their pants to show it off at LegalTech New York today. Stay tuned for screenshots and a screencast.
Read the whole story: Announcing Client Collaboration and Online Bill Paying: Clio ClientConnect.
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Lots of solo lawyers are using Time59 (www.time59.com). Handles time and expense tracking, online invoicing and accounts receivable. It’s $49.95 per YEAR for unlimited use.
Hi, Long. I read your post on the Solosez listserv about Clio’s announcement. I wanted to share with you and your readers that VLOTech (Virtual Law Office Technology) has been setting virtual law practices with its SaaS product since the summer of 2008 and the technology has always focused on the attorney’s ability to work with their clients securely online. As an attorney, I’ve worked online with my clients with the beta version of this SaaS product since 2006.
Each client has his or her secure homepage where they may communicate with the attorney, download and upload documents, an interactive calendar, fill out HTML forms online, be invoiced and pay online with credit card and other IOLTA and trust account compliant online payment options.
We currently have Virtual Law Offices in Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
We have focused our funds on security and product development without a formal launch or marketing campaign, but please know that we are another option here in the states and are very excited about this growing trend towards virtual law practice management.
My question is: if I choose to go with Clio, what do I use to manage my accounts payable side of the house?
@Jan MacCray Flemmons
Jan, if you use Clio for the practice management and client collaboration aspects of your firm, you can use products such as QuickBooks (a very popular choice among lawyers) to manage the back-office accounts payable, G/L, etc.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions, and feel free to drop us a line with more detailed questions at info@goclio.com.
Best regards,
Jack