LegalClaw

What it is

Spec sheet

What it does

LegalClaw is ERPClaw’s legal-practice module for matters, billing, documents, trust accounting, court calendars, conflicts and bar/CLE compliance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Purpose

LegalClaw is ERPClaw’s legal vertical for matter management, time billing, trust accounting, and law-firm operations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Intended users

The legal page names solo practitioners, small firms with 3–10 attorneys, and boutique litigation firms as example users.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Platforms

ERPClaw’s install guide names macOS and Linux, and the product site describes a web dashboard, chat, Telegram, and a REST API.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Integrations

The legal page says Stripe can collect retainers and case payments; ERPClaw’s integrations page also describes Stripe, Plaid, Shopify, and S3 integrations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Support

Self-hosted pricing includes community support via GitHub, while managed hosting includes priority email support; paid implementation and ongoing support are also offered.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

License

LegalClaw is released under the GNU General Public License version 3.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Founded

2014Read 28 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Maker

The pricing page identifies ERPClaw as a product of AvanSaber Inc. and names Nikhil Jathar as co-founder.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Actions

The repository describes 100 actions across seven legal domains.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

AI interface

ERPClaw operations can be invoked through OpenClaw chat, Telegram, Webclaw and a REST API.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Apple app identity

The App Store LegalClaw listing is a separate Writecream productivity app for iPhone and iPad, with Kridee Innovations Private Limited shown as provider.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Apple app pricing

That App Store listing shows monthly Starter ₹1,999, yearly Starter ₹14,900, monthly Pro ₹2,999 and yearly Pro ₹22,900 in-app purchases.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Billing

Billing supports retainers, contingency, hourly, and flat-fee arrangements, with billable hours tracked by matter and attorney.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Billing models

The small-firm page lists hourly, flat-fee, contingency and hybrid billing arrangements.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Calendar and deadlines

LegalClaw tracks court dates, limitation periods, response deadlines and reminders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Company leadership

Crunchbase names Varun Borawake as CEO/CFO and Nikhil Jathar as CTO and co-founder.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Company LinkedIn

LinkedIn lists AvanSaber as a Pune, Maharashtra software-development company with 11–50 employees, founded in 2014.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company ownership

Crunchbase identifies AvanSaber Technologies as a private Pune company, also known as AvanSaber Inc in the United States.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Conflict checking

Pre-engagement screening checks client and party history before a matter is opened.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Conflicts and deadlines

The small-firm page describes pre-engagement conflict screening against client and party history, plus court-date and statute-of-limitations tracking.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Data location

The privacy supplement says self-hosted ERPClaw stores business data in a local database on the customer’s infrastructure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · avansaber.com

Database

SQLite is the default backend and PostgreSQL is supported through the same query-builder abstraction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Developer model

Developers add modules using a SKILL.md manifest plus a Python db_query.py action script that returns JSON.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Document management

Documents include versioning, court filing, archival and full-text search.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Documents and reporting

Matter documents include version control and retention policies, while reports cover realization, collection, and attorney productivity.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

ERP integrations

LegalClaw requires ERPClaw core and creates real sales invoices through cross-skill integration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Funding disclosure

Crunchbase displays no usable disclosed funding amount and shows placeholder funding-event entries dated January 1, 1970.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Google Play app

Google Play lists a LegalClaw app by Writecream for document analysis, summaries and legal research, updated 20 May 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Hosting and databases

ERPClaw is self-hosted and supports SQLite or PostgreSQL; its install guide lists Python 3.10 or newer and git as prerequisites.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Installation

The documented installation uses OpenClaw and the command clawhub install erpclaw, with database initialization performed locally.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

IOLTA controls

The legal offering describes per-client subledgers, three-way reconciliation, no commingling, overdraft prevention and immutable trust-ledger auditing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Legal features

The legal vertical lists 69 law-firm-specific actions covering trust accounting, time billing, billing, documents, and reporting.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Limit: AI dependency

Chat use requires an AI runtime such as OpenClaw with Claude, Hermes or an MCP client; direct Python and Webclaw can run without AI.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Limit: deployment scale

The maker says the architecture targets a single server and is not intended for enterprise multi-region deployments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Limit: project maturity

The maker characterizes ERPClaw as younger and less battle-tested than long-established ERP systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Limit: web interface

The Webclaw dashboard is a separate installation from the chat-first ERPClaw core.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Matter management

Matter workflows cover client intake, lifecycle tracking, parties, summaries and client portfolios.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

MCP

ERPClaw exposes the same business-operation layer through the Model Context Protocol at no additional charge.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Notable limit

The small-firm page says Clio and PracticePanther have deeper court-rule calendars and broader e-filing connectors than ERPClaw.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Notable news

ERPClaw 4.15 was announced as live on 15 August 2026 with end-to-end business-scenario testing and short-payment write-offs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Rating on Apple App Store

No star rating overview is displayed because the LegalClaw app has not received enough ratings or reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

REST API

The product site identifies a FastAPI gateway on port 8001 with JWT authentication and HTTP access to every action.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Security and audit

The small-firm page describes per-client trust subledgers, no commingling, no overdraft tolerance, and an immutable trust ledger with a chain-hashed audit trail.Read 30 Sep 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Security audit criticism

An OpenClaw security scan reported credential-to-network data-flow findings, self-modification behavior, dynamic code execution and disabled HTTPS certificate verification warnings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hub.openclaw.ai

Security design

ERPClaw states that sensitive fields use AES-256 encryption and that role-based access controls are included.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

System requirements

The installation guide requires Python 3.10 or newer and git, while Docker, Redis and PostgreSQL are unnecessary for the default setup.Read 15 Oct 2026 · erpclaw.ai

Time and billing

Billing supports six-minute time entries, expenses, invoice generation, payment recording and accounts-receivable aging.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Trust accounting

The module supports IOLTA and escrow accounts, deposits, disbursements, transfers, reconciliation and interest distribution.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Strong points and limits

Who it suits

Verdict

Where Specifiction places it

• Trust Accounting Software#9 of 428.6