Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
LegalClaw
- 1Runs onLinux, Mac, self-hosted
- 2Trust accountingYes
- 3Matter-level billingYes
- 4Compliance reportingYes
- 5Platformdesktop
5 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
Overview
LegalClaw is ranked #15 of 24 in legal accounting software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted.
Compared on legal accounting software
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Trust accounting
- Yesgithub.com
- Matter-level billing
- Yesgithub.com
- Compliance reporting
- Yesgithub.com
- Platform
- desktopgithub.com
Facts
- Product
- LegalClaw is legal practice management for ERPClaw, covering matter management, time and billing, IOLTA trust accounting, document management, court calendars, conflict checking, and bar/CLE compliance.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The project describes 100 actions across 7 domains.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Matters
- Matter features include client intake, matter lifecycle, party tracking, matter summaries, and client portfolios.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Time and billing
- Time and billing includes time entries in 6-minute increments, expenses, invoice generation, payment recording, and accounts-receivable aging.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Trust safeguard
- Trust accounts enforce balance sufficiency checks on every disbursement.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Documents
- Document features include legal document management, versioning, court filing, archival, and full-text search.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Deadlines
- Calendar features include court dates, statutes of limitations, reminders, and critical deadline tracking.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Conflicts and compliance
- The project lists name-based conflict search, waiver management, conflict reports, bar admissions, CLE tracking, and compliance reports.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Invoice generation creates sales invoices through ERPClaw cross-skill integration.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Installation
- LegalClaw requires ERPClaw core and installs with the command `install-module legalclaw`.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Getting started
- The maker says the bot installs LegalClaw and guides setup when prompted that you are starting a law firm.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository states that LegalClaw is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Features
- Its listed features include client intake and matter tracking, time and expense entries, invoice generation, payment recording, and accounts receivable aging.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Trust safeguards
- The README says trust accounts check that balances are sufficient for every disbursement.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Documents and deadlines
- Document features include versioning, court filing, archival, and full-text search; calendar features include court dates, statute-of-limitations tracking, reminders, and critical deadlines.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- ERPClaw integration
- LegalClaw requires ERPClaw core, and invoice generation creates sales invoices through ERPClaw cross-skill integration.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The repository states that LegalClaw is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Underlying platform
- ERPClaw describes itself as free forever, self-hosted, and GPL v3, with the database running on the user's own machine.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Data precision
- The LegalClaw skill description says its financial calculations use Decimal precision.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- LegalClaw's skill metadata lists Darwin and Linux as operating systems.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The repository credits AvanSaber / Nikhil Jathar; it does not state a headquarters or founding date.github.com · 7 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/avansaber/legalclaw· checked 7 Oct 2026
- github.com/avansaber/erpclaw· checked 7 Oct 2026
- github.com/avansaber/legalclaw/blob/main/SKILL.md· checked 7 Oct 2026