CaseDesk vs JuraLaw

CaseDesk is legal practice management software for work spanning intake through post-judgment, with tools for docketing, deadlines, conflicts, evidence, documents, research, drafting, and billing. It lists purpose-built matter fields and tools for 106 practice areas. Its deadline engine calculates jurisdiction-specific dates, accounts for court days and holidays, and cites the rule behind each date. A 13,400-entry legal reference library and live CourtListener search are built in. Gmail and Outlook messages go to a review queue so users decide whether to file them to a matter. Case data is stored locally in a SQLCipher-encrypted database by default, with optional field- and file-level encryption. Optional Cloud Sync stores encrypted ciphertext, though document files remain on users’ computers. The app can work offline; internet connections are used for enabled integrations and version checks. The beta runs free for 90 days per machine, followed by two weeks of read-only access. Pro costs $29 a month or $290 a year per attorney.

JuraLaw helps law firms manage court dates and deadlines with automated, rules-based calculations and court data. Its court-rule library covers more than 2,600 jurisdictions and is maintained by attorneys. The service automatically loads Illinois and New York court dates and deadlines, with new data uploaded one to four times per day. It captures federal ECF notification emails and calendars filing events. Listed integrations include Outlook, NetDocuments, and ECF, while events sent to Outlook calendars can link to iManage documents. Audit-trail reports show who created or changed dates and deadlines and how they were maintained. Firms can customize case and event fields, rules, reports, event types, Outlook templates, dashboards, column displays, and saved searches. JuraLaw includes more than 150 standard report options and supports additional reports. It is hosted on AWS and lists single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, permissions, and audit reports among its security features. The service includes unlimited training and support. Pricing is available on request; platforms are iOS and web.