Clear decision guides for Commercial Law & Corporate Practices
Straight comparisons of the tools you're choosing between, honest about where each one falls short. Where we quote a benchmark, we show its source.
16 guides for Commercial Law & Corporate Practices of 1,000
Billing Flat-Fee General Counsel Retainers Without Touching Trust Funds
How law firms running flat-fee general counsel plans can bill the recurring fee and advanced costs correctly without mixing either into client trust funds.
Tax1099 or Track1099 for a Firm Paying Contract Attorneys?
How commercial law and corporate practice firms should weigh Tax1099 against Track1099 for filing 1099s on contract attorneys, experts and vendors.
Equity Tools for a Law Firm's Non-Legal Ventures
Why most law firms can't grant real stock options to non-lawyers, and how Pulley and Carta fit the separate entities firms use to work around that rule.
Why a Law Firm Rarely Needs Sales Tax Software
Legal fees are exempt almost everywhere, but a few states tax legal services outright. Here is when a law firm actually needs Anrok or Avalara.
Law Firm Finance: Cube vs Mosaic for Realization and Credit
Common questions on Cube vs Mosaic for a law firm: modeling realization, splitting origination and working-attorney credit, and forecasting collections.
Pipe vs Capchase for Law Firms: What an OGC Retainer Can Finance
Outside general counsel retainers look recurring, but trust accounting and bar ethics rules change how a law firm can use Pipe and Capchase.
BILL vs Tipalti for Commercial Law and Corporate Practices
Law firm accounts payable has to stay clearly separate from client trust funds. Here's how BILL and Tipalti fit a commercial or corporate practice's own AP.
Trust Accounting Rules Decide Your Law Firm's ERP First
Trust accounting compliance comes before any ERP feature comparison for a law firm. A step-by-step look at NetSuite, Sage Intacct, and what to check.
Ramp vs Brex for a Law Firm's Advanced Client Costs
See how Ramp and Brex handle matter-level cost tagging, trust account separation, and card access for associates at a law firm.
Airbase vs Procurify When Every Cost Has to Trace to a Matter
For firms that must keep trust funds separate and bill disbursements back to clients, compare how Airbase and Procurify handle matter-level cost tracking.
Gusto vs Rippling: A Payroll Worksheet for Law Firms
Build a simple worksheet to decide between Gusto and Rippling for a law firm with attorneys licensed in multiple states and billable-hour staffing.
FloQast vs BlackLine for a Law Firm's Month-End Close
Trust accounting rules change what a law firm needs from a close tool. Here's how FloQast and BlackLine handle IOLTA reconciliation and matter billing.
Modern Treasury vs Trovata for Law Firms Holding Client Funds
For firms holding client trust funds, the Modern Treasury vs Trovata decision mostly comes down to operating cash, not the IOLTA account. Here's why.
Who Actually Needs a 409A: The Law Firm or the Legal Tech Spinout?
Most law firms can't grant stock options to non-lawyers. Here's why this comparison usually applies to a firm's tech spinout instead.
Trust Accounting Comes Before Either Audit Tool
Why a law firm should nail trust accounting first, and where FloQast or AuditBoard actually fit around the operating account and case costs.
Choosing a Payout Rail for Client-Reimbursable Foreign Costs
Three criteria for choosing between Payoneer and Wise when paying foreign local counsel and vendors on client matters: traceability, speed, and audit trail.