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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amicus Attorney by CARET

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AAmicus Attorney is a legal practice management platform which focuses on growth and business development, from AbacusNext in San Diego.

    $49

    Per User Per Month

    Firm Central

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AThomson Reuters offers Firm Central, a law practice management, time management platform, and legal billing solution touting integration with Westlaw.N/A
    Pricing
    Amicus Attorney by CARETFirm Central
    Editions & Modules
    Amicus Cloud
    $49.00
    Per User Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amicus Attorney by CARETFirm Central
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Amicus Attorney by CARETFirm Central
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amicus Attorney by CARETFirm Central
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    Amicus Attorney can probably be deployed very well in a law office that has a manager specifically dedicated to making it run smoothly, and who can keep track of the contacts, etc. In our firm, no one can spend the time to do this, so the information stored by Amicus gets a little disorganized, which has the effect of slowing us down
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    Thomson Reuters
    ease of use is a plus but client secure portal alerts need to be made more clearly so that communication flows both ways without delay
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    Pros
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    • Very efficient calendaring with sync to Outlook calendar (option of Exchange or Outlook level synchronization).
    • Case management including contacts, emails, documents, etc. to keep everything in one consolidated place.
    • Document automation including Word merging or HotDocs (third party). Take case data including custom pages and fields and instantly create documents based on templates with ease.
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    Thomson Reuters
    • Time tracking.
    • Billing.
    • Easy access to Westlaw.
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    Cons
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    • Partner channel doesn't really exist anymore
    • Support of the product is extremely poor
    • License agreement states you can only run it in their data center (not Azure or AWS, really Amicus?)
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    Thomson Reuters
    • ease of portal access
    • form bank being easier to modify
    • integrations with other programs
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    Support Rating
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
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    Thomson Reuters
    I have not had to use support
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    Alternatives Considered
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    In the time that I have been with my firm, we have not used any other comparable software. As a result I can't compare it to anything else that is out there
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    Thomson Reuters
    we actually switched to Clio for better document management and overall billing and accounting features which have worked out very well
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    Return on Investment
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    • Large software investment, if not properly configured and utilized this can be a time and money vacuum.
    • If law firm does not have a consistent personality among employees, buy-in may be difficult as it's a significant workflow change for users.
    • Can greatly benefit law firm if used properly and across board for all employees. Uniform data organization for cases and custom pages add to personalizing software for firm.
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    Thomson Reuters
    • Tracking time was positive.
    • Cost us money to switch document management systems.
    • Loss of time/work product with document management functions.
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