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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CARET Legal

    Score8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    CARET Legal, previously known as Zola Suite, is a solution for legal professionals to manage their practice and create space for what matters, including delighting clients and maximizing billable time.N/A

    PracticePanther

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APracticePanther is a legal case management software for attorneys with features like customized workflows, simplified time tracking and billing, native online payment processing, and client portals designed to increase firm efficiency. The software comes with data migration at no additional cost, as well as live training and support to help firms to get up and running quickly. PracticePanther's goals are to help firms to: Save 8+ hours per week on admin…

    $59

    per month per user

    Pricing
    CARET LegalPracticePanther
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Solo Plan (Billed Annually)
    $49
    per month per user
    Solo Plan (Billed Monthly)
    $59
    per month per user
    Essential Plan (Billed Annually)
    $69
    per month per user
    Essential Plan (Billed Monthly)
    $79
    per month per user
    Business Plan (Billed Annually)
    $89
    per month per user
    Business Plan (Billed Monthly)
    $99
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CARET LegalPracticePanther
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsData migration, live training, and support available at no additional cost.
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    User Ratings
    CARET LegalPracticePanther
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CARET LegalPracticePanther
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    Well-suited to a small to midsized law firm setting. Would also recommend for management seek easy ways to keep track of a large volume of business and to track which staff are doing what. The software isn't the best suited for running a lot of complex reports--we can obtain simple information in the reports, but sometimes we find ourselves pulling certain data from Zola and working with it in other software environments instead.
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    PracticePanther
    It is perfect for law management as it has integrations with Lawpay, which is specific for operating and trust account billing. I am able to create custom intakes for a client to fill out, automated with a task when submitted, and then review and response. I am also able to use the forms for internal use to enter information and use templates to populate those fields onto documents that I create.
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    Pros
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    • Provide me with instant list of assignments.
    • Easily record billable hours.
    • Monitor the work of colleagues whom I supervise.
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    PracticePanther
    • Ease of Use
    • Ease of Adding Time and Expenses to Accounts
    • Ease of Seeing Aging Accounts
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    Cons
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    • The email integration feature has never consistently worked.
    • I can't toggle easily between viewing all time and just my time, have to use the filters.
    • Pulling reports to capture certain notes/details not perfected yet.
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    PracticePanther
    • Want to easily be able to customize matter information and haven't figured out how to do it.
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    Usability
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    No answers on this topic
    PracticePanther
    Very easy to use and intuitive. This does not require complex data entry or toggling between multiple screens.
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    Support Rating
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    No answers on this topic
    PracticePanther
    I love the Support team. Available through chat on any screen on your practice panther. They say they respond within 24 hours but it's usually at most 3 hours and they direct you a solution or that confirm no available solution. The team at PP is always helpful and know how to follow up with issues in a timely manner.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    I didn't have the ultimate decision-making power to choose Zola. Clio was more expensive and may have offered a more robust platform, but with some options we didn't need. Westlaw was good for case management, but we would have likely still needed separate software to patch together something like Zola. Zola support isn't that great, but we rarely need it.
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    PracticePanther
    PracticePanther is much easier and much more user friendly for what I need.
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    Return on Investment
    CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
    • Collections have been better overall.
    • Verifying staff work has been made much easier, potentially leading to more efficiencies.
    • The software itself is costly.
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    PracticePanther
    • I have been able to expedite time reviewing a file, organizing information so less time spent on workers.
    • The automated organization through integrations, like dropbox, to organize all my matters in a uniform manner. Saves time.
    • Ease of use has saved on training as instructions can be implemented directly on workflows. Saves time. Each time it saves a worker time, I am more efficient and my return on investment is apparent.
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    ScreenShots

    CARET Legal Screenshots

    Screenshot of Contact ManagementScreenshot of CARET Legal practice management on all platformsScreenshot of Task ManagementScreenshot of Legal CalendarScreenshot of Document ManagementScreenshot of Matter Management

    PracticePanther Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dashboard - Mobile FriendlyScreenshot of DashboardScreenshot of CalendarScreenshot of Time TrackingScreenshot of InvoicesScreenshot of Document Management