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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Brightflag

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABrightflag, with offices in New York, Ireland, and Australia, offers their flagship legal billing application, emphasizing spend management and advanced analytics.N/A

    SimpleLegal

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASimpleLegal in California offers their flagship application for legal time tracking and billing.

    $600

    per month

    Pricing
    BrightflagSimpleLegal
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    BrightflagSimpleLegal
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    BrightflagSimpleLegal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    BrightflagSimpleLegal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Brightflag
    I already recommend Brightflag to anyone and everyone who processes invoices. There is a lot of information and data that comes on these invoices, and having a system that streamlines the information in one place has been extremely useful for a department that is a cost center and needs a quick way to justify every spend.
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    SimpleLegal
    SimpleLegal is easy to use and easy to understand for everyone in the legal department. Their customer service is typically quick to respond and solve any issues that may arise on the customer side as well as the vendor side (CounselGo). There has been a bit of customer dissatisfaction since being acquired by Onit but the enhancements and roadmap continue to look promising.
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    Pros
    Brightflag
    • Easy interface
    • Amazing customer service
    • Measurable impact on bottom line
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    SimpleLegal
    • SimpleLegal does a great job tracking expenses.
    • SimpleLegal does a great job at creating, tracking and analyzing matters.
    • SimpleLegal does a good job with reporting and analytics.
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    Cons
    Brightflag
    • More bespoke flags
    • More benchmarking data
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    SimpleLegal
    • Budget tracking.
    • Admin independence (being able to make system improvements/enhancements/changes without needing a SL rep).
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    Usability
    Brightflag
    Super easy to set up and use. The interface is intuitive, but it's worth spending some time getting used to seeing where the different "file cabinets" are located. I recommend having one person dedicated to the day-to-day management of the platform (separate from the reviewers and approvers), someone who just manages to upload the invoices, setting up new vendors, liaising with BF Support, but cross-training everyone who uses it on the broad functions.
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    SimpleLegal
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    Support Rating
    Brightflag
    Customer support is spectacular. Probably the single best quality of this product. They are quick to respond, quick to troubleshoot, and quick to offer suggestions on workarounds for things that might still be in the works (or unique to us). That level of agility and can-do attitude is what I needed in a partner like this.
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    SimpleLegal
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    Alternatives Considered
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    SimpleLegal
    SimpleLegal was much easier to use and train users on than Time Matters. SimpleLegal had all of the functionality but not as many customizable features as Time Matters.
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    Return on Investment
    Brightflag
    • ROI has been superb: saw a 30% drop in legal spend (based on invoice amount) due to catching items that shouldn't have been charged or charges that exceeded agreed-upon caps.
    • Being able to add prior years' invoices to the system has been incredible since it allows for internal benchmarking and YoY comparison reporting.
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    SimpleLegal
    • Able to track in real-time legal spend against budgets to hold outside counsel responsible while meeting our fiscal demands--rather than wait on Finance report monthly/quarterly/etc.
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    Screenshot of Our Enhanced reports provide powerful business intelligence functionality like data visualization and the ability to create or adjust your own reports. This Spend by Practice Area report gives you a detailed view of your legal spend by practice area.Screenshot of Our Monthly Legal Spend report automatically displays monthly spend by practice area.Screenshot of SimpleLegal supports both internal and external budgets and offers robust functionality to start your budgeting journey or enhance an existing process.