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Smokeball

AI-powered legal practice management platform that automates time tracking, document creation, and workflow tasks for small and medium-sized law firms.

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Steady · last 6 months

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Adoption activity by quarter

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Adoption breadth

100%

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Use cases

Document summarization Contract drafting Contract review/Redlining Knowledge management Client intake / triage Compliance monitoring Pricing

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Practice areas

Family law Litigation Real estate Criminal law

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About Smokeball

Smokeball (smokeball.com) is a legal practice management software company that provides an AI-powered platform designed to boost productivity for law firms. Their software includes features such as automatic time tracking, document automation, and billing. Smokeball offers a suite of AI tools, including "Smokeball AI" and "Archie," an AI-powered matter assistant. These AI products assist law firms with tasks like information gathering, drafting correspondence, creating matter summaries, and streamlining workflows from lead intake to billing. The primary target audience for Smokeball's AI products is small and medium-sized law firms seeking to improve efficiency and client service through automation and advanced technology.

Use cases in depth

Smokeball is an AI-powered legal practice management software designed for law firms. Its main features and functions include: - AI Tools: Smokeball AI and Archie AI Matter Assistant for intelligent matter management and workflow automation. - Automatic Time Tracking: Captures all billable time spent in the software and Microsoft Word/Outlook. - Document Automation: Access to a library of 20,000+ automated legal forms, with the ability to add custom forms. - Legal Billing & Trust Accounting: Flexible billing (hourly, fixed-fee, contingency, LEDES), online payments, and compliant trust accounting. - Case Management: Organizes all matter details, documents, emails, contacts, and calendar events in a cloud-based system. - Intake & Onboarding: Tools for lead management, conflict checks, and streamlined client onboarding. - Email Management: Integrated email management for law firms. - Calendaring: Legal calendaring software to manage deadlines and appointments. - Client Portal: Secure portal for client communication and document sharing. - Reporting & Firm Insights: Dashboards and actionable reports on profitability, staff performance, and firm operations. - Integrations: Seamless connections with Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, LawPay, Zapier, and other legal tech tools. - Award-Winning Support: Comprehensive onboarding and ongoing client support. Smokeball supports a wide range of practice areas, including family law, real estate, personal injury, estate planning, criminal law, civil litigation, and more.

Practice area fit

Smokeball supports the following specific legal practice areas: Family Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Business Law, General Practice, and Probate. Key features and functions of Smokeball include: automatic time tracking, document automation, billing, case management, client management, workflow automation, calendar and task management, email and communication tracking, and reporting/analytics.

Security & compliance

Smokeball is ISO 27001 certified. There is no evidence that Smokeball is SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, or CCPA compliant based on available public information. SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA are either missing or their status is unknown according to third-party compliance assessments.

Data handling

Smokeball explicitly states support for both web-based and on-premises deployment options. It offers features such as document management with access controls, archiving & retention, and version control. However, there is no explicit mention of "no data retention," "client data not used for training," "private cloud," or "customer-managed encryption keys" in the available public documentation. The platform is described as a cloud-based legal practice management software with on-premises options, but further details on data retention, AI training, or encryption key management are not provided in the referenced source.

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