Legal

A law firm CRM: clients, matters and deadlines in one place

Law firms and in-house legal teams juggle dozens of matters, strict deadlines and confidential documents, often spread across inboxes, personal calendars and shared folders.

Bitrix24 brings client relations, matter tracking, appointments, documents and time tracking into one tool. MonCRM tailors it to the way your firm is organised.

Team reviewing a schedule of tasks and deadlines

The problem

Where law firms lose time

A lawyer's time is a firm's most valuable resource. Yet much of it goes into admin: finding an exchange with a client, chasing a document, scheduling a meeting, checking a deadline, reconstructing the time spent on a matter for billing.

When that information is scattered, the risk is not only wasted time: it is a missed deadline, a document that cannot be found, or a matter nobody knows is profitable.

Your challenges

Law firm challenges and how Bitrix24 solves them

  1. 01 The problem

    Fragmented client intake and communication

    Calls, e-mails, web forms and chats spread across several tools: consultation requests get lost and follow-up varies from one partner to another.

    With Bitrix24

    Every enquiry centralised

    Every enquiry and client interaction is automatically captured in the CRM, for faster and more consistent responses.

    • CRM
    • Contact Center
    • Open Channels
    • CRM Forms
    • Mobile App
  2. 02 The problem

    Disorganised matter management

    With many active matters at once, it becomes hard to track deadlines, tasks and documents for each one.

    With Bitrix24

    Every matter tracked end to end

    Every matter is tracked from intake to resolution, with clear deadlines, ownership and status.

    • Kanban
    • Smart Process Automation (SPA)
    • Timeline in CRM
    • Tasks
  3. 03 The problem

    Manual scheduling and booking

    Coordinating consultations, sending reminders and handling reschedules takes lawyers' and assistants' time, and no-shows remain frequent.

    With Bitrix24

    Automated scheduling

    Automatic reminders and AI call summaries: fewer no-shows and more time for casework.

    • Calendars
    • Automation rules and triggers
    • Notifications
    • CoPilot in CRM
  4. 04 The problem

    Scattered, poorly protected documents

    Contracts, filings and privileged documents on personal drives or in inboxes are hard to find, reuse or keep confidential.

    With Bitrix24

    A secure document hub

    A single searchable document hub with role-based access and e-signature for faster approvals.

    • Online Documents
    • Bitrix24 Drive
    • Document Templates in CRM
    • Access Permissions
    • E-Signature
  5. 05 The problem

    Little visibility into billable hours

    Which matters are profitable? Who is overloaded? Where does the firm's time really go? Without tracking, time-based billing relies on estimates.

    With Bitrix24

    Billable time measured

    Time is recorded as work happens, and dashboards show billable hours, workload and profitability by matter.

    • Time tracking in tasks
    • Work Reports
    • CRM Analytics
    • BI Builder
  6. 06 The problem

    Collaboration gaps between lawyers, paralegals and staff

    Slow handovers and piecemeal updates create delays and inconsistent case handling.

    With Bitrix24

    An aligned team

    Shared spaces and unified calendars keep the whole team aligned and shorten handovers.

    • Chats
    • Workgroups and projects
    • Calendars
    • Flows
  7. 07 The problem

    Disconnected systems

    Duplicate data entry between billing software, e-signature tools and the firm's other platforms.

    With Bitrix24

    Your tools connected

    Bitrix24 becomes the firm's hub, connected to the rest of its software.

    • Bitrix24 REST API
    • Webhooks and apps
    • Bitrix24 Market

What you gain

More time for law, less for admin

  • Unified client and matter management: one platform for clients, matters, tasks and documents, from first contact to final resolution.
  • Less administrative overhead: automation and AI cut the time spent on scheduling and paperwork.
  • Measured profitability: time tracking and real-time dashboards to monitor billable hours, workload and profitability by matter.

The firm gains full visibility into every matter, from consultation through billing, with faster and more consistent communication between lawyers, paralegals and support staff.

How we work

Rolling out Bitrix24 in your firm

  1. Scoping with the partners

    Matter types, processing stages, roles, confidentiality rules and billing model: together we define what the CRM must track.

  2. Configuring matters and access rights

    A "Matter" process with its stages and deadlines, linked to clients; document templates (engagement letters, correspondence); access rights by lawyer, team or matter type.

  3. Connecting channels and importing data

    E-mail, telephony, website forms and calendars; import of your clients and ongoing matters.

  4. Training and follow-up

    Training for lawyers, paralegals and assistants, then support Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and changes as your needs evolve.

Law firm CRM: frequently asked questions

Is a CRM suitable for a law firm?

Yes, as long as it is organised around matters and not just sales. In Bitrix24, each matter can be tracked as a process of its own, with stages, deadlines, documents and people involved, and linked to the relevant client.

How do we keep matters confidential?

Bitrix24 access rights are set by role, team and type of information: staff only see the matters that concern them. To keep data in Morocco or on your own servers, the self-hosted edition of Bitrix24 is available.

Can we track time spent per matter?

Yes. Time is logged in each matter's tasks, then consolidated in reports by lawyer, client or matter. This data feeds billing and profitability tracking.

Can Bitrix24 connect to our billing software?

Yes, through the Bitrix24 REST API or automation tools such as n8n. Bitrix24 can also issue quotes and invoices directly from the CRM.

Where is our data hosted?

With Bitrix24 Cloud, data can be hosted in Europe. If you want to keep it in Morocco or on your own infrastructure, the self-hosted (on-premise) edition installs on your servers or in a Moroccan data centre. Either way, we include the steps required with the CNDP (Morocco's data protection authority, Law 09-08) in the project.

Want to run your firm from a single tool?

Tell us how your firm is organised, and we will show you how Bitrix24 would track your matters, deadlines and billable time.

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