# BigHand Reviews **Vendor:** BigHand **Category:** [Legal Practice Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/legal-practice-management) **Average Rating:** 3.8/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 10 ## About BigHand BigHand is a leading provider of operational, financial, and resource management solutions designed specifically for law firms and professional services organizations. Our suite of workflow, budgeting, pricing, and talent management tools helps firms gain visibility, improve productivity, and drive greater commercial performance across the matter lifecycle. Built in collaboration with legal professionals, BigHand empowers firms to make data‑driven decisions at every stage of work delivery. From pricing and budgeting through to resource allocation, time recording, and document creation, BigHand provides intuitive solutions that help legal teams work more efficiently and deliver consistently high‑quality client service. BigHand’s Pricing & Budgeting solutions help firms scope matters accurately, model AFAs, and monitor budget performance in real time, improving profitability and strengthening financial governance. Our Resource Management tools give firms a clear picture of capacity, skills, and demand, enabling smarter lawyer allocation and better workload balance. With BigHand Workflow and Drafting tools, teams can streamline administrative tasks, reduce manual processes, and free up time for higher‑value work. BigHand integrates seamlessly with leading practice management, HR, and finance systems to ensure data accuracy and centralized reporting. With configurable dashboards, firms gain actionable insights into performance trends, capacity planning, profitability, and operational KPIs. Trusted by thousands of firms globally, BigHand helps organizations enhance operational excellence, improve financial outcomes, and create more sustainable ways of working. Our mission is simple: to give legal professionals the tools and data they need to work smarter and achieve better results for their clients and their firm. ## BigHand Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users find BigHand's platform exceptionally **easy to use** , facilitating quick training and seamless navigation for efficient storytelling. (4 reviews) - Users appreciate the **comprehensive dictation system** of BigHand, benefiting from its robust features and security support. (2 reviews) - Users find the **speech to text conversion** feature of BigHand invaluable for quickly capturing notes and documents. (2 reviews) - Users find that BigHand's **time-saving speech recognition** significantly enhances productivity by streamlining document creation. (2 reviews) - Users value the **accuracy** of BigHand, enhancing multi-tasking and client communication effectively across various accents. (1 reviews) - Easy Setup (1 reviews) - Speed (1 reviews) - Versatile Use (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users express concerns about **internet dependency** , particularly in remote areas, impacting their ability to use BigHand effectively. (2 reviews) - Users experience **noise issues** with BigHand, affecting transcription accuracy in environments with background sounds. (2 reviews) - Users note that **accuracy issues** in transcription sometimes affect their overall experience with BigHand. (1 reviews) - Users find the **separate applications for dictation and review** frustrating, wishing for a more unified system experience. (1 reviews) - Users note the **inaccuracy in legal vocabulary** used in BigHand, leading to confusion and misinterpretation. (1 reviews) - Inaccurate Transcription (1 reviews) - Integration Issues (1 reviews) - Misinterpretation (1 reviews) - Subscription Issues (1 reviews) ## BigHand Reviews ### 1. Administrator of Big Hand **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Savannah A. | Account Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 21, 2024 **What do you like best about BigHand?** The software is very easy to use. It did not take much time to train the staff on the platform. **What do you dislike about BigHand?** I am not a fan that there is a seperate application for the dictation and the review. Lawyers can only use the app and paralegals have to translate it through an application. When rolling out a new product, it is nice to have consistency amoung all users. It is also sometimes difficult to add licenses since you have to go through a sales rep but they don't notify you when your rep leaves the company and do not use out of office emails. **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is very easy for lawyers to dictate. You can also assign your dictation to certain paralegals for them to translate it. ### 2. It allows users within our work environment to dictate legal notes and documents for legal disputes. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Juven M. | Service Desk Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2024 **What do you like best about BigHand?** It allows lawyers and para-legals to multi-task and communicate with clients in a more streamlined and documented way. It is accurate and is robust across multiple accents. **What do you dislike about BigHand?** The only two issues that I slightly dislike is that it is not 100% accurate with transciption but very close! Also internet dependancy can be an issue in remote areas. **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** It allows for fast and accurate document/report creation with minimal input - this allow less tech savvy users to still benefit from all features with minimal training. It also saves a significant amount of time in recording and processing of legal documentation and conversations from court. ### 3. Comprehensive grasp of legal terms **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Albert K. | Risk Management Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 09, 2024 **What do you like best about BigHand?** BigHand Speech Recognition has been useful to my law firm. Typing documents and notes with my voice does make it easier than the conventional typing since I have an easy time getting my notes across. **What do you dislike about BigHand?** I’ve observed one weakness in terms of the concept or, more specifically, the legal vocabulary sometimes employed. That is why technical terms as well as technical terms become distorted that need correction. **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** With BigHand Speech Recognition, I am able to easily dictate documents and notes in mid-flow even when I am multitasking. It makes it possible to spend adequate amount of time on more substantive legal tasks and communication with clients. ### 4. A comprehensive digital dictation solution for professionals **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bruce E. | Digital Media Constultant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2023 **What do you like best about BigHand?** BigHand Speech Recognition offers a comprehensive and robust dictation system for professionals across multiple fields such as legal and healthcare that need dictation support. It offers a wide range of features, cross application support, and security features to help reduce privacy issues for confidential memos and documents. **What do you dislike about BigHand?** Like other dictation systems, there are occasional instances of inaccurate speech transcription with complex background noise. **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** The cloud based application offers an excellent solution for digital transcription needs that can be remotely accessed across multiple offices. It helps reduce the need for transcription services and is very accurate. ### 5. miraculous time saving platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Entertainment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2023 **What do you like best about BigHand?** It saved a lot of my time while i was working on a storyline. I just have to say the plot as it goes and the text was ready within seconds! **What do you dislike about BigHand?** Sometimes the platform doesn't fully cut white noises **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** I like to write stories during my personal time and most of the time i feel like the flow of the story breaks when i start writing so this platform helps me in that part. ### 6. BigHand Review - FHMS **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Law Practice | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2023 **What do you like best about BigHand?** Currently nothing since they moved to the new platform. Previously it was very easy to navigate and all the features cooperated. **What do you dislike about BigHand?** As indicated they moved to a new platform and we cannot seem to get it working properly - our IT department has also been involved for numerous calls with BigHand. **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** Not working for us presently ### 7. It seems to work OK. If you put in the time. **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2018 **What do you like best about BigHand?** Works well at recognizing words spoken by the user. **What do you dislike about BigHand?** Setting up the speech recognition takes a while. Especially for busy attorneys. **Recommendations to others considering BigHand:** Users need to take the time to set it up properly and it works well. **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have attorneys for dictate the time to their assistants. This makes it faster for the assistants to input time into our Time software. ### 8. AMAZING SOFTWARE **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Law Practice | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2018 **What do you like best about BigHand?** It makes typing letters to customers and peers so much easier between the Attorney and I. Easily transfers to a word document, and learns as we go to adapt to his voice. **What do you dislike about BigHand?** Expensive, very pricey but worth it. I also would like a better application for mobile not as easy to comprehend. **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** Typing letters as he speaks to me, and avoiding error in translation. ### 9. Bighadn SR **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2018 **What do you like best about BigHand?** The setup and training are fairly easy to use. **What do you dislike about BigHand?** If the user doesn't take the time to properly train the software it tends to not work too well. **Recommendations to others considering BigHand:** ITs great for Mobile/cloud dication. **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** Out timekeepers are using it to track time which frees up their assistants to do other things. ### 10. Bighand is okay but needs improvement **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Law Practice | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 15, 2018 **What do you like best about BigHand?** Convenience of availability on the phone **What do you dislike about BigHand?** Cannot fast forward during playback (must pause first) special recognition needs improvement, more training materials and education needed to learn how to use **What problems is BigHand solving and how is that benefiting you?** Writing letters to clients, opposing counsel. The benefit is that you can an dictate from anywhere because it is an app on your phone and also a list of all dictations is saved ## BigHand Discussions - [What is BigHand Voice TechNology used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/bighand-voice-technology-what-is-bighand-voice-technology-used-for) - [What is BigHand Voice TechNology used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-bighand-voice-technology-used-for) - [View BigHand pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/bighand/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+13%3A54%3A28+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=418ee590-0361-42c8-aa10-bf74c08ff20c&secure%5Btoken%5D=43559ed94af2252f3e9284bdb7345e897db8d0e9c7ee4663f95ee2d8d56c5b8b&format=llm_user) ## BigHand Features **Platform Additional Functionality** - Dashboard - Cloud - Mobility **Platform Basics** - Reporting - Dashboard - Cloud - Mobility **Platform Basics** - Reporting - Dashboard - Cloud - Mobility - Contact Management **Document Management** - Closing Book - E-signature - Document Management **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Storage and Collaboration - Legal Document Management** - Editing and Tracking - Centralised Database - Accessibility and Permission for Sharing - Document Storage **Agentic AI - Legal Billing** - Cross-system Integration - Decision Making **Platform Content** - Automation - File Sharing - Content Library **Content Management** - Document Management - Calendar Integration - Workflow **Content Management** - Document Management - Calendar Integration - Workflow **Collaboration** - Flexible - Client Access - Reports - Checklists **Document Management - Legal Document Management** - Search and Retreival - Synchronization of Data - Versioning **Agentic AI - Legal Document Drafting** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **Platform Basics** - Interoperability - Offline Editing - E-Signature **Time & Billing** - Time Tracking - Payments - Billing **Analysis - Legal Document Management** - Document Review - Legal Analytics **Agentic AI - Legal Case Management** - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **Artificial Intelligence - Legal Document Management** - AI Automation **Agentic AI - Legal Practice Management** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **Accessibility - Legal Document Management** - Cross-Platform Access **Agentic AI - Legal Document Management** - Cross-system Integration - Natural Language Interaction ## Top BigHand Alternatives - [Clio Manage](https://www.g2.com/products/clio-clio-manage/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (989 reviews) - [Smokeball](https://www.g2.com/products/smokeball/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (379 reviews) - [8am MyCase](https://www.g2.com/products/8am-mycase/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (348 reviews)