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PCLaw®

By LexisNexis

3.4 out of 5 stars

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PCLaw® Pros and Cons: Top 5 Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users value the lawyer-centric design of PCLaw®, praising its ease of data input and robust financial management. (2 mentions)
Users value the ease of use in PCLaw®, praising its simple data input and quality reporting features. (1 mentions)
Users appreciate the easy data input and good reporting tools for effective financial management in PCLaw®. (1 mentions)
Users praise the lawyer-focused design of PCLaw®, particularly for its effective trust accounting features. (1 mentions)
Users value PCLaw® for its lawyer-centric design, particularly excelling in trust accounting functionalities. (1 mentions)
Users face significant billing issues, including lost lifetime licenses and poor customer support, resulting in provider switching. (1 mentions)
Users find the lack of cloud capability in PCLaw® limits its usefulness in today's tech landscape. (1 mentions)
Users find the complexity of PCLaw® unnecessary, especially when trying to simplify their practice. (1 mentions)
Users find PCLaw® to be expensive, especially as they downsize and seek simpler, more cost-effective solutions. (1 mentions)
Users find the limited mobility of PCLaw® due to its lack of cloud-based functionality frustrating and outdated. (1 mentions)

5 Pros or Advantages of PCLaw®

1. Accounting Management
Users value the lawyer-centric design of PCLaw®, praising its ease of data input and robust financial management.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.0/5

"Sophisticated solution that is good for growing law firms."

What do you like about PCLaw®?

Easy data input and good reports. Good financial management.

Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1.5/5

"Used to be good, but it’s not the 1990’s anymore"

What do you like about PCLaw®?

Very much designed with lawyers in mind, especially trust accounting.

2. Ease of Use
Users value the ease of use in PCLaw®, praising its simple data input and quality reporting features.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.0/5

"Sophisticated solution that is good for growing law firms."

What do you like about PCLaw®?

Easy data input and good reports. Good financial management.

3. Features
Users appreciate the easy data input and good reporting tools for effective financial management in PCLaw®.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.0/5

"Sophisticated solution that is good for growing law firms."

What do you like about PCLaw®?

Easy data input and good reports. Good financial management.

4. Legal Services
Users praise the lawyer-focused design of PCLaw®, particularly for its effective trust accounting features.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1.5/5

"Used to be good, but it’s not the 1990’s anymore"

What do you like about PCLaw®?

Very much designed with lawyers in mind, especially trust accounting.

5. Litigation Management
Users value PCLaw® for its lawyer-centric design, particularly excelling in trust accounting functionalities.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1.5/5

"Used to be good, but it’s not the 1990’s anymore"

What do you like about PCLaw®?

Very much designed with lawyers in mind, especially trust accounting.

5 Cons or Disadvantages of PCLaw®

1. Billing Issues
Users face significant billing issues, including lost lifetime licenses and poor customer support, resulting in provider switching.
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Dmytro H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

0.5/5

"PCLaw: Once Reliable, Now Undermined by Poor Support and License Issues"

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

Customer support is basically non-existent. The lifetime licenses that we purchased were taken away from us. We have decided to switch to another prov

2. Cloud Dependency
Users find the lack of cloud capability in PCLaw® limits its usefulness in today's tech landscape.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1.5/5

"Used to be good, but it’s not the 1990’s anymore"

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

Software hasn't kept up with new technology - it is not cloud-based limiting its usefulness.

3. Complexity
Users find the complexity of PCLaw® unnecessary, especially when trying to simplify their practice.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.0/5

"Sophisticated solution that is good for growing law firms."

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

As we downsized our practice, the costs were increasing. We did not need the complexity. We elected to simplify our practice.

4. Expensive
Users find PCLaw® to be expensive, especially as they downsize and seek simpler, more cost-effective solutions.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.0/5

"Sophisticated solution that is good for growing law firms."

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

As we downsized our practice, the costs were increasing. We did not need the complexity. We elected to simplify our practice.

5. Limited Mobility
Users find the limited mobility of PCLaw® due to its lack of cloud-based functionality frustrating and outdated.
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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1.5/5

"Used to be good, but it’s not the 1990’s anymore"

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

Software hasn't kept up with new technology - it is not cloud-based limiting its usefulness.

PCLaw® Reviews (50)

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PCLaw® Reviews (50)

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Michael K.
MK
Lawyer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Do NOT Purchase this software"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

I am familiar with it. For basic needs it generally works kinda ... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

This software is about 10 years behind in terms of user interface. Very little control over colors, font sizing, you name it. They want you to pay a mountain of money for the annual tech support. Today, (April 3, 2020) I called tech support. I waited 20 minutes to be connected to someone in an Off Shore call centre only to be unable to speak with them as the transmission was virtually non existent ... so I sent an email with my problem nicely laid out. I need to switch the software from old computer to new computer ... sounds easy ... Its NOT !!!! The email bounced back ... said to call the support line (see above). There is just no reason to buy / use this product. everyone who is using other legal accounting software seems very happy with all aspects of their new product after using Grandpa's 72 Chevy Nova (PcLaw) for so long. I look forward to getting off of this platform. If you have any questions. Please email me at kisslawyyc@gmail.com Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Legal Services
UL
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Run from PCLaw"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

Worst upgrade experience ever. Find another Program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

On hold times for tech support over 2-4 hours. Dealing with someone overseas, I was disconnected twice, they never called back then you are forced back in the que as many as 20 people ahead of me back in line for hours. Sales rep did not know that only certain versions of PCLaw users can upgrade base on the database being used. I never got upgraded to the full version. Even the feedback link crashed. Do they really expect business professionals to stay on hold this long? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Legal Services
UL
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Worst software I've ever used"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

That I'm FINALLY dumping it. After 6 years of use, I am FINALLY getting something that works! (the ONLY actual positive thing is that it is local and not cloud based) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

Constant crashes. But the WORST aspect is that the user interface is as elegant as a slaughtered hog. The coding is amateurish (windows dont fit in their own spaces, buttons are displaced, it looks like it was designed by random homeless people. When you DO navigate to the right screen, you still cant access all you need ... nope. Go load a different screen to load a message. Want to look at "phone messages" DONT click on "phone messages", you can only (kindof) take a message.

It. Is. Horrible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Legal Services
UL
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good program"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

I like that you can easily print out and generate multiple client bills at the same time and go back and edit them if need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

The software tends to crash quite a bit, end it is sometimes hard to enter time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Law Practice
UL
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Adequate"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

The amount of reports that it allows you to process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

The outdated entries. You have to click on every box to enter information and every box comes up with a new box. It is time consuming and I don't like that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Legal Services
UL
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great for Billing!"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

It keeps everything in once place and produces a professional invoice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

Difficult to navigate, seems out of date. The user interface could use come upgrades. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great Program"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

What I love best about PC law is that it is easy to maneuver around in. Keep track of expenses, printing checks, and everything is great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

I do not have any dislikes at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Legal Services
UL
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A law firms survival tool!"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

Its functionality and effectiveness. It's great for my work - in a law firm setting. Helps us keep client files organized, billing in one place and easily accessible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

It does have glitches at times. The program has frozen on me many times where I've had to then restart the program or my computer to get it to work again. The option to print shorter ledgers should be available or easy to find if it is available because sometimes I am printing out 8/9 pages of a ledger when I only needed the most recent entries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Law Practice
UL
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to Use"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

I like that I can keep track of clients, easily look up client information and review outstanding accounts easily.

I also like that the software produces reports efficiently to address various concerns or questions a lawyer or client may have. It also has the ability to produce clearly detailed invoices.

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What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

When it comes to adjusting invoices it is a little difficult to do.

When invoices are adjusted through the RTF format, it is hard to figure out how to save these adjusted invoices in the PC Law system.

If you are a beginner, it is hard to figure out the software at first. It takes a while to learn the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Elizabeth H.
EH
Administrative Assistant
Law Practice
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"PC Law Review"
What do you like best about PCLaw®?

Easy to time your entries, easy to enter and log times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PCLaw®?

Sometimes it shuts down unexpectedly and we have to re-enter logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.