LawAOS can serve an Indian law firm or advocate's chambers as a practice management system: matters, hearing dates and reminders, documents, time, invoices in rupees, a client portal, conflict checks and an assistant that works on the firm's own records. It does not ship India-specific rules.
The main differences to weigh are practical. Invoices carry one tax percentage, so GST is a single rate line with the firm's GSTIN printed as its tax ID label, and CGST, SGST and IGST are not split. The primary database is in Asia-Pacific (Sydney), with no Indian data residency, and LawAOS makes no DPDP Act compliance claim. The subscription is billed in US dollars.
Firms comparing tools can read the side-by-side pages for Clio and MyCase. Professional rules for advocates, including any on fees, advertising and client money, should be checked with the Bar Council of India and the relevant State Bar Council rather than taken from software defaults.
- Rupee invoicing
- Invoices can be raised in INR, with a firm exchange-rate table for reports when some clients pay in other currencies.
- Hearings and dates
- Court dates, deadlines and limitation dates are recorded on the matter with daily in-app and email reminders; every adjournment is kept with its reason.
- Local terms and formats
- Legal terminology settings rename labels such as the legal professional (for example Advocate) and the court or tribunal, with DD/MM/YYYY dates and the firm's time zone.
- Client portal
- Clients sign in with a magic link to see shared documents, messages, invoices and matter status with the next date.
The LawAOS Switch importer at Settings > Data brings contacts, companies and matters from Clio, MyCase or PracticePanther exports, or from a CSV, XLSX or ZIP file, with column mapping, duplicate handling and a review step before commit. A general firm-data importer is not yet shipped, so documents are uploaded separately and time, invoices and trust balances are not imported.
Plan the switch around a billing cycle: finish invoicing in the old system, import contacts and matters, upload active documents, and enter open balances before the first LawAOS invoice run.
| Need | Built into LawAOS | The firm handles |
|---|---|---|
| GST | One tax percentage per invoice; GSTIN printed as the tax ID label | CGST, SGST and IGST split, e-invoicing and returns |
| Currency | INR invoices; exchange-rate table for other currencies | Choosing and checking rates |
| Hearings | Recorded dates, adjournments with reasons, daily reminders | Court cause lists and rules; no court feed or rules ship |
| Data location | Primary database in Asia-Pacific (Sydney) | Its own data protection assessment |
| Payroll | Pay runs and firm-defined pay components posting to the ledger | PF, ESI, TDS and professional tax calculation |
| Subscription | Billed in USD per user a month | Currency conversion on its card or bank |
Based on LawAOS invoicing, docket, payroll and settings modules and the privacy, DPA and security pages as of September 2026.
Set local preferences
Choose INR, the time zone, DD/MM/YYYY dates and the firm's legal terminology.
See the moduleImport contacts and matters
Map a Clio, MyCase or CSV export in LawAOS Switch and review it before commit.
See the moduleRecord hearing dates
Add court dates and deadlines to each matter and adjourn them with reasons as the case moves.
See the moduleBill in rupees
Raise invoices in INR with the firm's GST rate and GSTIN, then email them with a PDF and portal link.
See the moduleOpen the portal
Switch on portal areas per client so they can read documents, messages and matter status.
See the module
Stated plainly, so you can decide before you sign up rather than after.
- There is no GST logic beyond one tax percentage per invoice, and no e-invoicing.
- Data is hosted in Asia-Pacific (Sydney); there is no Indian data residency, and LawAOS makes no DPDP Act compliance claim.
- No Indian court rules, cause-list feeds or limitation tables ship.
- Payroll calculates no PF, ESI, TDS or professional tax, and a general firm-data importer is not yet shipped.
- Online card payment uses Stripe Connect, which depends on the firm being able to onboard its own Stripe account.
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