Smokeball review
Bottom line
Smokeball is matter-centered practice management that connects case files, time capture, billing, and trust accounting. Its clearest strength is the tight link to Microsoft Word and Outlook, which lets time and documents track themselves. Buyers should weigh that pricing is quote-based, with automatic time tracking included only at the top tier and several capabilities sold as add-ons. It suits small and mid-sized firms that want one system for matters, billing, and trust funds.
What is Smokeball?
Smokeball is legal practice management software built around the matter, the case file that holds a client's documents, deadlines, time, and billing in one place. It targets solo attorneys and small and mid-sized firms that lose hours to intake forms, manual invoices, and scattered files. The goal is to move that administrative work out of the way so attorneys can spend more time on clients.
Day to day, the software records time as people work. AutoTime tracks activity automatically, and Smokeball's Microsoft Word and Outlook integration files client emails to the correct matter and populates documents from matter data. Calendaring keeps court dates, deadlines, and appointments linked to their matters and synced with Outlook. Trust accounting records each deposit, payment, and trust transfer against the matter it belongs to, supports three-way reconciliation, and flags any retainer that falls below the firm's minimum. Archie, the AI matter assistant, works inside a matter to draft, review, and answer questions about the file.
Smokeball serves solo lawyers, small law firms, and growing legal teams across practice areas including family law, personal injury, real estate, criminal law, civil litigation, business law, and probate. Pricing starts at $49 per user per month, and the firm receives a quote based on user count, plan, contract term, and add-ons. Four plans are offered: Bill, Boost, Grow, and Prosper+, each adding capabilities such as client portals, practice area templates, and firm-wide reporting.
What sets Smokeball apart from general practice tools is how closely it ties the matter to time, documents, and money. Its document automation draws on a large template library, and its FamilyPro module models property division for family law matters. It also syncs trust and client ledgers with QuickBooks Online, so deposits and payments entered in Smokeball carry into the general ledger without re-entry.
Who it's for
- Small and mid-sized law firms
- Personal injury and family law practices
- Firms moving off spreadsheets and disconnected tools
Who should look elsewhere
- Buyers who need published plan prices before requesting a quote
- Solo attorneys who only need basic invoicing
Typical uses
- Managing client matters, deadlines, and documents in one file
- Tracking attorney time automatically and generating invoices
- Keeping trust ledgers reconciled and retainers funded
- Drafting documents and correspondence from matter data
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