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Solution 03 / Law Firms
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Law Firms

A practice system built around your firm — not Clio's data model.

Off-the-shelf legal software forces your matters, intake and billing into a generic template, then charges per user for the privilege. We build custom practice management systems with AI in weeks, on a flat monthly subscription — no up-front development fee, no per-seat tax, no bolted-on spreadsheets.

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Top 10% Builder
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Lemon Labs is ranked in the top 10% of custom builders on Lovable.dev — the AI-native development platform.

Model / Pricing
Legacy agency
$25k – $100k up-front

Plus per-user platform fees, add-on modules and change-order invoices every time a partner wants a new report.

Lemon Labs
$0 up-front

One monthly subscription. Build, hosting, iteration, AI upgrades — all included.

Actions / Primary
AI-Accelerated Custom Development

Walk us through your practice areas, intake and billing on a 45-min discovery call, or send a written brief.

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↳ Section 02 / Head-to-head

Legacy agency vs. Lemon Labs.

Dimension
Legacy agency
Lemon Labs
Up-front development fee
$25k – $100k+
$0
Per-user seat pricing
$50 – $400 /user /mo
One flat subscription
Custom matter workflows
Change orders, weeks each
Weekly iteration sprints
AI intake & drafting
Add-on modules, extra fees
Built in from day one
Data ownership
Platform-locked, export fees
Yours, exportable
Time to launch
3 – 9 months
4 – 8 weeks
↳ Section 03 / Off-the-shelf reality

What the platforms actually cost.

Sticker prices are misleading. Real cost is platform fee × users + add-ons + implementation + the workflows you have to give up.

Platform / Clio Manage / Grow
Clio Manage / Grow
Platform
$49 – $139 /user /mo
Setup / build
$2k – $10k setup + training
  • Per-user pricing punishes firms that give staff access
  • Custom workflows require paid integrations or Zapier duct-tape
  • Advanced reporting and CRM locked behind higher tiers
Platform / MyCase
MyCase
Platform
$39 – $99 /user /mo
Setup / build
$1.5k – $6k onboarding
  • Rigid intake forms — hard to model niche practice areas
  • Client portal is generic and not brandable
  • Text messaging, payments and lead capture cost extra
Platform / PracticePanther / Smokeball
PracticePanther / Smokeball
Platform
$59 – $219 /user /mo
Setup / build
$3k – $15k implementation
  • Document automation limited to their template engine
  • Matter-level automation is shallow — most rules live in staff heads
  • Long-term contracts and painful data export on the way out
Platform / Filevine / Litify
Filevine / Litify
Platform
$100 – $400+ /user /mo
Setup / build
$15k – $75k+ implementation
  • Salesforce-based — needs an admin to change anything
  • Enterprise pricing overkill for small and mid-size firms
  • Custom features shipped in months, not weeks
↳ Section 04 / Our build

A system that fits your practice.

We start from your practice areas, your intake process and your billing rules — then design the client portal and matter workspace around them. Everything below is included in your monthly subscription.

Top 10% Lovable Builder
  • Branded client portal — intake, documents, e-signatures, updates
  • Matter management tailored to your practice areas (PI, family, IP, immigration…)
  • Conflict checks and intake questionnaires that mirror your firm's process
  • Time tracking, LEDES-ready invoicing and trust/IOLTA accounting
  • Document assembly from your own templates with AI-drafted first passes
  • Deadline & statute-of-limitations tracking with automated reminders
  • AI intake copilot that qualifies leads 24/7 and books consultations
  • Secure file exchange, e-sign, and audit logs that hold up under discovery
  • Direct integrations with QuickBooks, Stripe, Outlook/Gmail and court e-filing
  • Hosting, security patches, backups & feature expansion included

Ready to own your firm's operating system?

No up-front fee. One monthly subscription. A system built for the way your firm actually practices law.