2026-09.1 record

Legal practice management software

The system of record a law firm uses for matters, contacts, calendaring, time and billing, trust accounting, and documents. Buyers call it legal practice management software, law practice management software, or case management software.

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Capture date: 2026-09-21. The Index measures observed naming, not service quality or product merit.

Commissioned engagement: no.

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Full checked set, sorted by observed counts, not a ranking.
VendorNamedVendor domain cited
Clio126 of 150 valid answers, 84.0% (Wilson 95% interval 77.3% to 89.0%)53 of 150 valid answers, 35.3% (Wilson 95% interval 28.1% to 43.3%)
8am MyCase96 of 150 valid answers, 64.0% (Wilson 95% interval 56.1% to 71.2%)47 of 150 valid answers, 31.3% (Wilson 95% interval 24.5% to 39.1%)
CosmoLex77 of 150 valid answers, 51.3% (Wilson 95% interval 43.4% to 59.2%)20 of 150 valid answers, 13.3% (Wilson 95% interval 8.8% to 19.7%)
PracticePanther76 of 150 valid answers, 50.7% (Wilson 95% interval 42.7% to 58.6%)32 of 150 valid answers, 21.3% (Wilson 95% interval 15.5% to 28.6%)
Filevine74 of 150 valid answers, 49.3% (Wilson 95% interval 41.4% to 57.3%)17 of 150 valid answers, 11.3% (Wilson 95% interval 7.2% to 17.4%)
Smokeball68 of 150 valid answers, 45.3% (Wilson 95% interval 37.6% to 53.3%)15 of 150 valid answers, 10.0% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 15.8%)
Rocket Matter26 of 150 valid answers, 17.3% (Wilson 95% interval 12.1% to 24.2%)6 of 150 valid answers, 4.0% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 8.5%)
Actionstep24 of 150 valid answers, 16.0% (Wilson 95% interval 11.0% to 22.7%)9 of 150 valid answers, 6.0% (Wilson 95% interval 3.2% to 11.0%)
CARET Legal15 of 150 valid answers, 10.0% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 15.8%)3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)
Assembly Neos10 of 150 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 11.8%)3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)
Litify10 of 150 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 11.8%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Centerbase8 of 150 valid answers, 5.3% (Wilson 95% interval 2.7% to 10.2%)3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)
Tabs36 of 150 valid answers, 4.0% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 8.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Amicus Attorney2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Lawcus2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)
LEAP Legal Software2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
MerusCase2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Bill4Time1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Aderant0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
ProLaw0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
RunSensible0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)

Release and method

Release
2026-09, version 2026-09.1
Published
2026-09-23
Answer capture date
2026-09-22
Source capture dates
2026-09-21
Engines
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode
Configuration
10 fixed target questions, 5 engines, 3 repeats. No controls were run for this category.
Method version
v1.1
Excluded answers
0 target answers excluded; exact reasons are listed. No controls were run for this category.
Commissioned engagement
No commissioned engagement is declared for this category.

Exact names and listed aliases are matched without case sensitivity at word boundaries. Plain word names require a listed qualifier nearby in the same sentence or the canonical domain among cited URLs. A vendor citation counts only when that answer also names the vendor under this rule.

Verbatim answer text is retained privately with the measurement input and import audit. No answer quotations are published here.

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Release JSON · Category CSV · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695

How to cite: Broadcastwell. The Absence Index, Legal practice management software, version 2026-09.1. Permanent record. CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Broadcastwell.

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