fastMatter is a cloud-based legal practice management system from fastMatter, a London company founded in 2014. It is aimed at small and medium-sized law firms and brings client intake, matter work, files, tasks, time, billing, payments and trust accounting into one application. Matter templates can include assignees, contacts, task lists, priorities, workflows, files and rates. Its document tools store matter documents, templates, email, files and folders. Legal accounting covers trust accounts, multiple currencies, bank reconciliation, financial statements, VAT calculations and SRA rules support. Billing includes invoices, online payments, approval workflows, credit notes and mass billing. A law-firm CRM provides sales pipelines, lead sources, campaigns and ROI reports. UK bank connections and CSV uploads support transaction matching. The company states support for SRA Accounts Rules, GDPR and quarterly VAT returns to HMRC for Making Tax Digital. Web, Android and iOS access, real-time collaboration, hourly backups and migration services are also listed.
Who it is for
It suits small and medium-sized law firms needing matter management, legal accounting, billing and client intake. Teams requiring UK banking, SRA-related support or collaborative matter access may also find the listed tools relevant.
What is good
- Client intake, matter, document and billing tools
- Trust accounting with multi-currency support
- CRM includes pipelines, campaigns and ROI reports
- Android, iOS and web access
- 30-day trial available
What to know first
- No free plan
- Annual all-features plan starts at £39.99/user/mo
- Storage is 5 GB on listed all-features plans
- Some collaboration depends on roles and permissions
Verdict
fastMatter combines legal matters, documents, accounting, billing, CRM and compliance-related functions in one system. Its paid plans and UK-focused accounting details make the listed billing and regulatory scope important to review.
fastMatter plans and pricing
All plansCompared on legal practice management software
- Free plan
- No
- Client intake
- Yes
- Document automation
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
- Billing and payments
- Yes
- Trust accounting
- Yes
