Key Takeaways |
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• Litigation and debt collection files, fee billing, court documents and diary entries can all sit in one online system. |
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• Fees debited in the Litigation program flow directly into Lexpro Accounting for invoicing, keeping financial records seamlessly aligned with matter activity. |
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• Debt collection reports are fully customisable, letting practices choose the columns and order to suit each client. |
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• Court document templates and applicable fee tariffs for the Magistrates’ Court, Regional Court and High Court are kept up to date as requirements and tariffs change. |
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• The system works for practices of any size, from a two-person collections team to a multi-branch litigation department. |
A litigation or debt collection matter rarely lives in one place. Case notes sit in one folder, fee records in a spreadsheet, court documents in a template library, and client updates in an inbox somewhere between the two. None of this is unmanageable on its own, but switching between systems adds up over a working week, particularly for practices handling a high volume of files at once.
Lexpro’s legal software systems bring litigation and debt collection management into a single online platform, so a secretary or attorney working on a file does not need to leave it to find related information.
One Interface for the Full Matter Lifecycle
Client and debtor accounts, file notes, diary entries and matter documents are all accessible from the same interface within Lexpro Litigation & Debt Collection. File notes can be captured as text or voice notes, which is useful when a call needs to be logged quickly between other tasks. The diary keeps deadlines and appointments visible against the relevant matter, and extensive search functions mean a specific file, debtor or transaction can be found without paging through folders.
Fee Billing That Connects to Accounting
Debiting fees is one of the main integration points between litigation matters and Lexpro Accounting. Fees debited on a matter are exported and imported into the accounting side, keeping trust and business records aligned with the work being billed. This link between case activity and financial record-keeping is part of what makes a centralised system worthwhile: the practice is not maintaining two separate pictures of the same matter.
ee descriptions can be customised, so billing reflects how a particular practice or client relationship actually works. This allows the firm to draft bills of cost or the send out pro forma invoices.
Court Documents That Stay Current
Litigation practices gain access to a comprehensive template library within the Lexpro program. Because it is an online system, all document templates, fee tariffs, and prescribed interest rates are updated centrally, removing the need to manually verify template versions before use.
Debt Collection Reporting Built Around the Client
Debt collection work is judged largely on reporting and payment to the client, rather than court appearances, and most collection matters are resolved without going to trial. Lexpro reflects this focus with debt collection reports that let the user select the relevant columns and their order, so a report can be shaped around what a particular client actually wants to see.
Collection matters are tracked from the hand-over date, keeping reporting aligned with how collection practices actually measure progress. Statements can be generated under common law or the National Credit Act, including in duplum rule and NCA interest calculations, depending on the matter.
Built for Practices of Any Size
Whether a practice is a small collections team or a multi-branch litigation department, working from one system means every user sees the same live file, fee and document information. Clients and debtors can be imported from spreadsheets, and single or bulk SMS communication is available depending on how many people need to be reached.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the system keep court documents up to date? Yes. The system provides an extensive library of Magistrates Court, Regional Court and High Court documents, with tariffs, interest rates and templates kept current so users always work from the right version.
How does fee billing connect to accounting records? Fees debited on a litigation or debt collection matter are exported from the matter and imported into Lexpro Accounting, keeping billing and financial records aligned without duplicate entry.
Can debt collection reports be customised per client? Yes. Users select which columns appear in a debt collection report and the order they display in, allowing reports to be shaped around what each client needs to see.
Bringing It Together
Litigation and debt collection work involves a lot of moving parts, but they do not need to live in separate systems. With matter files, fee billing, court documents and customisable reporting in one place, practices spend less time reconciling information and more time on the work that actually moves a matter forward.
To see how Lexpro’s legal software systems support litigation and debt collection in practice, get in touch with the team.
