LFMS

A law firm management system, end to end.

LFMS stands for Law Firm Management System: one place for a firm's cases, clients, money and the people who work on them. Xaqdoon is one, built for Somali practice.

What an LFMS covers

Four areas, one system

Case management

  • Matters with category, court, parties and status
  • Proceedings recorded as they happen
  • Hearings and deadlines on a shared diary
  • Documents filed against the matter

Client management

  • People and organisations with aliases and contacts
  • Conflict check before a file is opened
  • A portal where the client follows the case
  • Representation: who acts for whom

Financial management

  • Invoices in the firm's currency
  • Payments recorded against invoices
  • Expenses logged against the file
  • Outstanding balance per client and matter

Firm administration

  • Staff with employment details and roles
  • Permissions per role, editable by the firm
  • Audit trail of every action
  • Backups, security settings and branding

How work flows

From the first call to the closed file

Each step hands its record to the next. Nothing is retyped and nothing lives in a separate tool.

  1. 01

    Intake

    The client is registered once, with every name they go by.

  2. 02

    Conflict check

    The other side is checked against every file before anything is opened.

  3. 03

    Matter opened

    Category, court and parties on one record with a reference number.

  4. 04

    Proceedings

    Hearings, filings and outcomes written down on the day.

  5. 05

    Documents

    Pleadings and evidence filed against the matter, privately.

  6. 06

    Billing

    Invoices, payments and expenses tied to the same file.

  7. 07

    Client portal

    The client sees where things stand without calling.

Under the hood

What the system rests on

Isolation per firm

Every record carries the firm it belongs to, and the database refuses a row that does not match.

Roles and permissions

Partner, Lawyer, Paralegal, Accountant, Clerk - each a named list of permissions the firm can change.

Audit trail

Who did what and when, on every matter, document, invoice and setting.

Backup and restore

A backup of the firm's data on demand, restored from inside the system.

Your own address

A subdomain from the first minute; a custom domain when you want one.

Somali and English

For staff and for clients, switchable on every page.

Modules

Everything in the box

Clients Conflict checks Matters Proceedings Hearings & diary Documents Tasks Representation Invoices Payments Expenses Client portal Staff Roles & permissions Audit trail Backups Courts & regions Case categories
See the features in detail

Run your practice on one system.

Your firm gets its own address in a minute. Bring your first file with you.

Register your firm