One system for the whole firm
From first client conversation to a paid invoice and a profit number you can trust — The Hammer Lex covers the operational backbone of a modern law practice.
Conflict-checked intake, organized
Native, low-friction intake — no separate add-on app. A mandatory conflict-check engine queries existing clients, prior matters, and opposing parties before you book a consultation, and a cleared prospect converts to a matter with a single click. No copy-paste, no app fatigue.
- ✓Conflict checklist engineDeterministic name matching flags conflicts pre-intake.
- ✓One-click intake → matterCustom intake forms become a pending matter instantly.
- ✓Clean recordsNo duplication as multiple people touch the same client.
Capture hours, split bills, get paid
A billing-rule engine resolves the right rate by precedence (timekeeper → matter → client → firm). Split a single invoice across multiple payors by percentage — insurance, parent company, co-defendants. Capture hard and soft costs straight onto the matter ledger, and let a rule-based audit sweeper catch guideline breaches before an invoice ever leaves the firm.
- ✓Multi-tier split billingDistribute one invoice across payors by % weight.
- ✓Hard & soft cost captureFiling fees and disbursements bundle into the invoice.
- ✓Rule-based invoice auditDeterministic checks — UTBMS codes, block-billing, daily caps.
- ✓Auto retainer replenishmentTrust drops below threshold → a request is drafted for approval.
Know what's actually making money
The P&L module summarizes billable hours and expenses into the metrics that matter: gross sales, labor cost, average cost, and margin. Break results down by matter, client, practice area, or individual, and project the current month with live filters.
- ✓Live P&L dashboardsUpdated automatically as work is logged.
- ✓Unit economicsMargin by day, matter, person, or category.
- ✓Monthly projectionsForecast the month before it closes.
Statutory deadlines, calculated automatically
A missed court date is the #1 cause of malpractice claims. Enter one trigger date — date of service, trial date — and The Hammer Lex's rules engine populates every downstream statutory deadline for the jurisdiction, counting calendar or court days and rolling off weekends and holidays. No manual date math.
- ✓Rules-based deadlinesOne trigger date generates the whole schedule.
- ✓Court-day & holiday awareSkips weekends/holidays and rolls forward automatically.
- ✓Jurisdiction rule setsFederal, state, and practice-area specific.
Tokenized drafting, immutable audit trail
Upload retainers, pleadings, and motions as templates with merge fields. Selecting a matter injects the client name, matter number, jurisdiction, and assigned timekeeper automatically. Every edit appends a new, immutable version — logging user, timestamp, and a content hash — for the audit trail risk-averse firms demand.
- ✓Merge-field automationMatter data flows straight into your templates.
- ✓Immutable version historyLinear versions with user, timestamp, and hash.
- ✓Server-side & secureNo local Office plugins, no data leaks.