Legal accounting and trust
Law office accounting software designed around how South African legal practices actually work — not retrofitted from a general bookkeeping tool. Trust accounts, matter billing, and legal bookkeeping in one POPIA-aligned platform.
The alternative to wrestling with QuickBooks workarounds or maintaining trust accounts on a spreadsheet.
When you need profitability and utilisation across billing, payroll, and finance systems, not only the trial balance, law firm analytics layers on top of the same data story.
Trust and business accounts
Fully separated by design
LPC reconciliation reports
One click, ready to submit
Matter-based billing
Time, fees and disbursements
POPIA-aligned
Data on African infrastructure
Every feature exists because law firms need it — not because general accounting software happened to have it.
Keep trust and business accounts completely separate. Every rand that moves through your trust account is recorded, allocated to the right matter, and reconciled automatically — satisfying Law Society requirements without hours of manual work.
Time records, disbursements, and fees tied directly to each matter. Generate professional invoices that comply with South African billing rules in a few clicks.
Law firm bookkeeping software that non-accountants can actually use. No confusing journal entries — just clear records of what came in, what went out, and where it sits.
See which matters are profitable, which clients have outstanding balances, and how the practice is performing — at a glance. Reports your bookkeeper or accountant can export directly.
Whether you're a solo attorney who just wants basic legal bookkeeping, or a mid-size firm that needs multi-user trust accounting, EchoFelix scales with you.
All financial data stored on African infrastructure. Your clients' matter finances never leave South Africa — critical for privilege and regulatory compliance.
Trust accounting software for lawyers
The Legal Practice Council requires strict separation between trust and business funds. Mis-managing a trust account — even accidentally — can lead to disciplinary action. EchoFelix enforces the separation at a technical level so the risk doesn't exist.
Why trust accounting matters most
"A single trust account shortfall — even if it's a data-entry error — can result in suspension. Attorneys need software that makes it impossible to get this wrong."
— Common feedback from SA attorneys
EchoFelix's trust accounting module was designed around Legal Practice Council (LPC) requirements, not adapted from a general-purpose bookkeeping product.
Many firms start with QuickBooks for attorneys or a spreadsheet. Here's what they run into — and why purpose-built legal bookkeeping software changes the picture.
QuickBooks for law firms
Popular general-purpose accounting. Requires add-ons, manual trust-account workarounds, and a bookkeeper who understands legal billing rules.
→ EchoFelix has native trust accounting, legal billing, and LPC reporting built in.
QuickBooks trust accounting for lawyers
QuickBooks lacks native attorney trust-account separation — firms patch it together with custom chart-of-accounts setups that are error-prone.
→ EchoFelix has native trust accounting, legal billing, and LPC reporting built in.
Spreadsheets
Still common in smaller firms. One formula error and your trust reconciliation fails inspection.
→ EchoFelix has native trust accounting, legal billing, and LPC reporting built in.
From a solo lawyer who wants simple legal bookkeeping to a mid-size firm that needs multi-user trust accounting and detailed reporting.
Solo attorney
Accounting software for a solo lawyer — manage your own trust account and billing without a full-time bookkeeper.
Small firm (2–10)
Shared matter billing, multi-user access, and consolidated trust accounting across your team.
Mid firm (10–50)
Department-level reporting, delegated bookkeeping roles, and high-volume trust account management.
Enterprise
Custom integrations, dedicated onboarding, and bespoke reporting. Contact us for pricing.
We do not publish a permanent free tier on this site. Contact us to discuss evaluation options, pilots, and pricing that fit your firm.
QuickBooks is built for general business accounting. Law firms typically need a workaround to handle trust accounts, matter-based billing, and Law Society reconciliation requirements. EchoFelix has these built in from day one — no plugins, no workarounds.
Yes. The trust accounting module keeps trust and business funds separated, tracks receipts and payments per matter, and produces the reconciliation reports required by the Legal Practice Council (LPC). This is the core of the product, not an afterthought.
Absolutely. Solo attorneys are one of our primary target groups. The solo plan is priced for a one-person practice and requires no dedicated bookkeeper — you can manage your own accounts or give read access to your external accountant.
Yes. EchoFelix is designed to complement existing systems. If you need a tighter integration, contact us and we can discuss your setup.
Standard reports include trust account statements per matter, aged debtors, receipts and payments journals, VAT summaries, and profitability by matter or client. All reports can be exported for your accountant.
Stop patching trust accounts in QuickBooks or reconciling spreadsheets at month-end. Purpose-built law firm bookkeeping software, designed for South African legal practices.
Talk to us about onboarding, pilots, and how trust accounting fits your practice.