Legal Services

Automate the process. Protect the detail.

Law firms and legal practices run on deadlines, documents, and client trust. SMEAutomate's AI agents handle matter intake, document chasing, deadline tracking, and client updates — so fee earners can bill for expertise, not admin.

Top workflows to automate first

Matter intake & onboarding

New client? Agent collects ID documents, runs conflict checks, opens the matter, and sends engagement letters.

3–5 hrs/week saved

Deadline & court date tracking

Critical dates surfaced, reminders escalated, nothing falls through the cracks.

2–4 hrs/week saved

Document chasing

Agent requests outstanding documents from clients, sends reminders, and flags overdue items to fee earners.

3–5 hrs/week saved

Before and after

Onboarding a new client matter

Today

Initial enquiry logged manually

10 min

Conflict check run by hand

15 min

ID documents requested via email

10 min

Chase missing documents

20 min

Engagement letter drafted and sent

15 min

Matter opened in case system

10 min

80+ minutes of manual work
With SMEAutomate

Enquiry captured, conflict check run

< 1 min

ID documents requested automatically

Instant

Auto-chase on missing items

Automatic

Matter opened, engagement letter sent

< 2 min

Mostly instant and automatic

Results in practice

Example figures

High street solicitors

25 staff

Time saved

12 hours/week

Key result

Client onboarding time cut by 60%

Integrations

We connect with the tools your industry relies on.

Case management systemsDocument managementEmailID verificationAccounting

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