A legal CRM that understands matters, not just contacts
Intake, matters, time and billing for law firms — built around how legal work is actually run.
General CRMs model a deal that opens and closes. Legal work does not behave like that: a matter runs for months, involves several people, and has to be billable and auditable at every step. This is built for that shape.
Small and mid-sized UK firms outgrowing spreadsheets, or paying for a system built for salespeople.
What Legal CRM does.
Intake and conflict checking
New enquiries captured and screened before anyone opens a file.
Matter management
Documents, deadlines, correspondence and parties in one place per matter.
Time recording
Capture that fits round the work instead of interrupting it.
Billing and disbursements
Bills built from recorded time, with the audit trail intact.
Client portal
Somewhere for clients to see progress that is not a phone call.
What you get that you didn’t last time.
UK-based senior team
You deal directly with the people building your product — same time zone, no quality lottery from anonymous offshore subcontractors.
Transparent pricing
Indicative ranges up front and a fixed-scope proposal after discovery. You always know what you are paying for.
One team, idea to scale
Strategy, design, build and infrastructure under one roof — one accountable team from first sketch to launch and beyond.
You own the code
All source, designs and IP transfer to you, in clean documented repositories. You are never locked in.
Things we shipped.
Every project below ran through the same four steps.
Other products and tools.
Can we see it before committing?
Yes. Ask for a walkthrough and we will show you the actual product rather than a slide deck, including the parts that are still rough.
Is it hosted, or do we run it?
Either. We host it for you on our managed infrastructure, or deploy it into your own cloud if that suits your compliance position better.
Can it be changed to fit how we work?
That is usually the point. These start as a working core and get shaped to the business — which is faster and cheaper than building from nothing, and fits better than something boxed.
Who owns the data?
You do, and you can export all of it at any time. UK-hosted by default.
What does it cost?
It depends on how much configuration you need, so we scope it first and give you a fixed number. The conversation and the scoping are free.
What is a legal CRM?
A legal CRM is client relationship software built for law firms: enquiry intake, conflict checks, matters, time recording, client communication and billing in one place. Devute's Legal CRM is shaped around how UK firms actually run legal work, and can be tailored to your practice areas.
Where we do this most.
Often bought together.
Tell us what you need.
A senior person replies within one working day with a plan and a fixed price. No sales script, no obligation.
- Free audit of what you have now
- Fixed quote before any work starts
- You own the code, content and accounts
Tell us the goal. We’ll tell you the price.
A free audit, a fixed scope and a number — usually within two working days. No obligation, no sales theatre.