PCLaw Data Health Check
Integrity check and review of your database before anything is extracted, with a written list of what needs fixing.
PCLaw Migration
PCLaw to Leap Migration, Handled End to End
Leap is the cloud practice management system that PCLaw's own publisher points firms towards. We prepare your PCLaw data, see the migration through, and make sure the numbers match on the other side.
Work led by Saimoon Bhuiyan, a PCLaw Certified Independent Consultant
Our Role
Where We Fit in Your Move to Leap
A migration succeeds or fails on the condition of the data going in. That is the part we specialise in.
Repair & Clean-Up
Integrity errors repaired, bank and trust accounts reconciled, duplicates merged and old balances reviewed with your bookkeeper.
Migration Planning
A written scope and timetable: what moves, what stays, who does what, and a cutover date that suits your month-end.
Independent Validation
Trust, receivables and work in progress in Leap compared with PCLaw, matter by matter, before your staff start work.
Staff Training
Training for lawyers, clerks and accounting staff on Leap, using your own matters.
PCLaw Archive
A read-only copy of your PCLaw database that still opens, for the years your records must be kept.
How It Works
A Clear Path From PCLaw to Leap
- 01
Assessment
We review your PCLaw version, data size and data condition, and how your firm uses the system today.
- 02
Prepare the Data
Repairs, reconciliations and clean-up in PCLaw, so the extract is complete and correct.
- 03
Trial Run
A test migration that your staff review against matters they know well.
- 04
Cutover
PCLaw is frozen at month-end and the final data is moved, outside your working hours.
- 05
Validate & Support
Balances matched to PCLaw, a written reconciliation delivered, and support through your first month-end in Leap.
Matched Before Go-Live
PCLaw compared with Leap, as of the cutover date
Nobody starts work in Leap until these agree.
- Trust balance for every matter
- Total trust equals the bank reconciliation
- Receivables by matter
- Unbilled time and expenses
- Count of clients and open matters
FAQ
PCLaw to Leap Questions
Usually to work from anywhere without running a server, and to bring matter management, documents and accounting into one cloud system. PCLaw's publisher also promotes Leap as its cloud alternative, so many firms hear about it at renewal time.
Clients, matters, open balances, unbilled time, unpaid invoices and trust balances are the core of any migration. Exactly what is carried across, and how much history, is confirmed in writing during the assessment, before you commit.
The cutover is usually a weekend. Preparation, clean-up and the trial run typically take two to six weeks before that, depending on the size and condition of your data.
You can stay. PCLaw is still developed and sold, and we support every version. If you are being encouraged to move and are not sure it is right for your firm, we will give you an independent view.
They remain yours. We leave you with a read-only PCLaw archive so that old matters and transactions can be looked up for as long as you are required to keep them.
PCLaw to Leap Migration guides
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PCLaw vs. Clio: Which Is Right for Your Firm?
An honest comparison of PCLaw and Clio from consultants who work with both: accounting depth, cost, remote access, migration effort, and which kind of firm each one suits.
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Read article MigrationMigrating PCLaw Workgroup to SQL Server: Complete Guide
When a firm should move PCLaw from the c-tree (Workgroup) edition to SQL Server, what the migration involves from planning to cutover, and how to verify nothing was lost.
Read articleThinking About Leap?
Talk to us before you sign. A free assessment of your PCLaw data shows what the move will involve and whether it is the right one for your firm.