PCLaw Knowledge Base & Resources
Free guides, troubleshooting articles, migration checklists, and expert insights for PCLaw users and law firm administrators.
5 Signs Your PCLaw Database Needs Immediate Attention
PCLaw databases rarely fail without warning. These are the five signs that come first, what each one means, and what to do while the data can still be saved easily.
Read articleNew Law Firm PCLaw Setup Checklist
Everything a new firm should decide and configure when setting up PCLaw, in the order to do it: accounts, users, rates, trust, templates, security and backups.
Read articlePCLaw Won't Open: What to Check, in Order
PCLaw will not start, or it starts and cannot open your books. Here is how to work out whether it is one computer, the server or the data, and what is safe to try.
Read articleWhy PCLaw Is Running Slow, and How to Fix It
Slow posting, slow reports and screens that freeze are not something a firm has to live with. These are the real causes of a slow PCLaw, from the network to the database.
Read articlePCLaw Trust Reconciliation Not Balancing: How to Find the Difference
The bank statement, the trust journal and the client trust listing should all agree. When they do not, this is the order to look in, and how to tell an entry mistake from a data problem.
Read articlePCLaw Verify Data Integrity: When to Run It and What the Results Mean
Verify Data Integrity is PCLaw's built-in health check. Here is how to run it safely, how often, how to read what it reports, and when its errors mean you should stop and call.
Read articlePCLaw Ransomware Recovery: What to Do in the First 24 Hours
Ransomware has encrypted the server that holds PCLaw. The steps taken in the first hours decide how much can be recovered. This is the order to do them in.
Read articlePCLaw End of Support: Your Options on an Older Version
The vendor now supports each PCLaw release for a limited time. Here is what end of support means in practice, how to tell where your version stands, and the choices open to you.
Read articleHow to Move PCLaw to a New Server Without Losing Data
Replacing the office server is the riskiest routine event in a PCLaw system's life. This is the checklist for moving the program, the data and every workstation safely.
Read articleThe Complete PCLaw Database Backup Strategy Guide
How to back up PCLaw properly on both the c-tree (Workgroup) and SQL Server editions, how often to do it, and how to prove a backup will restore before you need it.
Read articlePCLaw Year-End Closing Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for closing the fiscal year in PCLaw without surprises: what to reconcile, what to print, what to back up, and what to check after the close.
Read articlePCLaw 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.
Read articleMigrating 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.
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