Software built for the lawyer who runs everything
You handle the law, the clients, and the business side, often all in the same hour. Smokeball automates the admin work so your time goes toward billable hours, not busywork.
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Everything you need to run a practice of one
As a sole practitioner, there's no one else to hand off the scheduling, the drafting, or the invoice you meant to send last week. Smokeball captures your time automatically as you work, auto-fills documents with matter details, and keeps your calendar, tasks, and files in one place you can access from your phone or laptop.
You don't need a paralegal or a bookkeeper to run a financially healthy practice. Built-in billing, client account management, and reporting give you the same visibility into your numbers that a bigger firm has, without the overhead. When you're ready to bring someone on, Smokeball scales with you.
Automatic time capture
Every call, email, and document edit is tracked against the right matter, so no billable minute gets lost to memory.
Built-in financial visibility
Billing, client account management, and reporting are included, so you always know where your practice stands.
Access from anywhere
Pull up a matter from your phone or laptop, whether you're in chambers, at home, or between meetings.
“In running a business, you want to be using one core piece of software, and Smokeball is a one-stop shop.”
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FAQs
Everything you want to know before taking the next step.
What software do sole practitioners need to run a practice?
Sole practitioners need practice management software that combines matter management, billing, document automation, and calendaring in one system, since there's no separate staff to handle those functions.
Can sole practitioners manage billing and client account compliance on their own?
Yes. Smokeball's built-in billing and client account management features are designed for solicitors managing the financial side of a practice without a dedicated bookkeeper, in line with SRA Accounts Rules.
How much time can sole practitioners save with practice management software?
Sole practitioners using automatic time tracking typically recover billable hours that would otherwise go unrecorded, since work often happens between other tasks without a chance to log it manually.
Is Smokeball difficult to set up for a sole practitioner with no IT support?
No. Smokeball's onboarding and support are built to get a sole practitioner fully operational without needing in-house IT help.
Can a sole practitioner's software grow into a small firm setup later?
Yes. Smokeball scales from a single user to a full team, so a sole practitioner can add staff later without switching systems.
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