Billing & Payments
Legalsense
Acquired by ASG (Alpine Software Group / Alpine Investors). Still operates under the Legalsense brand.
Dutch cloud-based practice management software focused on timekeeping, billing, matter management, and reporting for law firms. Founded 2009 in Utrecht, Netherlands. ~300 clients including international firms (Eversheds noted in client lists, Taxand, De Haan, RosholmDell). Acquired by ASG (Alpine Software Group, backed by Alpine Investors) — ASG has acquired 45+ businesses across 8 verticals. Product operates independently. iManage technology partner. Describes itself as ‘best of breed’ focusing on ‘operational and financial core’ of law firms. Fixed monthly fee pricing model (amount not published). Primarily European market — Dutch-language support content, European law firm client base. Blog active as of Feb 2026. No G2/Capterra reviews found. No security certifications confirmed despite ISO reference on website.
Capabilities
Spans 1 product area: Time and Billing.
Workflow Coverage
Based on published feature listings, this tool maps to 2 workflow areas:
- Billing, Time & Finance — Time Tracking, Invoicing Tools, Trust Accounting, Automatic Time Capture (+4 more)
- Research & Analysis — Insights and Analytics
Workflow mappings derived from published feature lists. Not independently verified.
Company Info
- Sector: Legal Tech
What We Haven’t Verified
This page was assembled from publicly available information. Feature claims and workflow mappings are based on what the vendor and third-party listings publish — not hands-on testing or practitioner feedback.
Workflows
Based on practitioner evidence, Legalsense is used in these workflows:
What practitioners struggle with
Real frustrations from legal professionals — the problems Legalsense addresses (or should address). Sourced from practitioner reviews, Reddit threads, and case studies.
Attorneys reconstruct their day at 9pm, guessing at time entries — studies show 10-15% of billable hours vanish when you don't track in real time
Practice management and accounting are two different planets — billing lives in the PM tool, financials live in Xero or QuickBooks, and the sync either doesn't exist or breaks every month during reconciliation
Mid-size law firm has used the same desktop billing software for 15 years and it works, but remote attorneys can't access it from home, new hires expect a browser-based interface, and the managing partner is worried about the vendor sunsetting the product — the switching cost feels enormous because 15 years of billing history and custom templates live in that local database
Mid-size firm runs 200+ open matters but has zero visibility into which ones are on budget, which are behind schedule, and which need partner attention — the managing partner discovers budget overruns only when the invoice goes out and the client complains
Where it fits in your workflow
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