AbacusLaw
AbacusLaw is legal practice management software with matter, document and accounting workflows; its current page describes private-cloud and self-hosted deployment choices.
A scope built around your needs.
Your priorities and current setup
What your own team keeps
Agreed responsibilities and next steps
PLATFORM GUIDE
AbacusLaw, set up for the way your firm works.
AbacusLaw is a legal practice management and accounting system from CARET, the company formerly known as AbacusNext. It combines rules-based calendaring, contacts, matters, documents, time and billing, and law-firm accounting in one database. Firms that want built-in accounting instead of a separate bookkeeping tool often choose it. It can run in Abacus Private Cloud or on a server the firm hosts itself.
Where it fits
AbacusLaw suits small and midsize firms that rely on deadline calendaring, conflict checks and trust accounting every day. Litigation, personal injury, estate planning and general practices use it to keep matter information and billing in the same place. Because the hosting choice is open, it also fits firms that have an office server today and want to move to a hosted model on their own schedule.
How EVERNET helps
We help you decide whether to stay on a local server or move to private cloud, based on your offices, remote staff and the other applications that need to reach AbacusLaw data. We plan and support upgrades and migrations, including moving the database, document folders and templates to new hardware or a hosted environment. We set up workstation access, printing and Microsoft 365 connections such as Outlook, and we give staff short, practical training on what will change for them. After launch we handle user accounts, updates, backups and day-to-day support as part of our IT services for law firms.
Before you start
- Confirm who holds the AbacusLaw license and support agreement, and who at the firm can approve changes with CARET.
- Inventory the data: matters, calendar rules, document templates, trust and operating accounts, and any custom reports.
- List connected tools, such as document assembly, payment processing and email, and note which version each one needs.
- Review user roles so staff see only the matters and accounting functions their job requires.
- Agree on a backup and a test restore before any migration. Our backup and disaster recovery service covers both server and hosted setups.
- Have the firm’s accounting owner sign off on trust balances before and after the move.
- Plan the cutover for a quiet period, such as a weekend after month-end billing, and keep the old system read-only for a few weeks so staff can check anything that looks wrong.
Questions before you get started.
Will AbacusLaw be privately cloud-hosted or run from a local server?
Choose the deployment approach around access needs, existing infrastructure and administrative responsibilities. AbacusLaw's current product page describes private-cloud and locally self-hosted options. Review those choices with the firm's actual applications and working locations before deciding how staff will access and maintain the environment.
How do that choice, data migration and remote-access needs affect ongoing administration?
The deployment choice affects who maintains the environment, how staff connect and how changes are managed. Inventory existing data and integrations before migration, then agree validation and recovery procedures. Test representative AbacusLaw work from the intended locations so remote access and everyday administration are addressed together.
Can EVERNET help with this workflow?
Yes. We help you connect the tool to the work your team needs to do, from evaluating fit to planning implementation and support. Tell us what you use today and where work gets stuck. We will outline responsibilities, deliverables and costs so you can decide how to proceed.
Let’s talk about what comes next.
Bring the challenge. We’ll help you explore the right scope and a practical next step.