PractaHQ questions, answered plainly

PractaHQ is cloud legal practice management software for law firms. It combines matter and case files, client records, time tracking, invoicing in USD and ZiG, trust accounting, deadlines, HR, and a client portal in one private workspace per firm.

Yes. PractaHQ is designed around how practices in Zimbabwe actually run files: multi-currency billing (USD and ZiG), trust ledgers, bills of costs, court diaries, and partner oversight — not a generic overseas product with a local logo.

Legal practice management software (also called law firm software or a legal PMS) is the system a firm uses to run the office around the law: matters, clients, time, billing, documents, deadlines, and staff. PractaHQ is a legal PMS built for that daily work.

Yes. Fee earners log time against the matter, partners review WIP, and the firm raises invoices in USD or ZiG. Recurring invoices, payment tracking, and unbilled work sit on the same file as the work itself.

Yes. A firm can enable a private client portal from the client file so clients can view invoices, subscriptions, and messages without joining the internal workspace.

Yes, on plans that include AI. The Practice Assistant answers questions from the firm’s own matters, deadlines, and billing. Matter tools can summarise a file, draft from precedents, compose client emails, and review documents. It is practice-management support, not legal advice.

Yes. New firms can start a 10-day trial with no credit card. After the trial you choose a plan that matches the size of the practice.

Only people the firm invites, with roles the firm assigns. PractaHQ is not a public lawyer directory or marketplace. Each firm has a private workspace. Platform administrators do not approve staff leave or salary advances.

PractaHQ is an alternative to scattered spreadsheets, shared drives, and overseas practice systems that do not bill in ZiG or match local workflows. Firms compare it with other legal practice management tools when they want one file for matters, time, trust, and the office.

Yes. Matters are the centre of the product. Conveyancing desks use checklists and deadlines; litigation teams use court dates, tasks, and activity on the same matter file. Practice areas are configurable per firm.