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YarnTally for Law Firms: Practice Management That Doesn't Make You Miss Hearings

15 July 2026 · 6 min read

Clients, matters, hearing calendar, billable time, retainers — one Indian-first SaaS for solo practitioners and mid-tier firms.

Three things kill Indian law firms silently:

1. A missed hearing — client trust never recovers 2. Unbilled hours — partners work 10-hour days, timesheet says 6 3. Unchased retainers — M&A engagement ₹15L quoted, first tranche ₹5L overdue by 30 days

Global tools (Clio, MyCase) don't fit Indian courts or Indian invoicing. Most Indian tools are Excel + WhatsApp glued together.

YarnTally's Legal module is the first practice-management SaaS designed inside Indian firms, for Indian courts. From ₹999/month.

Clients — every kind, one register

Individual / Company (Pvt Ltd, Public Ltd) / Trust / Society / HUF / Government / NGO. Each with GSTIN, PAN, contact person, retainer amount + cycle. Status pipeline: prospect → active → dormant → closed.

Matters — 11 case types

Civil, Criminal, Corporate, Tax, IP, Labour, Family, Arbitration, Writ, Consumer, Other. Each captures: matter code, title, court name, case number, filed-on, opposing party, jurisdiction, status, fee type (retainer / fixed / hourly / contingent / pro-bono), fee amount, fee collected.

Hearing calendar — the one you actually check

Every hearing: date + time, purpose, court room + judge. Alerts at 3 days before / 24 hours before / 4 hours before.

Post-hearing: mark attended, capture outcome + next-hearing date + order summary. Zero hearings missed since we launched this.

Time tracking that actually happens

Every entry: matter, date, hours (decimal — 0.1h = 6 mins), description, billable/pro-bono, hourly rate, amount auto-computed. From phone between hearings.

Retainer collection

Fee model determines what's due. UPI payment link auto-attached. WhatsApp share. Overdue chase list at 15 days.

Client confidentiality

Every firm is Postgres row-level isolated. Per-associate access. Immutable audit log. Enterprise adds SSO + custom data-residency.

AI Copilot

"Which matters have hearings this week?" / "Who's overdue on retainer beyond 30 days?" / "How many billable hours did I log last month?" — named answers, instantly.

Pricing

  • Suitable ₹999 — solo practitioner, 3 seats
  • Pro ₹2,999 — mid-size firm, 15 seats (most popular)
  • Premium ₹7,999 — 50 seats, weekly AI report
  • Enterprise ₹24,999+ — unlimited, white-label, SSO

Try it

/signup → "Legal / Law firm" → 14-day trial → add active matters (bulk CSV) → onboard associates → log time from phone.

Pair with our NyayaAI (AI Agents) for the complete front-office + back-office stack.

Try YarnTally

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