Platform, Practice
The client matter as it should be
Every document, deadline, research note, and billing entry for a client instruction, in one connected workspace. Open a matter and see the full picture, not five separate tabs.
Everything for a client instruction, in one place
A matter in Writford is the single source of truth for a client instruction. Open it and you see the full picture: documents, correspondence, AI research with its sources, time entries, billing status, key dates, and conflict records. Nothing lives outside it.
- Drag and drop documents directly into the matter file store
- AI research sessions save to the matter with citations intact
- Notes, key dates, and conflict check records in the same workspace
- Share a matter with a colleague to give them immediate full access
- Activity timeline shows who did what and when, for supervision
Key dates that don't rely on personal calendars
Limitation periods, court dates, and contract milestones stored in the matter record are visible to everyone with access. Not in someone's personal Outlook. Not in a spreadsheet nobody else can see. In the matter, where they belong.
- Log limitation periods, court dates, and review dates against the matter
- Deadlines visible to any fee-earner or supervisor with matter access
- No reliance on individual calendars for professionally critical dates
- Task assignment connects outstanding actions to the people responsible
- Reminder capability keeps upcoming dates from being missed
Research, documents, time, and billing, all linked
The gap between doing the work and recording it is where time gets lost. In Writford, research activity and document analysis create a record that feeds time entries. Time entries feed WIP. WIP converts to invoices. Every step is connected without copying or re-entry.
- Research sessions create an activity record you can time against
- Documents imported from OneDrive or Google Drive attach to the matter
- Time recorded flows into WIP for review before billing
- Invoices reflect the actual work saved in the matter
- Full audit trail of work done, accessible for compliance and supervision