Solutions, Firm size

You are the fee earner, the cashier and the compliance officer

A sole practitioner carries every role the rules assume a firm has. Writford gives you the client account, the compliance registers and the AI research a larger firm has, without a per-seat bill for people you do not employ.

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What software does a sole practitioner solicitor need?

A sole practitioner needs the same client account, compliance records and billing a large firm needs, because the rules do not scale down. Writford provides matter management, client ledgers, bank reconciliation, risk and breach registers, time recording and AI legal research in one subscription.

Do I still need a client account as a sole practitioner?: If you hold money for clients, yes, with the same obligations a larger firm has. Writford keeps client ledgers, ring-fenced balances and the interest you owe clients, and reconciles the account against the bank.
Can one person do the reconciliation and the sign-off?: Yes, and the system carries the controls that a second person would otherwise provide: a signed-off period locks, reopening needs a written reason, and every posting records who made it.
Is there a minimum number of users?: No. Writford is a firm workspace that works for a firm of one, and credits and storage are pooled rather than charged per seat.
Do I get the full AI on the entry plan?: Yes. Every plan includes the full AI, including research from live UK sources. The plans differ on capacity and on the team features a one-person firm does not need.
Can I move my existing files across?: Yes. Matters, clients, time, invoices and documents can be imported from your current system, and the import is reconciled against the export rather than hoped over.

The rules do not get smaller when the firm does

A one-person firm still keeps a client account, still reconciles it, still writes a risk assessment for every client and matter, and still answers for undertakings. Writford gives you all of that rather than assuming you will keep it in a spreadsheet.

No cashier, so the software has to be the check

With nobody to hand the reconciliation to, the controls have to live in the system. Signed-off periods lock. Client money is settled one matter at a time. Every entry keeps who did it and when, which is the trail you will be glad of.

The AI is the colleague you do not have

Cited research from live UK sources, a first draft of a letter, and a second look at a contract. It does not replace a second solicitor, and it never signs anything off, but it removes the part of the day that is not legal judgement.

Priced for one, not for a seat you will not fill

Every plan includes the full AI, and credits and storage are pooled rather than rationed per person, so a busy month does not mean a surprise.

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What software does a sole practitioner solicitor need?

Do I still need a client account as a sole practitioner?

If you hold money for clients, yes, with the same obligations a larger firm has. Writford keeps client ledgers, ring-fenced balances and the interest you owe clients, and reconciles the account against the bank.

Can one person do the reconciliation and the sign-off?

Yes, and the system carries the controls that a second person would otherwise provide: a signed-off period locks, reopening needs a written reason, and every posting records who made it.

Is there a minimum number of users?

No. Writford is a firm workspace that works for a firm of one, and credits and storage are pooled rather than charged per seat.

Do I get the full AI on the entry plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the full AI, including research from live UK sources. The plans differ on capacity and on the team features a one-person firm does not need.

Can I move my existing files across?

Yes. Matters, clients, time, invoices and documents can be imported from your current system, and the import is reconciled against the export rather than hoped over.