Run your whole firm from one place, without the busywork.
Vakeel CMS unifies your cases, time capture, document drafting, billing and HMCTS e-filing in a single secure workspace, so solicitors, paralegals and practice managers spend their day on the law, not on admin. Add your team, connect the accounts system you already use and give clients a secure portal of their own, all within a single afternoon and with no IT project required.
Vakeel CMS unifies your matters, time capture, document drafting, billing and e-Courts filing in a single secure workspace, so advocates, chambers and legal teams spend their day on the law, not on admin. Add your team, connect the accounts system you already use and give clients a secure portal of their own, all within a single afternoon and with no IT project required.
Built to remove the friction that slows firms down.
Legacy systems scatter a matter across inboxes, folders and spreadsheets. Vakeel brings it back together, so the work is quicker to do and easier to trust.
One connected workspace
Cases, time, documents, filing and billing share the same record. Update a matter once and it is right everywhere, so nothing is re-keyed and nothing slips.
Capture that keeps up
Quick add and recent matters mean time and file notes are logged the moment work happens, not reconstructed from memory at the end of the week.
Compliance by design
Encryption in transit and at rest, role based access and a complete audit trail, aligned with UK GDPR and the DPDP Act 2023, with regional data residency.
Private AI, not cloud AI
AI drafting with a mandatory review gate, running on self-hosted models, so client data never leaves the firm's infrastructure.
Everything a matter needs, in one place.
From the first call to the final invoice, Vakeel keeps case work, time, documents, filings, billing and client access connected, across 15 feature areas in total.
Cases and workspaces
A single view per matter: timeline, deadlines, documents, tasks and messages.
Time capture
Quick add, recent cases and adjustable durations, so time recording keeps up with the work.
Documents and drafting
Generate Word and PDF from templates and keep every version tied to the matter.
HMCTS e-filinge-Courts filing
Prepare court ready submissions and store them against the matter, then review and file.
Billing and invoicing
Turn captured time into clean invoices and export to your accounts system.
Client portal
Share selected documents, secure messages and invoices, with access you control.
Built for how UK firms actually practise.Built for how Indian advocates actually practise.
Not a generic tool with a UK sticker. The SRA Accounts Rules, LAA billing, CPR deadlines and the calculators you need are in the product itself.Not a generic tool with an India sticker. eCourts, the Limitation Act, GST, TDS and the court fee schedules you need are in the product itself.
SRA accounts
Segregated client ledgers, trial balance and audit trail as standard.
Legal Aid
LAA rates, controlled work fixed fees and cost limit alerts.
CPR deadlines
Calculated the moment a claim form is served.
SDLT, IHT and Ogden
The calculators firms keep in spreadsheets, built in.
eCourts CNR tracking
Case stage, hearings and orders synced automatically.
Limitation Act, 1963
Article-based limitation suggestions from the day a case opens.
GST and TDS
RCM, SAC codes and Section 194J, handled correctly on every invoice.
Court fees and MACT
State-wise slabs and age-based multiplier tables, built in.
From billable minute to filed submission.
Capture as you work
Hit Add time, pick the case from your recent list, log the duration. The entry lands on the matter instantly, with no spreadsheets in between.
Draft and prepare
Generate the document from a template, then prepare the HMCTS submission. Vakeel builds a court ready file and stores it on the matter for review.Generate the document from a template, then prepare the e-Courts submission. Vakeel builds a filing ready file and stores it on the matter for review.
Bill and file
Review the prepared submission, file it, and turn the week of captured time into an invoice. One workspace, no re-keying, a clear audit trail.
One system, every role.
Vakeel is not just for fee-earners. It gives everyone who touches a matter the view they need, with the right permissions.
Client confidentiality is the foundation.
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is role based and fully audited, and documents are served through authenticated endpoints. We align with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, with UK data residency options.the DPDP Act 2023, with India data residency options.
Built around how fee-earners actually work.
Early feedback from the firms shaping Vakeel CMS.
“We used to chase time sheets every Friday. Now the week's billable hours are already sitting on the matter, ready to invoice.”
“Filing prep that used to take a paralegal half a day now takes minutes, and everything stays on the case file for review.”
“Clients stopped calling to ask for updates. They just log into the portal and see where their matter stands.”
Illustrative feedback based on typical firm workflows, not verified client quotes.
Guides for running a modern firm.
Practical articles on time recording, e-filing, billing and compliance.
How to capture more billable time without chasing timesheets
Small changes to how your firm records time can recover hours every week. Here is a practical approach that fee-earners will actually keep up with.
ComplianceA practical guide to court e-filing readiness
Electronic filing rewards firms that prepare well. Here is how to get your matters, documents and process ready so filing is routine rather than a scramble.
GuideChoosing legal case management software: a buyer's checklist
A practical checklist for firms evaluating case management software, covering the questions that matter and the ones vendors would rather you skipped.
Bring every matter into one calm workspace.
Start free, invite your team when you are ready, and let the busywork take care of itself. Built for UK law firms. Built for Indian law firms.