Bubble Legal Tech Build
Client portals, contract management, matter-based time tracking, client intake automation, and legal research tools — the five legal tech products that Bubble builds well in a market where every firm pays $200–$500/hour for lawyer time but uses free tools that waste it.
Law Firms Run on Email and PDFs — Every One Is a Customer
The legal industry is one of the most underserved verticals in software. Practices with 2–20 lawyers run entirely on email, shared drives, and generic tools built for other industries. The pain is acute, the willingness to pay is high (lawyers bill $200–$500/hour — $99/month for software is trivial), and the competitive moat for a well-designed legal workflow tool is significant once you have established client relationships.
Five Legal Tech Products Built Well in Bubble
Client Matter Portal
Client-facing portal where clients log in to view their matter status, access documents, receive updates, and communicate with the legal team. Eliminates inbound “what’s the status of my case?” calls. Each client sees only their own matters — multi-tenant by client.
Contract Management
Centralised contract repository with key date tracking (renewal, termination, payment milestones), automated reminders, status workflows (Draft → Review → Executed → Expired), and DocuSign integration for execution. Replaces the shared drive that nobody can search.
Time Tracking & Billing
Matter-based time logging with billable/non-billable distinction, rate cards per client or matter type, invoice generation from logged time, and Stripe payment collection. Replaces the spreadsheet time tracker that loses billable hours every month.
Client Intake Automation
Online intake form that captures new client information, matter type, opposing party, conflict check data, and initial document collection. Automatic conflict check flag, matter creation, and welcome email. Reduces new client onboarding from 2 days to 20 minutes.
Legal Research Tracker
Organise research notes, case citations, and arguments by matter. Tag by legal issue, jurisdiction, and relevance. AI-powered summarisation via OpenAI API. Share research packages with colleagues working on the same matter. Replaces scattered Word documents and bookmark folders.
Building a Matter-Based Time Tracker
Matter:
client → User (or Client data type)
matter_name → text, matter_number → text
status → option set, rate_per_hour → number
TimeEntry:
matter → Matter, lawyer → User
date → date, hours → number
description → text
is_billable → yes/no
is_invoiced → yes/no
rate → number (from Matter’s rate, overrideable)
// Invoice generation workflow
Generate Invoice button:
Step 1: Search for TimeEntries [matter=current, is_billable=yes, is_invoiced=no]
Step 2: Calculate total = Step 1:sum of (hours * rate)
Step 3: Create Invoice: matter, amount=total, line_items=Step 1
Step 4: Mark Step 1 entries: is_invoiced = yes
Step 5: Generate PDF invoice via HTML-to-PDF API
Step 6: Send invoice email to client via SendGrid
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