For advocates
Practice management and AI for South African advocates
The Advocate Portal keeps matters, documents and court dates in one place, with AI help for first drafts and research on South African law.
Create a free advocate accountFree to use until further notice. No payment details needed.
What is in the Advocate Portal
- Clients, matters and court papers in one place, with labels and filing stages for documents.
- Court diary and filing deadlines.
- AI drafting assistant for first drafts such as heads of argument, affidavits and letters, plus templates.
- Early warnings before court dates and deadlines (for example 7, 3 and 1 days before a filing deadline), which you can change per entry.
- A date helper that counts court days or calendar days around South African public holidays, with an option to leave out 16 December to 15 January. Check the result against the rule or order.
- Instructing attorneys and firms saved in a contact book, found again by typing three letters.
- Court Online and CaseLines links saved per matter, a pre-filing check of the document, and a record of each filing. You file on the court system yourself; LegalBrain does not submit documents for you.
- Guided tours that point at each button while you do the steps yourself.
- Legal research on South African law, with links to every source.
- Invoices with your practice, chambers and banking details.
- Accounts for a receptionist or PA and interns, with limited access.
- An activity log of who created, changed, opened or downloaded each record.
Built for checking, not blind trust
Every draft and memo is yours to review. AI output can be wrong or incomplete, and your professional judgement comes first.
Questions
Is there practice software for advocates in South Africa?
Yes. LegalBrain’s Advocate Portal covers matters, documents, a court diary, deadlines, AI drafting, South African legal research and invoices.
Can it help draft heads of argument?
The AI drafting assistant can produce a first draft of heads of argument and other documents for you to review, edit and save.
Is it free?
LegalBrain is free to use until further notice, with no payment details needed to sign up.
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