SimpleLegal, An Onit Product
Enterprise legal management (ELM) software
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What is SimpleLegal, An Onit Product
SimpleLegal (an Onit product) is an enterprise legal management (ELM) platform used by in-house legal teams to manage legal spend, matter intake and tracking, vendor management, and related reporting. It supports workflows such as e-billing, invoice review, budgeting/forecasting, and outside counsel collaboration. The product is typically deployed as a cloud service and is positioned for legal operations teams that need centralized visibility into matters and spend with configurable controls and approvals.
Core ELM coverage
The platform covers common ELM requirements such as matter management, e-billing, invoice review, and spend reporting. This aligns with the baseline capabilities expected in the category for managing outside counsel and legal vendors. It provides a centralized system of record for legal operations processes that are often distributed across email and spreadsheets.
Configurable workflows and approvals
SimpleLegal supports configurable approval paths and controls for invoices, budgets, and matter-related requests. This helps legal operations teams standardize intake and review processes across practice areas and regions. Configuration reduces reliance on custom development for many common workflow changes.
Spend visibility and reporting
The product provides reporting focused on legal spend, vendor performance, and matter-level cost tracking. These analytics support budgeting, forecasting, and identifying cost drivers across firms and matter types. Centralized reporting can reduce manual consolidation compared with tools that rely heavily on exports.
ELM depth varies by use case
Organizations with highly specialized requirements (for example, complex global billing rules, niche compliance reporting, or very granular matter taxonomies) may find they need additional configuration or process workarounds. Some advanced scenarios can require tighter governance of data standards to keep reporting reliable. Fit depends on how closely the organization’s processes match the product’s available workflow patterns.
Integrations may require effort
Connecting ELM data to finance/ERP, identity management, document management, or data warehouses can require integration planning and ongoing maintenance. The level of effort depends on the target systems, desired data synchronization, and internal IT resources. Teams should validate available connectors and API capabilities against their architecture early in evaluation.
Change management for timekeepers
E-billing and guideline enforcement can introduce friction for outside counsel and internal approvers during rollout. Invoice rejection reasons, billing rule tuning, and training often require iterative refinement to avoid delays. Adoption success typically depends on clear billing guidelines and consistent operational governance.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Not published (contact vendor for a quote) | Official SimpleLegal materials state total annual cost is determined by an annual solution cost plus usage-based fees (usage inputs include annual legal spend and number of open matters). If you have > $50M in legal spend or 3,000+ matters, contact vendor for pricing. cite |
| Signature | Not published (contact vendor for a quote) | As above: solution + usage pricing model. Pricing is estimated via a calculator on the vendor site using annual spend and open matters as inputs. Enterprise/large customers are routed to sales. cite |
Additional usage/overage detail:
- Data storage overage: vendor product terms state 1 TB of customer data is included; any usage above this is charged at $600 per month per additional TB. Spend is calculated as the sum of invoices uploaded in the subscription year (i.e., "annual spend" metric). These details are documented in Onit product-specific terms for SimpleLegal. cite
Seller details
Onit, Inc.
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2011
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