Guides for Australian law firms
Practical checklists and frameworks on legal software migration, trust accounting, compliance visibility, document management, and governed AI. Each guide answers a specific question Australian principals and practice managers search for — with links to relevant CounselOS product pages.
General information only — not legal, accounting, migration, or compliance advice. CounselOS does not guarantee regulatory outcomes. Your firm remains responsible for professional obligations.
Migration
FilePro to CounselOS migration checklist
A practical checklist for Australian firms moving from FilePro to CounselOS before the 2026 shutdown — export, trust, and go-live steps.
Read guide →LawMaster to CounselOS migration checklist
Steps for Australian firms leaving LawMaster — export shape, trust preservation, and go-live sign-off.
Read guide →Legal software migration checklist for Australian law firms
Framework for changing practice management platforms in Australia — data, trust, people, and cutover.
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Trust accounting
Trust accounting software for Australian law firms
What to look for in trust accounting inside practice management — reconciliation, state rules, and migration.
Read guide →Trust accounting for NSW law firms
How practice management software can help NSW firms track trust money, reconciliation, and matter balances.
Read guide →Trust accounting for VIC law firms
Visibility and reconciliation supports for Victorian firms — inside one practice management platform.
Read guide →Trust accounting for QLD law firms
Trust ledger, authorisation, and reporting considerations for Queensland practices.
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Compliance & documents
Compliance calendar for Australian law firms
Track limitation dates, CPD, practising certificates, and costs disclosure in one calendar.
Read guide →Costs disclosure and matter management workflows
Connect costs disclosure tracking to matter opening and billing in Australian firms.
Read guide →Legal document management best practices
Version control, privilege, drafting review, and firm precedents in Australian practices.
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AI & selection
Common guide topics
What is legal software migration?
It is the planned transfer of matters, trust, time, and documents between practice management platforms. Australian firms must treat trust balances and matter numbers as non-negotiable data — see our migration checklist guide.
What is trust accounting software?
Software that records client trust money, authorises payments, reconciles to the bank, and supports state rules. Our trust accounting guide explains what to compare when it is bundled with practice management.
Compare platforms
Evaluating FilePro, LawMaster, LEAP, Smokeball, or Clio? See our comparison hub and software selection guide.