The firms that will have the strongest 2027 aren't necessarily the ones with the most tools. They're the ones whose operations run on a single platform where matter management, billing, financial operations, and AI work together — and where the back office runs tightly enough that attorneys can focus on clients.

Webinar: Centerbase and AvidXchange Integration In this on-demand session, we walk through the new AvidXchange integration built natively into Centerbase’s Vendor Pay module and demo the full workflow live. You'll see how AP automation works for the way law firms actually operate: selecting vendor bills, choosing payment preferences, validating with AvidXchange, and tracking everything in the Vendor […]

The partnership gives law firms a fully managed accounts payable automation solution built directly into Centerbase, eliminating manual payment workflows without leaving the platform they already use to run their practice. DALLAS, TEXAS, May 19, 2026. Centerbase, the operating platform purpose-built for midsize law firms, today announced a partnership with […]

If your firm is already on Centerbase for practice management but still running collections through a separate payments tool, there's a quiet cost to that setup. It doesn't show up on an invoice. It shows up in the reconciliation steps your team runs at month end. It shows up in […]

There's a particular kind of frustration that billing professionals at law firms know well. It's the moment you open a multi-payor matter and realize you're about to spend the next hour doing something that should take five minutes. You've got one matter. Three payors. An insurance carrier at 60%, a […]

If your law firm handles insurance defense, co-defendant matters, or any case where more than one party shares financial responsibility for fees, you've probably built a system for managing it. Maybe it's a spreadsheet that lives alongside every multi-payor matter. Maybe it's a manual allocation process your billing manager runs […]

Multi-Payor Billing is now live in Centerbase. You can now add multiple payors directly to a single matter.  You assign each payor a percentage of the bill, designate a remainder payor to handle any rounding, and that's it. When you generate an invoice, Centerbase automatically routes the right amount to […]

Lawsuit settlement payments can introduce a high degree of complexity into law firm accounting, particularly for firms handling personal injury, employment, medical malpractice, or class action matters. These payments often represent large sums, flow through multiple parties, and trigger trust accounting, tax reporting, and compliance considerations. A single misstep can […]

Centerbase Payments, a new embedded solution powered by Stripe, is helping midsize law firms streamline billing, speed up collections by 20%, and automate trust and operating workflows within the platform.   Dallas, TX, August 19, 2025 — Centerbase, a leading legal practice management platform for midsize law firms, today announced the […]

Every service-based business wants to get paid faster, and law firms are no different. Imagine getting paid 20 percent faster, for example. What kind of a difference would that make to your law firm’s cash flow, profitability, and ability to invest in growth?   One of the best ways to ensure […]

Almost nine in ten Americans use some form of digital payment. It’s no wonder, then, that law firm clients expect to be able to make payments online. Not only does this make handling bills easier and faster for your clients, but it’s also good for your law firm’s cash flow. […]

Breaking up is hard to do — we all know this. And while any divorce or separation can be painful, the stakes are higher when children are involved. Having a parenting plan in place can help with both logistics and healing and, most importantly, ensure that the best interests of […]

If you’re like most people, managing your clients’ funds is unfamiliar territory. Most of us don’t have an accounting background, and accounting isn’t a subject that’s included in law school curriculums.

In this guide, we’ll give you an overview of the basics of attorney trust accounts and describe how you should manage settlement proceeds and other funds on behalf of a client.

Why are referrals so important? You already know that referred clients tend to be your highest quality clients, but they are also the most affordable to obtain. There is no question that referrals are gold for law firms and because of this, it makes sense to invest time and money into generating a process for creating and maintaining a referral partner network.

In this remote world we live in now, many aspects of our jobs have changed. Conducting remote international depositions is no exception. Learn what you should be aware of, the steps you should be taking, and how you can best navigate this critical part of your job in our new world.

How do you manage exhibits in a virtual courtroom? Going to court today looks different. The processes and procedures we may have followed at one point have changed. Because of this, there are some steps you should follow, take a look!

In, Accounting 101 for Law Firms we discussed how when firms are asked, “How do you want to define growth?” The leading response is always through revenue.  That is great, right?! “Revenue.” We all love this word, it’s great a great way to track performance, but how do you actually […]

Everyone handles their email inbox differently, but one thing is for certain, our inboxes today are significantly more overwhelming than they were even just a few years ago. Because of this, three things are significantly impacted by our time spent on email: our mood, our focus, and our to-do list. Let's take a look at how you can better manage your inbox and your time!

Take a look take a look at how you can use your online web presence to protect and gain referrals, how you can utilize the power that is Google, and how to begin thinking about social media as a point of leverage not a pain point.

For many firms, accounting is a huge pain point. It’s time-consuming and tedious, but it’s also crucial. Because of this, we have tried to make the process as easy as possible for you by compiling a list that includes some basic, monthly procedures that your firm may find useful. 

Attempting to collect on unpaid invoices is not a fruitless endeavor, no matter how aged the invoice is. Let’s look over a few quick tips to point you in the right direction.