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Judicial Expenses

Clearly Separate Client Expenses from the Firm’s Fees and Accounts

The firm may pay fees or judicial expenses on behalf of the client, but these are not fees or revenue for the firm; they are amounts that must be settled and recovered separately. When mixed with general accounts, it becomes difficult to know the actual balance for each client or case.

LAWMAX’s Judicial Expenses Module provides a separate path for recording expenses and linking them to cases, attaching supporting evidence, and tracking advance amounts, settlements, and current balances, helping preserve transparency in the financial relationship between the firm and the client.

What Does the Module Display / Manage?

  • Judicial expenses linked to one or more cases.
  • Expense type, payee, date, amount, and currency.
  • Copy of receipt or proof of payment and the user who recorded the transaction.
  • Client or case linked to the expense.
  • Client payments to settle the expense.
  • Advance amounts on account of expenses.
  • Client notification of the expense when payment is approved.
  • Expense, payment, and balance reports by file and period.

Questions This Module Answers

  • What expenses has the firm paid on behalf of the client?
  • What has the client paid and what remains outstanding?
  • Are there advance amounts on account of expenses?
  • What expenses are linked to a specific case?
  • Has proof of payment been attached and the transaction approved?
  • Is the expense balance separate from the firm’s fees?

How Does It Help Firm Management and the Team?

Records expenses and tracks payment and balance independently from fees.

Identifies expenses linked to the case without mixing them with fees.

Monitors amounts paid on behalf of clients and helps prevent their accumulation.

Can be provided with a clear report showing expenses, payments, and balance.

Value & Operational Return

  • Separate judicial expenses from legal fees.
  • Clarify each client’s position regarding outstanding expenses.
  • Reduce disputes or ambiguity about amounts paid by the firm.
  • Improve control over case-related expenses.
  • Support financial transparency within the firm.

The Judicial Expenses Module preserves clarity in the financial relationship, prevents recovered amounts from being mixed with the firm’s fees or operating expenses, and supports continuous follow-up with the client.