Make it easier for clients to pay and for you to get paid
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Your to-do-list is long enough, and when it comes to payments, you’re likely chasing down outstanding invoices or struggling to keep up with your legal billing. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Make the collections process fast, automated, and convenient for you and your clients, with Clio’s online payment solution built specifically for law firms.
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Accept online payments: Get paid faster, waste less time, and provide a better payment experience.
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Get paid sooner with convenient payment options
Clio's online payment processing solution makes it easy for clients to pay bills online as soon as they receive them. Clients can securely pay bills or client funds requests online through your website, client portal, by email, and more.
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Remove the stress of large, unexpected legal bills
Give your clients flexibility with automated payment plans. Break payments into manageable amounts and set a schedule that fits your client’s needs (and your firm’s cash flow).
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Handle billing and payments—all in one go
Manage online payments through a seamless collections process. Payments are automatically associated with client bills and synced to your accounting platform, leading to fewer manual data errors—and more time back in your day.
A legal payments solution your firm can trust
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Real-time insights into your finances
Stay on top of all your transactions with financial reports and instant payment notifications to get a real-time view of any outstanding balances. Set automated payment reminders for any bills that need additional follow-up.
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The simple solution to complex client accounting regulations
Clio handles all client accounting-related transactions in compliance with client accounting and SRA guidance. With operating and client funds kept separate, funds in your client account are protected from all third-party debiting, including processing fees and chargebacks.
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Operate in accordance with PCI legislation
Clio uses the payment industry’s most advanced security measures—with bank-grade protection of client data and proactive fraud detection—so you can safely accept online payments.
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Simple and transparent pricing
Online payments are included in all Clio Manage subscriptions. With Clio Payments, always know exactly what you’re paying. Clio Payments’ transparent, upfront pricing and no monthly subscription is easy to calculate and understand—and has no hidden costs or fees.
Thousands of legal professionals get paid with Clio
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Clio Payments?
Built within the powerful Clio Manage infrastructure, it offers a faster, more transparent collections experience and real-time view of transactions. Payments get recorded automatically in Clio and are synced to your accounting platform—saving time and effort. And you can send client funds payment requests knowing Clio keeps you compliant with client accounting rules.
Is Clio Payments PCI Compliant?
Clio Payments is built to ensure all payments are PCI compliant. The processing, transmission, and storage of card data is handled in a way that meets the highest level of certification available in the payments industry.
Where is Clio Payments available?
Clio Payments is available to customers in the UK, Ireland, the U.S., Canada, and Australia.
What is Clio’s chargeback guarantee?
Credit card disputes happen, and if and when they do, Clio has you covered. Chargebacks are fees charged by banks when a client disputes a charge, but rest assured that funds will never be taken from your client account. If a chargeback occurs, you will be alerted and our team can walk you through the dispute process step by step at your request.
How do I accept online payments with Clio?
Clio Manage customers can set up Clio Payments right from within Clio Manage by going to the Online payments tab. From there, select the Access more features subtab, and click Activate today. You’ll be asked to enter details about your business and financial institutions. Once done, activation takes as little as one minute.
What information is required to set up payments in Clio Manage?
To set up payments in Clio Manage from a UK Clio account, you’ll need the following information:
- Bank account number for the account you wish to receive payments into
- Sort code
- VAT number (if applicable)
- Company number (if applicable).
More Clio Manage features
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Legal Matter Management Software
Stay organised, and access the information you need—from anywhere, at any time.
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Legal Document Management
Edit, store, and organise your legal documents securely, from anywhere.
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Legal Billing
Create custom bill plans based on fee structure and reduce manual data entry. Bill via email or our secure client portal.
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Client Accounting Software
Simplify reconciliations and your firm’s billing process. Sync to third-party accounting systems.
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Legal Calendaring
Stay on top of deadlines, with the ability to view diary events by case and to add custom reminders for any event.
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Time and Expense Recording
Make billing easy and accurate with features like Timekeeper and enhanced expense tracking.
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Law Firm Performance Dashboard
See how many hours your firm has captured, billed, and collected in one dashboard.
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Task Management
Clio Manage makes running your firm, organising cases, and collaborating with clients from one place possible.
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Client Portal
A desktop and mobile app for clients to communicate and collaborate with their lawyer.
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