Build a Client Portal for Your Law Firm
Give clients a private login to follow their case, share confidential documents, and message your firm securely. Free to start.
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A working app, not a template
What it is
A client portal for a law firm is a confidential web app where each client logs in to view their matter status, share and receive documents, and message their attorney securely. Kleap builds it on its own database so each matter's files and communications stay isolated to that client.
What your law firm client portal tracks
Every field below is one you can add, rename, or remove by chatting with Kleap — a starting point tuned for law firm.
Matter status tracker
A stage indicator for each case (intake, discovery, negotiation, hearing, closed) so clients understand where things stand without an email to the attorney.
Secure document exchange
File uploads for clients to submit evidence and for the firm to deliver drafts and filings — kept inside the matter record rather than in email.
Document request list
A per-matter checklist of records the firm needs from the client, with outstanding vs. received status, to keep discovery moving.
E-signature / approval request
A record where the client reviews and approves engagement letters or settlement documents, capturing a timestamped consent for the file.
Key dates field
Hearing dates, filing deadlines, and statute cutoffs surfaced on the client record so nothing critical is missed.
Privileged message thread
A private, matter-scoped conversation so attorney-client communication stays organized and separate from other cases.
Retainer / balance status
A read-only field showing the current billing status of the matter so clients can self-check without a call to accounts — held in the portal's own database, not a legal-billing integration.
Client intake form
A structured onboarding form capturing case facts, opposing parties, and conflict-check details that writes straight into the new matter record.
Matter dashboard
A per-client summary of open matters, pending requests, next key date, and latest documents shown at login.
What good looks like for law firm
One app, a view for everyone
Client
Understanding case progress, sending documents securely, reaching their attorney, knowing upcoming dates and their balance
Attorney
Complete and timely documents, a confidential communication trail, matter status clarity, captured approvals
Paralegal / legal assistant
Chasing fewer documents, keeping key dates and requests organized per matter, reducing status calls
Buy a tool, or own one built for you
Off-the-shelf software makes you fit its mold. With Kleap you describe the client portal you actually want and own it outright.
A typical client portal
- Monthly per-seat fees that grow with your team
- Your data lives on their servers, in their format
- Fixed features — you adapt to the tool, not the reverse
- Generic, not shaped around law firm
Built with Kleap
- Free to start — no per-seat pricing
- You own the app and its database, data stays yours
- Change anything by chatting — fields, views, workflow
- Shaped around how law firm actually works
Build it in 3 steps
Describe it
Tell Kleap what your law firm needs, in plain words.
AI builds it
Get a real working app with records, forms, and a dashboard.
Publish
Refine it in chat, then publish. It is a live app you own.
Frequently asked questions
Is client communication in the portal confidential?+
Yes. Each client logs into a private account and messages and documents are scoped to their own matter in the portal's database — no other client can access them. It keeps privileged communication organized and separate from general email.
Can we share draft documents and get them signed off in the portal?+
Yes. You can upload drafts to the matter record, and an approval request lets the client review and confirm, saving a timestamped consent. For formal legal signatures you would still follow your jurisdiction's execution requirements — the portal captures the client's approval and keeps the record.
Does it integrate with our case-management or billing system?+
No. It is a self-contained web app for client-facing status, documents, and messaging — not an integration with practice-management software. Your firm maintains status and balances in the portal's own database, giving clients a clear window without exposing your internal systems.
Can each client only see their own case?+
Yes. Access is enforced by login, and each client's matter, files, and messages live in a record scoped to them. One client can never see another's case — isolation is built into how the database and logins work.
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