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Law firms are making the switch from Centerbase to SurePoint. More than 100,000 legal professionals rely on SurePoint's innovative legal solutions to keep their firms running smoothly. Learn how easy it is to make the switch from Centerbase to SurePoint.
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From Centerbase to SurePoint
If you're exploring an alternative to Centerbase, look to SurePoint. For more than 40 years, legal professionals have relied on SurePoint's innovative solutions to streamline financial and practice management and maximize profitability at their law firms.
SurePoint's experienced Centerbase migration team will guide you through every step of the process with your firm's client-matter history fully intact.
Learn why firms are making the switch from Centerbase to SurePoint. Complete the form to start the conversation and learn about our alternatives to Centerbase.
Centerbase
SurePoint
ACCOUNTING & BILLING
Centerbase
Weak back-end accounting capabilities make performing everyday tasks difficult. Former customers have expressed frustration with redundant field requirements, slow processing times for essential tasks like opening a matter or voiding checks, and slow loading times for rate schedules.
Limited trust accounting functionality makes safeguarding client funds, maintaining correct data, and ensuring compliance difficult.
Outdated information and the absence of budget-to-actual reports in the general ledger means firms may rely on outdated financial information, hindering decision-making and financial performance.
Complex digital payments require firms to use a third-party bank account.
Unique billing scenarios often require manual adjustments to ensure accurate payments
SurePoint
Strong accounting principles are at the core of SurePoint's solutions, offering mid-size law firms the best in fully integrated accounting functionality with custom workflows based on each firm’s unique needs.
 Easy-to-use, intuitive timekeeping tools and mobile apps empower attorneys to track billable hours from anywhere, while modern conflict check tools streamline matter creation.
 True, period-based accounting makes it easy for firms to close out the month.
Streamlined billing and accounts receivable process reduces manual effort, improves efficiency, and maximizes performance.
Multiple payment options make accommodating your clients' preferences easy, while our integrated payments solution makes it easy for you to get paid faster.
IMPLEMENTATION
Centerbase
Complex implementation processes rob firms of time and resources, particularly for firms with complex systems and workflow.
SurePoint
SurePoint’s experienced in-house implementation team will guide your firm through every step and ensure your client-matter history remains intact.
REPORTING
Centerbase
A lack of out-of-the-box reporting options leads to higher costs for custom reporting and a lack of visibility into the firm’s financial health. The inability to run reports based on custom fields hinders efficiency and scalability, impeding the firm’s growth.
Accessing essential operational information like cash reports, accounts receivable, WIP, and collections is too difficult, resulting in additional time, multiple reports, and too many manual processes.
SurePoint
SurePoint provides transparency into your business through reporting and dashboards that put the data you need to make decisions at your fingertips. Gain access to dozens of reports and leverage role-specific dashboards that contain powerful analytics and actionable insights into the performance drivers critical to a law firm’s success.
Managing partners and CFOs can get immediate insight into the firm's financial health, enabling data-driven business outcomes. Attorneys can uncover opportunities to increase client value, productivity, and efficiency.
SUPPORT
Centerbase
Inaccessible and unavailable support, resulting in prolonged downtime and unresolved issues.
SurePoint
You’ll always have access to our dedicated support with our complete professional services packages. Find the solution that’s right for your firm. All SurePoint users enjoy access to our community forums, knowledge base, and exclusive webinars and events for the SurePoint Community.
"Our firm prides itself on delivering exceptional service and maintaining a high level of productivity. We knew that any software solution we adopted needed to align with our core values and streamline our workflows."
Debbie Harris
Director of Finance and Marketing
"We can close our month-end in half an hour. The software saves us a lot of time-it provides valuable information when we need it. We can easily access data and provide information quickly."
Ken Koehn
Chief Operating Officer
"As a firm administrator with diverse responsibilities, I recognized the importance of a system that would not only simplify our operational processes but also reduce the technological burdens we had to manage."
Jen VanDewater
Firm Administrator
Case Study: Goodbye Centerbase - Improving Operations and Empowering Growth with SurePoint
Excerpt: As the firm grew, it found that it was quickly outgrowing Centerbase. The firm discovered that many tools and reports failed to deliver as promised. Critical reports consistently malfunctioned, affecting the firm’s workflows and overall performance.
Since implementing LMS, the firm has experienced significant improvements contributing to its financial health and positioning the firm for continued success and sustainable growth:
- Dramatically reducing time spent on client intake
- Generating robust reports with a click of a button
- Gaining valuable insights into financial performance
- Identifying inefficiencies in key practice areas
- Faster billing processes
- Quicker month-end closings
- Improved collections
Free Guide: The Right Financial and Practice Management Solution for Your Law Firm
Running a law firm isn't easy. With increasing client demands and an increasingly competitive legal landscape, today's legal professionals face more challenges than ever. The right technology can act as a partner to streamline operations, improve client service, and support your firm's long-term growth.
In our free guide, we'll show you how to find the right solution for your firm.
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