Starter
$99/user/moSolo practitioner, agent, or investigator
One user with the product surface for this vertical.
Legal Core pricing
Legal Core pricing — built for criminal defense practices.
Try Legal Core free for 2 months. Full feature access. Credit card required at signup; converts to paid at trial end.
Legal Core pricing for criminal defense work.
Legal Core is priced for criminal defense practices that need private matter management, court-calendar discipline, document and motion workflow, trust visibility, migration support, and auditability without product-by-product confusion. Published software pricing is annual per-user pricing: Starter is $99 per user/month for one user, Small Team is $149 per user/month for 2–10 users, Firm is $199 per user/month for 11–25 users, and larger deployments receive custom pricing. Every Legal Core customer can start with a 2-month free trial with full feature access. A credit card is required at signup and the account converts to paid service at trial end unless canceled. The first 100 Legal Core customers can join the founding cohort and receive 25% off published subscription pricing for 2 years from subscription start. The first 10 can apply for the design partner program, which gives deeper product involvement, 6 months free, then 50% off for 2 years. Dedicated phone AI agents, background checks, and overages remain separate from the core subscription.
Software subscription
Legal Core published pricing.
Annual per-user pricing for criminal defense practices. The table below is the pricing for Legal Corespecifically; the broader product-family comparison remains on the main pricing hub.
Small Team
$149/user/moSmall firm or agency
Published per-user pricing for small teams.
Firm
$199/user/moMid-size operation
Published per-user pricing through 25 users.
Large Firm
CustomEnterprise
Custom pricing for larger teams, multi-office deployments, or unusual implementation needs.
Free trial
Try Legal Core free for 2 months.
Full feature access. Credit card required at signup; converts to paid at trial end. The trial lets the team validate real workflows before the subscription starts.
Trial conversion
Founding pricing can be locked in at conversion.
When founding spots remain, trial customers can convert and receive 25% off published subscription pricing for 2 years from subscription start.
Founding programs
Join the founding cohort or apply as a design partner.
Founding Legal Core customers help shape the operating details of criminal defense workflows before broader release. The cohort is capped so the team can stay focused on real implementation work.
Founding cohort
94founding spots remaining
25% off published pricing for 2 years from subscription start. The discount applies to subscription fees, not overages or pass-through services.
Read the founding program explanationDesign partners
10design partner spots remaining
Deeper involvement, 6 months free, then 50% off for 2 years. Full details and application live on the design partner page.
Review design partner programCompare founding and design partner pathsDesign partner path
Apply for deeper involvement.
Building something in criminal defense? Apply for our Design Partner program. Legal Core has 10 spots for firms that want deeper involvement and a direct line to the team.
Apply for design partner reviewPhone AI agents
Priced by dedicated agent count, not minutes.
Choose only the concurrent agent capacity the office needs. Each AI agent handles one conversation at a time, with no per-minute charges and no call-time overage billing on allocated agents.
Starter
$24.99/moOne concurrent conversation.
Team
$49.99/moFor offices that need several calls handled at the same time.
Business
$99.99/moFor higher call volume across office and field teams.
Enterprise
CustomCustom concurrency and routing.
Included usage
Document and media processing is included with clear allowances.
GPU inference is included in the software tier. Published overage rates apply to OCR, transcription, and video processing only when usage exceeds the tier allowance.
| Capability | Starter | Small Team | Firm | Large Firm | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCR pages/month | 500 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | $0.02/page |
| Transcription minutes/month | 120 | 500 | 1,500 | 5,000 | $0.10/min |
| Video processing hours/month | 2 | 10 | 30 | 100 | $2.50/hr |
| GPU inference | Included | Included | Included | Included | No separate GPU billing |
Estimator sources
Public pricing sources stay visible.
Pricing for MyCase, PracticePanther, Smokeball, and Rocket Matter is sourced from linked public vendor pricing pages. Pricing for Clio, and Filevine requires manual entry because Butler cannot display authoritative comparable pricing for vendors that do not publish usable rate cards. Manual override is always available when your invoice, renewal, add-ons, or negotiated terms differ.
Estimator
Compare Legal Core against your current stack.
Compare Legal Core against legal practice management systems using public pricing where available and manual entry for quote-led vendors.
Estimated monthly difference
Small Team: $149/user/mo
Legal Core standard monthly$745
Founding cohort monthly$558.75
Clio estimateEnter your Clio cost for comparison
Difference using founding pricingEnter your Clio cost for comparison
Legal Core software5 users x $149/user/mo = $745
Founding cohort software25% off = $558.75
Phone AI add-on$0.00
Clio estimateEnter your Clio cost for comparison
Clio publishes EasyStart at $49/user/month for solo practitioners. Comparable mid-tier and higher pricing (Boutique, Elite) requires a quote from Clio sales. Enter your current Clio cost for an accurate comparison.
Estimator uses public pricing reviewed May 2, 2026. It excludes taxes, payment processing, promotions, negotiated contracts, implementation, pass-through services, and usage-based services.
Pass-through services
Background checks stay approval-based.
Background checks are billed as pass-through vendor cost plus a 15-25% Butler service margin. They are not bundled into subscriptions, and the customer approves each check before it runs.
Migration
Migration pricing is tied to the work.
Founding customers receive hands-on migration support. Standard migration pricing depends on source system, record volume, document volume, and whether the move is cloud-to-cloud or legacy/multi-source.
Review migration approachFAQ
Legal Core pricing questions.
How is Legal Core priced?
Legal Core uses published annual per-user pricing: Starter at $99 per user/month, Small Team at $149 per user/month, Firm at $199 per user/month, and custom pricing above 25 users. The price covers the Legal Core software subscription, not pass-through services or paid add-ons.
How long is the Legal Core free trial?
Legal Core includes a 2-month free trial with full feature access. A credit card is required at signup, and the trial converts to paid service at the end unless the customer cancels before conversion.
What does the founding cohort discount include?
The first 100 Legal Core customers receive 25% off published subscription pricing for 2 years from subscription start. The discount applies to the software subscription only, not overages, background checks, pass-through costs, or unusual implementation work.
How is the design partner program different from the founding cohort?
Design partners commit to deeper feedback, biweekly product conversations, and a closer working relationship with the team. Legal Core has 10 design partner spots. The full program details and application live on the design partner page.
Does Legal Core require a sales call for small firms?
No. Published tiers cover solo users, small teams, and firms up to 25 users. A sales conversation is useful for migration planning and security review, but the published rates are the pricing framework for standard Legal Core customers.
When does custom Legal Core pricing apply?
Custom pricing applies above 25 users or when a deployment has unusual security, migration, integration, or multi-office requirements. Mid-sized firms in the 11–25 user range use the published Firm tier.
Are court calendar, document, trust, and billing features included?
Yes. Legal Core pricing covers the core product surface for criminal defense practice, including matter records, court-calendar workflow, document and motion support, trust and billing visibility, and private audit-oriented operations.
Is phone AI included in the Legal Core subscription?
No. Dedicated phone AI agents are optional add-ons priced by agent capacity. Each agent handles one concurrent conversation, with no per-minute charges or call-time overages on allocated agents.
Are OCR, transcription, and video processing included?
Each tier includes monthly allowances for OCR pages, transcription minutes, and video processing hours. Overage rates are published, and GPU inference is included in the tier without a separate GPU billing line.
Are background checks included in Legal Core pricing?
No. Background checks are pass-through vendor cost plus a 15-25% Butler service margin. Customers approve each check type and estimated cost before execution, so background-check spend remains tied to explicit use.
Does the calculator guarantee savings against Clio or MyCase?
No. The calculator estimates monthly difference using public competitor pricing where available and manual entry for quote-only vendors. It is a discussion tool, not a guarantee or replacement for a current vendor quote.
Can I enter my actual vendor invoice?
Yes. Manual override is encouraged when a firm has a current invoice, renewal notice, or proposal. Legal software costs often include add-ons, processing fees, negotiated terms, or quote-based modules that public pricing cannot capture.
Is migration included for Legal Core founding customers?
Founding customers receive hands-on migration support. The exact migration path depends on source systems, record volume, document volume, and whether the move is cloud-to-cloud or legacy/multi-source.
Can a criminal defense firm use Legal Core with Bail Core or PI Core?
Yes. Legal Core is priced as its own product, but it is designed to work cleanly beside Bail Core and PI Core when a defense practice coordinates with bail agencies, investigators, or related operating teams.
Is monthly billing available?
Published pricing is annual billing. Monthly arrangements can be discussed for larger deployments, implementation-heavy migrations, or procurement constraints, but the public pricing table is based on annual billing.
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