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Turn your inbox into a command center for legal work with our Candle AI integration. Candle AI connects your inbox to MyCase, bringing client, matter, and case activity into email so you can respond and take action without switching systems.

PDF exports of the Trust Account Summary and Non-Trust Retainer and Credit Account Summary reports now include a "Balances as of" date and total record count in the header, making it easy to confirm the report period.

A new "Reviewer" role has been introduced for Smart Spend. Users with this role can view cards, transactions, users, and dashboard pages, as well as edit expense details and export transactions. However, they cannot issue cards, edit cards, invite users, or apply for credit card approval.

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The Duration/Quantity column in Firm Time & Expense reports now shows correct totals. Previously, when not grouping by Entry Type, time durations and expense quantities were being added together.

Follow-up suggestion buttons in the 8am IQ sidebar now wrap long document filenames cleanly within the button, rather than overflowing outside the boundary.

Customers with an Accountant role can now fully access customizable reports including running, exporting, and viewing saved reports.

When sending a document to NetDocuments, the upload now correctly shows a success state — including a version badge and "sent on" timestamp — once it finishes.

The document upload status in the NetDocuments integration now updates in the correct order, preventing stale "uploading" messages from appearing after a transfer has already completed.

Dragging checklist items to reorder them now keeps items within the pop-up window.

The Case List report now displays one row per case, even when both the Client and Firm User columns are active. Cases with multiple contacts or users no longer appear as multiple entries.

Users who have opted out of payment-related email notifications will no longer receive automatic payment success or failure emails from payment plan installments. Notification preferences are now honored consistently.

DOCX and XLS files now upload successfully when submitted via the Partner API.

You can now select and delete multiple eSign templates simultaneously using multi-select, making it faster to clean up and manage your document library.

The Time Tracking Report now includes all time entries within your selected date range. An informational tooltip has also been added to clarify how entries are shown when viewing or editing logs across time zones.

The deposit account dropdown in Quick Bill for LawPay firms now only shows bank accounts that support online payment processing, preventing invoice sync failures from selecting an incompatible account.

Invoices emailed to clients now maintain their "Sent" status correctly.

LawPay users on legacy accounts can now successfully resend or share invoices that have already been fully paid.

Firms that transitioned from MyCase to LawPay and had invoices billed to multiple contacts can now access the Invoices page consistently without errors.

Cases with EB4 priority dates before January 1, 2023 now correctly display a "Current" filing status in line with the April Visa Bulletin. These cases were previously erroneously marked as "Not Current".

Emails sent through DocketWise now correctly show the firm's name as the sender, rather than the individual user's name, ensuring your communications consistently reflect your firm's identity.

8am IQ Case Assistant now supports searching communication data in MyCase. This includes client portal messages, SMS, and call logs, allowing 8am IQ to retrieve important case details often buried in text messages or call notes. 

The regenerate response button in 8am IQ Case Assistant is now fully functional, letting you refresh a response or switch between previous versions as expected.

Automatically turn CasePeer data into clear performance insights with LawKPIs. Track case activity, team workload, and operational performance through dashboards powered by your CasePeer data.

Users not yet approved for Smart Spend can now see the Cards and Transactions menu items in the sidebar in a disabled state, giving them a clear preview of what will be available once approved.

Typed eSignatures now display in the intended cursive style when opened in Adobe Acrobat, ensuring a consistent and professional appearance on all newly signed documents.

Client portal end users are now prompted to acknowledge the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy before proceeding, ensuring compliance and user awareness.

Clients and firm users can now submit intake forms that include document upload fields without errors, and uploaded documents appear correctly in the Documents section.

Global search now works for all firms, including those with unapproved online leads, surfacing results labeled "Pending Approval" or "Did Not Hire" as appropriate.

The Accounts Receivable Report now includes totals for Invoice Total, Amount Paid, and Amount Receivable in both PDF and CSV exports.

The Case Revenue Report now loads within seconds for firms with large datasets, eliminating the slowdowns and timeouts with large volumes of data.

Invoice emails can now be sent even if the PDF attachment fails to generate, so clients receive their invoices without delay.

The Group Summary section has been removed from grouped PDF exports across Case Revenue, Trust Account Summary, Electronic Payments, and other reports. Exported PDFs are now more concise and easier to digest.

In MyCase, responses from 8am IQ suggested prompts (Case Summary, Timeline, Statement of Facts, and Case Priority) now display with cleaner formatting, including section headers, bold labels, and dividers between sections for easier readability.

Applying or removing a case filter in the full-text search panel now automatically refreshes results — no more manually pressing Enter or clicking Search. Search behavior now works consistently across all filter types.

The Outstanding Balance Total on the Contacts page now correctly reflects the remaining balance after partial payments, giving firms an accurate view of what's owed.

Invoices paid using a trust balance now correctly show as paid, ensuring billing records stay accurate.

Users can now connect and sync their Google Calendar to DocketWise without errors.

Event plan deadline calculations now respect holidays, ensuring accurate scheduling and compliance with calendar rules.

Clients and firm users can now open documents in the client portal without errors, restoring dependable access to shared files.

I-907, G-28, and I-129 forms now submit and e-file with USCIS correctly, resolving issues that were causing filings to stall or fail mid-process.

The Matters by User report now loads reliably for firms with large datasets, resolving timeouts that were preventing access to the report.

CSV exports of tasks now include all assigned users, giving firms more complete visibility into task ownership and collaboration when reporting outside the platform.

New invoicing overview added to dashboard showing invoice statuses including Sent, Unsent, Drafts, Paid, Partial, and Overdue, plus an Outstanding Billing summary.

With the ability to tailor reports and dashboards in MyCase, firms have easy access to the specific insights they need to stay on top of revenue and revenue pipeline, trust accounting activity, productivity, profitability, and statute deadlines. This enables firm leaders to quickly turn data into actionable insights and measurable outcomes, without having to export into spreadsheets.

Next-day payments are expanding across 8am, making next-business-day deposits the standard experience for customers. Professionals get faster, more predictable access to revenue, with funds arriving by 9am the next business day and no changes to how they process payments.

Auto-fill court forms using MyCase matter data with CaseForm by Caseway. Fewer errors, less manual work, and court-ready forms saved back to the case.

Turn complex medical records into clear case strategy with Supio. Extract insights from medical and legal documents pulled from MyCase, and use AI to build chronologies and draft stronger demands.

eCheck surcharge is now supported, allowing firms to apply compliant surcharges without interrupting their billing workflows.

The credit information card on the admin dashboard now displays "Total balance" when showing account credit info, to make it clearer how account payments affect displayed values. This change only applies to the admin user's dashboard view. 

Firms were unable to highlight or copy event titles in the calendar agenda view. This has been fixed so event titles can now be selected and copied as expected.

Balance totals on the Non-Trust Retainer & Credit Account Summary report were not matching the amounts shown on individual contact pages. This has been fixed so the report now displays accurate credit, debit, and balance totals. 

The "Add Filter" dropdown on the Case List Report now organizes filters into "Standard Fields" and "Custom Fields" groups, with Standard Fields shown first. This matches the existing behavior on the Columns tab and makes it easier to find common filters.

The 8am IQ case assistant chat sidebar now supports searching case notes, retrieving case events, and retrieving case tasks.

Duration values on the Time & Expense reports (Case, Firm, and User) now correctly reflect the firm's time display decimal settings across the in-app report, CSV export, and PDF export. 

PDF export of Time & Expense reports no longer display duration as raw minutes (e.g., 15, 27). Duration is now displayed in decimal hours (e.g., 0.25, 0.45).

Previously, after completing an online refund, the page would reload and show the original transaction receipt. Now, after a successful online refund, users are automatically taken to the refund transaction's receipt page instead. Offline refunds are not affected. 

The case workspace has been updated so the case header stays visible while scrolling. This keeps key case details accessible as users work within any case tab.

Task assignment now allows up to 10 caseworkers to be assigned to a single task, reducing the need to create duplicate tasks when work is shared across team members.

Document storage now includes a Last Modified Date column so teams can easily see when documents were most recently updated.

Text in the Case Review Report now displays with improved spacing and alignment for better readability.

Seeb AI integrates with CasePeer to automate client calls and case updates, reducing staff workload and improving client communication. 

Automate medical and billing record requests with Arctrieval. Syncs directly with CasePeer so records, updates, and provider details show up in the related case—no manual tracking required.

Create scheduled payments directly from previous transactions, reducing manual entry when setting up recurring billing.

Firms can now edit or duplicate scheduled payments, making it faster to manage recurring billing and payment plans.

Previously, time entries summaries on the billing dashboard and home dashboard did not update automatically after adding, editing, or deleting time entries without a manual page refresh. Summary totals for today, this week, and this month now update automatically.

Resolved an issue impacting the Deposit Funds report to ensure accurate visibility into deposited transactions and reconciliation.

The ring charts displaying daily hours billed on the weekly and monthly timesheet calendars (on the home page and billing dashboard) have been enlarged for improved readability.

Previously, when searching for documents that had multiple versions, each version's filename appeared as a separate match in the search results. Now, only the current version's filename is shown, reducing clutter in search results.

Resolved an issue where time entries created from the Outlook add-in (both desktop and web) were not being saved to the case, even though Outlook indicated the email had been linked. Time entries from Outlook should now record reliably.

Fixed an issue where the notification count badge for reports in the sidebar was not updating after viewing a completed report. The badge now properly decrements when a report is viewed.

Fixed an issue where users could see a green validation checkmark on bank reconciliation but receive an error stating 'Register balance mismatch with selected journal entries' when attempting to save.

Fixed discrepancies in the Payment Volume dashboard where the total displayed didn't match the sum of daily amounts. This affected certain transaction types including PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, and Wire transfers.

Percentage calculations in the billing dashboard now display 'N/A' instead of '0%' when calculations are invalid due to missing or invalid data. This provides clearer information about data availability.

The payment volume dashboard now includes month-to-date (MTD) and year-to-date (YTD) filter options accessible via a dropdown selector. The default view has changed from '30 Days' to 'Month to Date'.

Invoice tables for services and expenses now have improved formatting when printing or exporting to PDF. Columns for dates, amounts, and hours no longer wrap onto multiple lines, and tables now include vertical grid lines and shaded headers for better readability.

When processing credit card payments with surcharges, the bill's total amount will no longer be increased by the surcharge amount. The surcharge is still recorded on the payment but kept separate from the bill total.

Scheduled payments with no attached payments now display a Delete option instead of Cancel Schedule. This allows users to permanently remove schedules that have never processed a payment, while schedules with payment history continue to show the Cancel option.

Deposit Reports now display eCheck returns as separate line items with negative amounts to help merchants reconcile deposits with their bank statements. A new Status column shows ECHECK RETURN for ACH returns and RETURN for card returns, and batch totals now include return amounts.

A new modernized billing dashboard gives firms clearer visibility into billing, payments, and trust activity in one place. This update helps firms quickly understand what needs attention, track payment activity, and take action with greater confidence.

Capture every billable minute with Ajax. Automatically draft and sync time entries to MyCase as your team works across email, documents, calls, and meetings so you can stay focused on clients.

Analyze medical records faster with the Supio and CasePeer integration. Build chronologies, surface insights, and create evidence-backed demand letters.

Expanded general search for online payments, clearer transaction details, and sortable results by name, date, amount, and status.

Fixed a bug where saving chat responses as documents from 8am IQ resulted in blank documents. Documents now correctly include the assistant's response content.

When moving money between a case's trust account and the unallocated trust account, transactions will now be reflected in the Trust Account Activity report showing the amount moved and resulting balance.

Fixed an issue where the Accounting Category dropdown would sometimes appear empty when first accessing the expense management page for MyCase users with Accounting licenses. The dropdown now displays correctly without needing to refresh the page.

UTBMS code columns displayed incorrectly in Time & Expense productivity reports. Time entries now correctly show only UTBMS activity and task code columns, while expenses now correctly show only UTBMS expense code columns (when LEDES is enabled).

Previously, issuing a secondary card with a duplicate email resulted in an error in Smart Spend. Subsequent attempts to issue a card with a valid email would incorrectly display the previous error message even though the card was successfully issued.

The 1099 Vendor Report was missing some vendor transactions, particularly from manual journal entries. The report now includes all vendor payments for the selected date range, ensuring accurate tax reporting.

CSV bill import now accepts the correct header format from the downloaded template. Previously, imports were failing even when using the exact headers from the template, blocking bulk import functionality.

Added the ability to include entry descriptions in the User Time & Expenses report. When enabled, descriptions for Time Entries and Expenses are displayed.

8am IQ Case Assistant is a legal case assistant that surfaces key insights from your case data and client records, so you can find what you need faster, without clicking through files and tabs.

Smart Spend, the spend management tool that helps firms track and bill for expenses in MyCase, is now also available in LawPay. Powered by a credit card that integrates with billing & expense tools in LawPay, Smart Spend gives firm owners confidence in their financial health by automating case expense tracking to ensure every case expense is correctly accounted for.

Get medical records without the wait with Yocierge. Request, track, and securely deliver client medical records so your team can focus on winning cases, not chasing paperwork.

Capture and convert more leads with the MyCase and Click Journey AI integration—24/7 AI intake, faster qualification, and automated follow-up.

Resolved an issue where exported deposit reports showed blank names for eCheck transactions.

Company names and links now show when a company was listed as the billing contact in the Aging Invoices Report.

Clicking the View button on transactions in the Company credit history tab returned no results. Users can now view transaction details, perform refunds, and delete deposits/withdrawals for Company contacts.

Creating time entries from Bills Dashboard Quick Actions now supports bulk time entry creation.

Saved Statute of Limitations reports that previously resulted in a routing error can now be opened properly from the Saved Reports list.

Full text search now correctly searches documents only when accessed from the quick search icon. Previously, it would search across all content types (emails, contacts, cases) instead of just documents.