Spend management built for legal professionals
Ensure every dollar is accounted for and working toward your success
Smart Spend links your firm’s credit card directly to your cases, automatically tracking and categorizing expenses as they happen. That means every cost is ready to be billed to the right client—so recovering expenses is faster and easier.
The 8am Smart Spend ecosystem
Everything your firm needs to earn, manage, and spend money is connected in one place.
What is 8am Smart Spend?
Comprehensive spend management software integrated into your workflows
Capture every expense and protect your cash flow
When every expense is tied to the right matter, your finances are accurate and nothing is missed. Smart Spend pairs with the 8am™ Visa® Business Card to record and match purchases inside LawPay automatically
Automatically capture and categorize card transactions
Match expenses to the correct matter in real time
Reduce end-of-month reconciliation
Keep firm spending under control
Set clear guardrails that protect your firm and your clients while giving your team the flexibility to move quickly.
Set custom spending limits and budgets
Lock, pause, or assign physical and virtual cards instantly
Monitor transactions in real time
See the full picture of your firm’s finances
When expenses and payments live in one connected system, it’s easier to understand where your money is going and make decisions with confidence.
Track firm and client expenses in one system
Maintain accurate records across matters
Gain clear visibility into firm spending
Manage firm finances with clarity and confidence
8am LawPay legal spend management helps law firms to pay, track, and manage firm and client expenses.
Accept secure client payments with LawPay by card or eCheck
Simplify billing and payment collection for your firm
Track payments automatically for easier reconciliation
Who is 8am Smart Spend made for?
Built to empower every role that keeps your firm running
For firm owners
Simplify case cost tracking and protect your margins. 8am Smart Spend automatically categorizes expenses, tracks spending trends, and captures every reimbursable dollar—giving firms greater control, stronger recovery, and smarter decisions from day one.
For office managers
Streamline spending without slowing down. 8am Smart Spend keeps purchases organized and effortless to reconcile. With automatic transaction syncing, it reduces manual entry and errors, freeing your team to focus on what keeps the firm running smoothly.
For finance teams
Make smarter, faster financial decisions. Track every expense by case, department, or team member in real time. Built-in controls and instant visibility make reconciliation simple and planning more strategic.
Spend management tailored to your firm needs
Spend smarter: Expense management tips for law firms
With more than 15 years of experience helping law firms improve profitability, cash flow, and financial clarity, Kelley Brubaker, CPA, knows the financial challenges attorneys face firsthand. In this post, Kelley shares her top expense management tips to help firms better control costs and make confident financial decisions.
