Works with the tools your firm already trusts
Applications open · Founding Firm Program
MatterFirst Founding 5 — 90 days of base platform fees waived.
Agreed onboarding included. Founder-led implementation. Monthly base and extra-seat rates locked for 24 months from agreed production go-live.
Migration included for all new firms within your agreed implementation scope.
First five suitable Australian law firms with 1–20 users. Written acceptance and a signed agreement by 31 December 2026, or until five agreements are secured, whichever comes first. An enquiry does not reserve a place.
The waiver starts at agreed production go-live. Normal included users and monthly AI allowance apply. Extra seats, additional AI usage and external costs remain payable.
Monthly subscription; no 24-month commitment. No testimonial, case study or positive review required.
Included benefits and conditions
Available to the first five suitable Australian law firms with 1–20 users that receive written acceptance and sign their agreement by 31 December 2026, whichever limit is reached first. The deadline is 11:59:59 pm Australia/Sydney time. An application or demo booking does not reserve a place.
- Agreed onboarding and included migration
- Migration is included for all new firms within the scope agreed in writing before signing. Founding 5 also includes agreed onboarding.
- 90 days of base platform fees waived
- Your selected plan's base platform fee is waived for the first 90 days from the agreed production go-live date. Its normal included users and monthly AI allowance are included.
- Founder-led implementation
- Work directly with the founder on an implementation scheduled by agreement, including January 2027.
- 24-month price guarantee
- Solo, Practice and Firm monthly base and extra-seat rates are fixed at acceptance for 24 months from go-live, including the 90-day base-fee waiver. Switch between these plans at your locked rates; the AI allowance follows your selected plan.
- Monthly, with cancellation available
- After the first 90 days, your selected plan's agreed monthly fee applies. You can cancel before paid billing begins or during your monthly subscription. The price guarantee is not a 24-month commitment.
- No review or publicity requirement
- No testimonial, case study or positive review is required to receive the offer.
- Extra seats beyond your selected plan's included users are payable during the free period and afterwards at your locked extra-seat rate.
- Additional AI usage beyond the normal monthly allowance is payable at the published MatterFirst usage rates. The price guarantee does not cover AI usage rates.
- External provider charges and external migration or export costs are separately payable and are not covered by the program or price guarantee.
- Migration and onboarding cover the agreed written scope. Scope changes require written agreement before work begins.
All prices are AUD excluding GST.
Your team didn't study law
to chase paperwork.
Keep reviewed matter information connected to the documents, tasks, signing and billing that follow.
The golden thread
One thread runs through every matter.
Follow a sample matter through MatterFirst, from the first enquiry to the final invoice.
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A lead lands. The thread begins.
Collect the enquiry and its source in the lead pipeline, ready for a conflict check.
Sample matter
New enquiries 3 sample enquiriesS Sarah Mitchell Property purchase, Paddington 2 min agoC Chen & Partners Commercial lease review 1 hr agoD David Okafor Estate planning 3 hrs ago -
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The lead becomes a matter.
Turn the lead into a matter with your firm's configured template, tasks and key dates.
Sample matter
CON-2041 Conveyancing · PurchaseMitchell, 14 Arthur St, Paddington
- Send engagement letter
- Prepare title search
- Review contract of sale
- Prepare settlement workspace
4 tasks, 2 deadlines and the document pack were created from your template.
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Read the source. Keep the detail.
Extract parties, dates and figures. Review their sources, confirm the information and see its MatterFirst AI usage charge on the matter.
Sample matter
Contract_of_Sale_14ArthurSt.pdf Source references ready for reviewPurchaser Sarah L. MitchellProperty 14 Arthur St, Paddington QLDPrice $1,285,000Settlement 15 Dec 2026Deposit $128,500 · due 24 JulReview the source · confirm fields and dates · inspect the AI usage charge
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Your precedent. Your matter information.
Use reviewed matter information and your precedent to prepare a client-facing draft. A practitioner reviews it before it is sent.
Sample matter
Client document Draft for reviewHarborline Legal · Sample firm
Your purchase,
ready for the next step.Dear Sarah, settlement is recorded for 15 December 2026. Please review the attached authority.
Your Word precedent Reviewed matter information -
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Prepare, send and sign, all from the matter.
Choose recipients and check fields on the reviewed document. Send its prepared request through a configured workflow or from the matter; retain the completed PDF and signing certificate.
Sample matter
Cost agreementCompleted sampleSarah Mitchell · Secure signing link
Sarah Mitchell
Sample signature · 15 December 2026
Completed PDF + signing certificate Retained on CON-2041Reviewed document → recipients and fields checked → prepared request sent.
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Clients see what comes next.
Share appropriate progress, documents and messages through the firm's client portal.
Sample matter
Your matter progress On trackContract Searches ✓ SettlementSearches came back clear. Settlement is locked in for 15 Dec, nothing needed from you this week.Fantastic, thank you!Documents, messages and progress in your firm's branded portal.
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Billing closes the loop.
Review time and matter-level AI usage charges, export the itemised record and prepare your invoice. Decide recovery under the applicable rules and costs agreement; sync to connected Xero.
Sample matter
MatterFirst AI usage charges
Firm totals · matter detail · work types · itemised export
Review recovery under the applicable rules and costs agreement.
Invoice #INV-0412 Mitchell, CON-2041 PAIDProfessional fees (12.4 recorded hrs)$3,720Disbursements, searches, PEXA$486Total (inc. GST)$4,626.60Reviewed for billing Synced to Xero ✓ Paid via portal
See it run
A lead just came in.
Watch the matter run.
Follow one sample contract-advice matter, from Sarah's first enquiry to an invoice synced to Xero. Recorded in MatterFirst with fictional data. No sound needed.
Configured sample workflow. Review extracted information and prepare documents and recipients before sending. Read the demo transcript
Founding Firm Program · Up to five firms
Join MatterFirst Founding 5.
90 days of base platform fees waived. Migration included within your agreed implementation scope. Agreed onboarding included. Founder-led implementation, with monthly plan and extra-seat rates locked for 24 months from go-live.
First five suitable Australian law firms with 1–20 users. Written acceptance and a signed agreement by 31 December 2026, or until five agreements are secured, whichever comes first. An enquiry does not reserve a place.
Normal included users and monthly AI allowance apply. Extra seats, additional AI usage and external costs remain payable. No testimonial, case study or positive review required.
Included benefits and conditions
Available to the first five suitable Australian law firms with 1–20 users that receive written acceptance and sign their agreement by 31 December 2026, whichever limit is reached first. The deadline is 11:59:59 pm Australia/Sydney time. An application or demo booking does not reserve a place.
- Agreed onboarding and included migration
- Migration is included for all new firms within the scope agreed in writing before signing. Founding 5 also includes agreed onboarding.
- 90 days of base platform fees waived
- Your selected plan's base platform fee is waived for the first 90 days from the agreed production go-live date. Its normal included users and monthly AI allowance are included.
- Founder-led implementation
- Work directly with the founder on an implementation scheduled by agreement, including January 2027.
- 24-month price guarantee
- Solo, Practice and Firm monthly base and extra-seat rates are fixed at acceptance for 24 months from go-live, including the 90-day base-fee waiver. Switch between these plans at your locked rates; the AI allowance follows your selected plan.
- Monthly, with cancellation available
- After the first 90 days, your selected plan's agreed monthly fee applies. You can cancel before paid billing begins or during your monthly subscription. The price guarantee is not a 24-month commitment.
- No review or publicity requirement
- No testimonial, case study or positive review is required to receive the offer.
- Extra seats beyond your selected plan's included users are payable during the free period and afterwards at your locked extra-seat rate.
- Additional AI usage beyond the normal monthly allowance is payable at the published MatterFirst usage rates. The price guarantee does not cover AI usage rates.
- External provider charges and external migration or export costs are separately payable and are not covered by the program or price guarantee.
- Migration and onboarding cover the agreed written scope. Scope changes require written agreement before work begins.
All prices are AUD excluding GST.
Built into your practice
Meet Matti. Move your matters forward.
Matti is built into MatterFirst. Ask questions about your matters and documents, inspect the sources, draft documents and client communications, and prepare tasks, dates and matter updates.
Review and approve Matti’s proposed changes before they are applied.
See what Matti can do →Inspect the workflow
Prepare, send and sign, all from the matter.
Prepare and review a cost agreement or appropriate client authority, choose recipients and check the signing fields. A configured workflow can send the prepared request. Clients sign through a secure link or portal; the completed PDF and signing certificate stay with the matter. Some documents have separate execution requirements.
Know what your AI work costs.
See MatterFirst AI usage charges across the firm and against each matter, with work-type breakdowns and itemised matter exports. Distinguish included allowance consumption from additional purchased usage. These are MatterFirst charges, not the firm's spend on other AI products or raw model-provider costs.
Use the record to support client cost recovery where permitted by applicable rules and your costs agreement. Recording a charge does not establish entitlement or automatically invoice a client.
See AI pricing and cost visibilityConnected capabilities
The work connected to your matter.
Configurable workflows
Configure matter workflows: describe the process, edit visually, check, simulate, review and publish. Use conditional decisions, tasks and dates, approval requirements, document preparation, prepared signing requests and waits. Publishing creates a version; drafts do not silently alter running workflows.
Explore the capability →Automatic time capture
Automatic time capture generates reviewable suggestions from matter-linked meetings, sent and received emails, added documents and file notes. Meetings use calendar durations; other activities produce estimated durations for review. Time entries are created only after acceptance.
Explore the capability →AI document work
Review document extraction with sources, prepare drafts from matter information, and work with Matti's proposed changes before approving them.
Explore the capability →Document AI that does the reading
Read contracts, IDs and correspondence, inspect extracted parties, dates and figures against their sources, then review the information before preparing the next step.
An automation engine, not macros
No-code rules that chain together, when this happens, do that, then that.
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trigger types
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action types
Client portal, included
Branded for your firm, free for every client. Progress, documents, messages, forms and payments, without another subscription.
Workflows you can actually see
A visual builder for sequential and conditional steps, your firm's process, with configured steps and approval points.
See the builder
Open where it counts
Self-service today: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Xero, Stripe. Available through coordinated setup: PEXA, InfoTrack. Coordinated manual setup is arranged with MatterFirst and the provider. A documented REST API and webhooks support custom integration work.
See all integrations14 days
guided trial with your real matters
Connected
Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Xero and Stripe
33 dated claims
about security and data, each with its scope and supporting evidence
1 thread
from first enquiry to final invoice
Coming from Actionstep, LEAP or Clio?
Review your export, map contacts, matters and documents, then check a staged import before committing. Confirm the scope and schedule during migration planning.
MatterFirst is an AI-native legal practice management platform for Australian law firms, focused on small and boutique firms from solo practitioners up to about 20 users, built by NorthCape Technology, covering matters, AI document work, configurable workflows, automatic time capture for review, Matti, built-in signing, trust accounting, billing and a client portal, with firm and matter visibility of MatterFirst AI usage charges.
Built in Australia for Australian practice: trust accounting and Xero. Available through coordinated setup: PEXA, InfoTrack. Coordinated manual setup is arranged with MatterFirst and the provider.
Put your practice in perfect order.
See your own matters running on one golden thread: guided trial, real data, 14 days.
API access and trust accounting
Documented REST API access and webhooks are included on Practice, Firm, Enterprise. Solo does not include API or webhook access. Public documentation is at /docs and /docs/developers. API keys are scoped to the firm and permissions; trust-accounting endpoints are not exposed.
MatterFirst includes per-matter trust ledgers, receipts, withdrawals, reconciliation and disbursement records. The trust compliance review workflow covers New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia. Jurisdiction-specific external legal or compliance sign-off is recorded separately; workflow coverage is not regulatory certification.
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