Legal Payments
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Fast, Secure, Compliant Payments for Law Firms.

IOLTA-compliant payments for collecting retainers, holding trust funds, billing matters, and sending disbursements — in one platform.

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Accept Any Payment

Send Any Payout

Client Payment Page & Portal

Client Invoicing

Powerful Reporting

Integrations

Unified platform for legal

Payload offers a seamless, compliant payment solution for law firms. Simplify and effortlessly manage client billing, attorney fees, and disbursements, all while ensuring smooth integration with your current legal software.

Payment links

Send customized payment requests or set up secure payment pages to accept retainers, settlements, consultation fees, and inbound co-counsel payments. Built for the operational realities of legal payments — IOLTA trust account routing, automatic separation of earned and unearned funds, and chargeback handling that protects client trust balances. Processing fees never debit IOLTA accounts.

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Brandable so your clients know it's you
  • Customize the business name and logo
  • Editable contact details and address
Send or Embed
  • Send via branded email or text
  • Embed on your website
Customizable Form and Datafields
  • Create a customizable payment form
  • Include descriptive static datafields
Attach Documents or Invoices
Supports

Invoicing & client portal

Generate, send, and collect on matter invoices without leaving your billing workflow. Schedule recurring invoices for general counsel and subscription matters, set autopay on retainers, and apply late fees automatically.

Schedule Invoices
Create Recurring Invoices
Email Presentment and Reminders
Auto-Late Fees

Send outbound payouts

Automate your firm's payables with Payload's outbound payment platform.
Send referral fees, co-counsel disbursements, settlement payouts, expert witness payments, and vendor bills. Route funds directly from operating or trust accounts based on the payment type — without manual reclassification.

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Low Cost
Pay Any Person or Business
Unlimited Bank Accounts
Same Day Processing
Automated receipts and notifications

Powerful reporting & analytics

Payload comes with an intuitive dashboard that makes it easy for teams to manage payments. Reconcile trust and operating activity in one place, with audit-ready transaction histories, three-way reconciliation support, and exportable reports for your accountant or bar audit. Custom reports map directly to your firm's chart of accounts.

Custom Reports To Automate Reconciliation
Refund or Void Payments For Free
Subscribe to Payment Notifications
Assign Administrator Permissions

Flexible pricing & processing limits

Maximize revenue with flexible pricing options alongside volume thresholds that suit any firm. Options to pass card fees to payers, split fees, utilize level three data and volume discounts.

Unified Across All Types

Ready to automate your legal payments?

Are you a legal platform looking to integrate?

Choose your integration level from a no-code, low-code, or deep platform integration using the innovative API components of your choice.

READ THE DOCS
import payload from 'payload-api'

const pl = payload.Session('your_api_key')

const payment = await pl.Payment.create({
  amount: 100.0,
  payment_method: pl.BankAccount({
    account_number: '1234567890',
    routing_number: '021000021',
    account_type: 'checking',
  })
})