# Compass by WattReach

> Compass by WattReach is legal practice management software for small and mid-size law firms, with the firm's website and lead management built in. It also covers case management, court notices, a law library with cited AI answers, billing, reports and encrypted backups.

- Made by: WattReach (https://rulng.com/about/).
- For: small and mid-size law firms that want one system for getting clients and running their matters.
- Pricing: Compass by WattReach is built to order: each firm gets a quote after a walkthrough, based on its sites, its users, the integrations it needs and the size of its backups. https://rulng.com/pricing/
- How to start: book a walkthrough at https://rulng.com/walkthrough/.
- Contact: hello@wattreach.com.
- Sign in: https://compass.wattreach.com/login.

## The product

- [Compass by WattReach](https://rulng.com/): Legal practice management with your website, lead and case management, court notices, a law library with cited AI answers, billing and backups.
- [Law firm management software](https://rulng.com/product/): How Compass by WattReach fits together: your website, leads, case management, court notices, the law library, billing, the portal and backups.

## Features

- [Law firm SEO for Google and AI answers](https://rulng.com/features/ai-search/): A law firm website built to be the answer in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google: llms.txt, structured data, drafted answers, AI tracking.
- [Law firm website design, built in](https://rulng.com/features/website/): Every Compass by WattReach build includes your firm's website: static pages on your own domain, edits on the live page, scheduling and Spanish pages.
- [Law firm CRM and lead management](https://rulng.com/features/lead-management/): Website forms, phone taps and answering-service messages in one inbox, with lead sources, spam held for review, nudges and lead analytics.
- [Local SEO and Google reviews for lawyers](https://rulng.com/features/local-search/): Compass by WattReach reads your Google rating and reviews nightly, measures your place in the map results, and tracks your directory profiles.
- [Legal case management software](https://rulng.com/features/case-management/): One file per client, with every matter in it: phases that run the checklist, custom fields, the calendar, tasks, documents and court notices.
- [Court integration for law firms](https://rulng.com/features/court-integration/): The court's e-filing notices filed on the right matter as they arrive, a step to enter each new hearing date, and reminders before hearings.
- [AI legal research with cited answers](https://rulng.com/features/law-library/): Your state's statutes, jury instructions and case law, and AI answers that power your case intelligence, every point cited. One state today.
- [Legal billing software](https://rulng.com/features/billing/): Invoices in your firm's own design, in English or Spanish, plus payment links into trust or operating and each matter's fee and payments on the file.
- [Client portal for law firms](https://rulng.com/features/client-portal/): A page where each client sees their attorney, their case, the next court date and whether they must appear, signed in with a code sent by email.
- [Law firm data backup and security](https://rulng.com/features/security/): Encrypted nightly backups, Drive backup, deny-by-default roles, files limited to chosen groups, a record of who opened each file, two-factor sign-in.
- [Law firm reports on search and AI answers](https://rulng.com/features/reports/): A Monday report on inquiries, sources and response time, and where you stand in Google and in AI answers beside your rivals.

## Pricing

- [Law firm software pricing](https://rulng.com/pricing/): Compass by WattReach is built to order, quoted after a walkthrough. Every build has your website, lead management, Google profile tracking and backup.

## Security

- [Security, in plain words](https://rulng.com/security/): How Compass by WattReach encrypts and backs up your firm's data, who can see it, how people sign in, and what is recorded, in plain words.

## Book a walkthrough

- [Book a walkthrough](https://rulng.com/walkthrough/): See Compass by WattReach with a sample firm set up like yours: your practice, your kind of matters and leads. Book a walkthrough and get a quote.

## Law firms

- [Practice management for small law firms](https://rulng.com/law-firms/): Compass by WattReach is set up for the practice each firm runs: criminal defense first, then estate planning, family law and elder law.
- [Criminal defense case management software](https://rulng.com/law-firms/criminal-defense/): For criminal defense firms: website inquiries at any hour, court notices filed on the right case, the law on each charge, and fees on every matter.
- [Elder law practice management software](https://rulng.com/law-firms/elder-law/): For elder law firms: families as clients in one file, meetings and signings on one calendar, and guides on guardianship, powers of attorney and more.
- [Estate planning software for attorneys](https://rulng.com/law-firms/estate-planning/): For estate planning firms: consultations and signings on one calendar, couples in one file, the plan's documents on the client's record, and guides.
- [Family law practice management software](https://rulng.com/law-firms/family-law/): For family law firms: a conflict check on the other side before the first meeting, Spanish inquiries confirmed in Spanish, and one file per client.

## Compared

- [Clio, MyCase and others, compared](https://rulng.com/compare/): Dated comparisons of Compass by WattReach with Clio, MyCase, Smokeball, PracticePanther, Filevine and Lawmatics, sourced to their own pages.
- [Clio alternative, compared](https://rulng.com/compare/clio/): Compass by WattReach and Clio side by side: website, intake, court notices, research, trust accounting and price, from both companies' own pages.
- [Filevine alternative, compared](https://rulng.com/compare/filevine/): Compass by WattReach and Filevine side by side: website, intake, court notices, research, security and price, from both companies' own pages.
- [Lawmatics alternative, compared](https://rulng.com/compare/lawmatics/): Compass by WattReach and Lawmatics side by side: intake, marketing, the website, case management and price, from both companies' own pages.
- [MyCase alternative, compared](https://rulng.com/compare/mycase/): Compass by WattReach and MyCase side by side: website, intake, court notices, research, trust accounting and price, from both companies' own pages.
- [PracticePanther alternative, compared](https://rulng.com/compare/practicepanther/): Compass by WattReach and PracticePanther compared: website, intake, court notices, research, trust accounting and price, from their own pages.
- [Smokeball alternative, compared](https://rulng.com/compare/smokeball/): Compass by WattReach and Smokeball side by side: website, intake, court notices, research, trust accounting and price, from both companies' own pages.

## Resources

- [Guides for choosing law firm software](https://rulng.com/resources/): Plain guides for law firms choosing software: what practice management should do, intake that turns inquiries into clients, and a website AI can cite.
- [Choosing practice management software](https://rulng.com/resources/choosing-practice-management-software/): Ten questions to ask any legal practice management vendor before you sign, from what the software replaces to who can see your client files.
- [Law firm software terms, defined](https://rulng.com/resources/glossary/): Plain definitions of law firm software terms: practice management, matters, intake, conflict checks, trust accounts, client portals and AI search.
- [What a law firm intake system should do](https://rulng.com/resources/law-firm-intake/): What a law firm intake system should do, step by step: catch every inquiry, answer fast, check conflicts, book the consult, carry it into the file.
- [Law firm websites that AI can cite](https://rulng.com/resources/law-firm-website-search-and-ai/): What makes a law firm website rank in Google and get cited in AI answers: direct answers, honest structured data, speed, and checking where you stand.

## Company

- [About WattReach](https://rulng.com/about/): WattReach builds and runs Compass by WattReach, grown from twenty years of work with lawyers: who we are, how we work and how to reach us.

## Questions and answers

- **What is Compass by WattReach?** Compass by WattReach is legal practice management software for small and mid-size law firms, with the firm's website and lead management built in. It also covers case management, court notices, a law library with cited AI answers, billing, reports and encrypted backups.
- **Which legal software includes a website?** Compass by WattReach includes the firm's own website in every build, built and hosted by WattReach and edited from Compass. Many practice management products leave the website to a separate designer or agency, and Clio offers a website builder on its top tier.
- **Who is Compass for?** Compass by WattReach is for small and mid-size law firms that want one system for getting clients and running their matters. It is built first for criminal defense, and it serves estate planning, family law and elder law practices too.
- **How much does Compass cost?** Compass by WattReach is built to order: each firm gets a quote after a walkthrough, based on its sites, its users, the integrations it needs and the size of its backups. Every build includes the website, lead management and analytics, Google Business Profile tracking and cloud backup.
- **Is our client data safe in Compass?** Compass by WattReach protects client data with encrypted nightly backups, roles that deny access by default, sign-in without passwords, and two-factor sign-in for anyone who turns it on. A client's file can also be limited to chosen groups, and every open of it is recorded. The security page sets it out in plain words.
- **How do we get started with Compass by WattReach?** To start with Compass by WattReach, book a walkthrough: WattReach shows Compass with a sample firm like yours, then quotes a build and sets it up with you.

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