Casetext Alternative
Casetext CoCounsel is US legal research AI with no Canadian trust accounting, no Ontario limitation period tracking, and no practice management. Atticus is AI-powered full practice management built specifically for Ontario solo and small law firms.
Casetext CoCounsel (now part of Thomson Reuters) is built around US case law research and US court filings. Ontario lawyers need software that handles Canadian trust accounting, LSO compliance, and Ontario court deadlines — not US Westlaw research.
Casetext has no trust accounting functionality. Ontario lawyers must comply with LSO By-Law 9 mixed trust account rules, Form 9 monthly reconciliation, and per-client trust ledgers. Atticus handles all of this natively with CAD-denominated accounts.
Atticus AI processes every document and audio file you upload — extracting deadlines, parties, damages, and action items — then answers questions grounded in your specific file. Casetext's CoCounsel is trained on generic legal databases, not your matter-specific documents.
The 2-year limitation period, 10-day municipal notice deadline, and 60-day construction lien preservation deadline are automatically flagged in Atticus. Casetext has no Ontario-specific deadline intelligence and no deadline tracking at all.
Atticus is complete practice management: client records, matter tracking, time logging, HST invoicing, trust accounting, conflict checking, and a client portal. Casetext is a research and drafting tool. Ontario lawyers need the full picture.
Atticus is $149 CAD per lawyer per month — designed and priced for the Canadian market. Casetext pricing is USD and designed for US law firms, creating currency risk and feature misalignment for Ontario users.
| Feature | Casetext | Atticus |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian trust accounting (By-Law 9) | ✗ | ✓ |
| HST billing support | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI grounded in your matter files | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ontario limitation period calculator | ✗ | ✓ |
| Automatic deadline extraction | ✗ | ✓ |
| Daily morning briefing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Matter and client management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time tracking and invoicing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Client portal with document upload | ✗ | ✓ |
| Conflict of interest checking | ✗ | ✓ |
| CAD pricing | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI legal research / document drafting | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI chat assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| 14-day free trial | ✗ | ✓ |
Built for Ontario. Priced in CAD. $149 per lawyer per month with a 14-day free trial — no credit card required.
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