Give clients easier ways to pay-and get paid instantly, every time.
Collect payments instantly- no more delays or follow-ups.
Accept credit, debit card payments from invoices, intake forms, or your client portal.
Take, track, and reconcile payments- directly in Smokeball.
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Data collected from online legal intake forms is instantly stored in Smokeball, reducing errors and manual data entry.
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Stay on top of new enquiries with alerts and real time reporting - helping you respond faster and secure more clients.
Leverage a collection of digital intake forms tailored to different practice areas and jurisdictions.
Today’s clients expect flexible, digital payment options—and firms that deliver get paid faster.
Smokeball Payments is an online payment system for legal firms. Enabling clients an easy way to pay online using Visa, Mastercard, or American Express—directly from an invoice, intake form, or client portal.
Collect payments at every stage of the client journey:
Smokeball Payments connects seamlessly with your billing, so everything stays in sync- no double handling or manual updates.
Easily take payments for consultations, retainers, plans, or trust deposits- and securely store cards to make future billing seamless.
With no monthly fees, you simply pay a small transaction percentage and per-payment fee- only when a client pays.
You can also choose to pass the transaction fee on to your client or absorb the cost yourself.
Digital intake forms offer several advantages over paper-based forms or manual intake processes.
Here’s why they are better:
1. Efficiency and time savings
2. Accuracy and reduced errors
3. Better client experience
Clients can submit information from anywhere, anytime, on any device.
For law firms, switching to digital intake forms is a no-brainer— it speeds up client onboarding, reduces administrative work, and delivers a professional, modern experience.
Smokeball Payments is Legal Payment Software that allows your firm to securely accept online credit, debit payments directly from invoices, intake forms, your client portal, or a secure link. It's designed for law firms and fully integrated into your Smokeball workflow.
Smokeball Payments helps your firm get paid faster and spend less time chasing invoices. It reduces admin, simplifies reconciliation, and gives clients more convenient ways to pay- leading to smoother billing and improved cash flow.
There are no monthly fees for Smokeball Payments. You simply pay a transaction percentage and a small per-transaction fee. See full pricing details here.
You can choose to absorb these fees or pass them on to your clients as a surcharge.
Clients can pay using credit or debit cards from Visa, Mastercard, or American Express. Payments can be made through digital invoices, online intake forms, QR codes on printed invoices, or directly via the client portal.
Yes. Payments enables you to collect payments to trust from your clients.
Payments are securely processed by FeeWise, our trusted legal payments partner. Your client's data is encrypted and handled in accordance with PCI DSS standards.
To apply, you must be an authorised principal who owns 25% or more of the firm. You'll need to provide basic firm and identification details, along with your nominated operating and/or trust account details.
Yes. Your firm can choose whether to absorb the transaction fee or pass it on to the client as a surcharge. This gives you flexibility over how payment costs are managed.
Yes. Payments are securely processed through FeeWise, a PCI DSS-compliant provider. Your client's card details are encrypted and never stored in Smokeball, ensuring a secure experience for both your firm and your clients.
Smokeball Payments is currently available to firms in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It's available to firms using eligible Smokeball plans. Access to apply is limited to principals who own at least 25% of the firm.
Smokeball integrates with both desktop and web-based Microsoft apps, depending on your plan:
Yes. Smokeball syncs with both Outlook desktop calendars and Outlook 365 web calendars, so your appointments and court dates are always kept up to date.
Here's a quick guide:
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