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Case management that already knows how an Illinois PI file works.

Most legal software serves every practice area in every state, which means it's shaped like none of them. Longbow was built inside Chicago-area plaintiff practices — and it shows in exactly the places that cost you time.

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A file, start to finish

Follow one case through the software.

Rather than list modules, here's what actually changes at each stage of a matter.

Intake

A call becomes a file in one pass.

The intake wizard walks whoever picks up the phone through the questions that matter for that case type, runs the conflict check, and assigns the file number itself.

  • Quick or full intake — take the basics now, fill in the rest later
  • Steps that change by case type — auto, premises, comp
  • Conflict check with acknowledgment before the file opens
  • Leads tracked with SOL alerts before they're even cases
New Case Intake in Longbow

New Case Intake — the file number assigns itself

The working file

Everything about the case, in the case.

Email, texts, documents, notes, calendar, and chat all live on the file itself. Nothing gets forwarded to a folder and hoped about.

  • Outlook inbox inside the case, with AI suggesting where a message belongs
  • Court dates entered once, synced to Outlook automatically
  • Tabs that change based on whether it's a PI or comp file
A case file in Longbow with the Email tab open

One file — email, documents, calendar, settlement, portal, all on the same case

Keeping it moving

The checklist runs itself.

Playbooks apply the right task list to the right case type, workflow rules fire when conditions are met, and the case advances its own stage when the work is done.

  • Case health scoring that weighs PI and comp files differently
  • SOL risk surfaced firm-wide, including cases missing a statute
  • A "needs you" queue on every dashboard
Screenshot: task board / dashboard
Documents

Real Word, not a web imitation.

Draft in a full ribbon editor in the browser, or check the document out to desktop Word and save it straight back — with a Longbow add-in that puts merge codes inside Word itself.

  • AI classifies documents as they arrive and drafts from case data
  • Templates, merge codes, and reusable Quick Parts
  • E-signature sent and tracked without leaving the file
Screenshot: Word ribbon editor
Settlement

The Illinois math, built in.

Comp settlements calculate against IWCC rate schedules — scheduled PPD, person-as-a-whole, disfigurement, and wage differential under 820 ILCS 305/8(d)(1). PI has its own negotiation workup.

  • Specials, liens, and wage loss reconciled in one place
  • Damages summaries generated straight from case data
  • Firm-wide financial dashboard across seven views
Screenshot: comp settlement calculator
Why Longbow

Three things that are hard to copy.

IL

Illinois, specifically

Comp settlement math against IWCC rate schedules. SOL risk tracking. Lien resolution that reflects how these cases actually settle here.

MS

On the stack you already run

Your Microsoft account is your login. Your Outlook calendar and inbox are part of the case file, not a separate errand.

AI

AI where it earns its keep

Documents classify themselves as they arrive. Drafts build from case data. Ask a plain-English question about your contacts and get an answer. Woven into the file, not bolted on as a chatbot.

Pricing

Per user, per month. No quote required.

Every plan starts from the same base and adds what your practice actually uses. Client portal, training, case health, AI help, reports, and both settlement calculators are included at every tier.

Plan Price Built for
EssentialsEverything in the base plan, including client portal $85per user / mo Solo through three-attorney PI and comp practices
StandardAdds e-signature and client texting $105per user / mo Three to six attorneys who sign and text with clients
PI/WC GrowthAdds advanced intake and document content searchSoon $115per user / mo Marketing-driven intake and records-heavy caseloads
AI LitigationAdds medical chronology and demand generationSoon $220per user / mo Serious-injury and complex litigation practices
CompleteAdds firm knowledge base and API accessSoon $260per user / mo Multi-office firms integrating other systems

Items marked Soon are in active development. Plans that include them are available to reserve now at the listed price, and you won't be charged for a tier until the capability that defines it is in your hands.

Founding firms — 10 spots

Get in before everyone else, and help shape it.

We're taking ten firms into early access. You'll get the product free for your first 60 days after launch, a direct line to the development team, and real influence over what gets built next.

60 days

Free from the day your firm goes live — not from our launch date.

10 firms

Small enough that we can actually give each one attention.

Direct line

You talk to the development team, not a ticket queue.

Applications reviewed as they come in. We'll tell you either way within a week.

Nothing due today. We'd rather talk first and make sure Longbow actually fits your practice.