Features for partners, associates and clients
One Brief has a view for partners, one for associates and one for clients, all working from the same matters.
The screens below come from our demo firm. Every person, firm and case in them is invented.
Partner Portal
Everything across the firm: every matter, the team's work, today's hearings and what is ready to bill.
Daily Overview Beta
Start each day with a snapshot: today's cases, scheduled meetings, and priority tasks, all on one screen. Your morning briefing, ready automatically.
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Case Management Beta
Every case in one place: hearing history, documents, client details, assigned associates, and billing status, all searchable and organized.
Task Assignment Beta
Delegate to associates with clear deadlines. Track progress, review completions, redistribute workload as needed.
Associate Management
See each associate's matters and tasks, what is done and what is still open. See who's in court, who's in office and who's on leave today.
Calendar
Hearings and appointments across your firm on one month view. Switch to just the cause list or just appointments.
Client Directory
Client profiles with contact details, their cases, and a running account of invoices and payments.
Proceedings & Linked Matters
One matter can hold several proceedings, such as the original case and its appeal, each with its own court, case type and CNR. Link related matters so each one opens from the other.
Limitation Dates
When the court record shows a case has been disposed, One Brief suggests a last date to appeal or seek review, based on the case type. It is marked as advisory: a prompt to check and diarise the real deadline.
Billing & Finance Beta
Time logged after a hearing waits as unbilled work on the matter. Raise a GST invoice from it, and each invoice shows where it is: drafted, approved, sent or paid.
Track billable hours by associate and case, outstanding balances and payments received, and run financial reports.
Lotus Weaves: GST Appeal
1.5 h
Kavya Chinar · Hearing, stay application · 1 Oct 2026 · Unbilled
Invoice to Lotus WeavesINV/2026-27/0142
Professional fees, 1.5 h₹6,000.00
CGST @ 9%₹540.00
SGST @ 9%₹540.00
Total₹7,080.00
Where this invoice isPaid in full
- Drafted, doneKavya Chinar, 1 Oct 2026
- Approved, doneMeera Amaltas, 1 Oct 2026
- Sent, doneDue 15 Oct 2026
- Paid, done9 Oct 2026
Animation, eight seconds. After a hearing, Kavya Chinar logs 1.5 hours on Lotus Weaves. A GST invoice for 7,080 rupees is drafted from that time, and its progress rail moves from drafted, to approved by Meera Amaltas, to sent with payment due 15 October, to paid on 9 October: Paid in full.
Approval Rules
Decide who must approve an invoice, an expense or a billing worksheet before it goes ahead: a role or a named person, for the whole firm or for one client, and above an amount you set.
Expenses & Finance Reports
Record expenses against a matter and the firm's own running costs. See what each client owes and how long it has been outstanding.
For your accountant, download CSV registers for any period: invoices with the GST split, receipts with TDS, and, for GST-registered firms, credit notes.
Communications
Case-specific messaging keeps conversations organized and confidential. Review associate-client exchanges when needed.
Cause List Download
Print today's hearings, or the next 7, 14 or 30 days, on your firm's letterhead: grouped by date and court, with the case number and the advocates on each matter. It saves as a PDF.
Amaltas & Deodar, Advocates
CAUSE LIST
Thursday, 01 October 20263 hearings
| Case (per court) | Case no. | Advocate(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Madras High Court | ||
| Coral Bay Resorts v. State of Kerala | WP 18214/2026 | Kavya Chinar |
| Lotus Weaves v. Asst. Commissioner (GST) | WA 2210/2026 | Arjun Deodar |
| Commercial Court, Chennai | ||
| Saffron Logistics v. Harbour Freight Co | COMS 118/2026 | Priya Banyan |
Animation, five seconds. From the Print menu, Next 7 days is chosen, and a cause list prints on the firm's letterhead, each day's hearings grouped by court with the case number and advocate.
Court Tracking with eCourts Beta
Link a case by its CNR, or find it on eCourts by party, advocate or case number. Twice a day, at 7 AM and 7 PM, One Brief asks eCourts for a fresh copy of the cases that are due, timed around their hearings. Status, hearing dates and orders follow the court record, for High Courts and district courts alike.
On eCourts
Madras High Court
- CNR
- TNHC010482192025
- Next date
- 14-10-2026
- Latest order
- 30-09-2026, interim order
Court record
CNR
TNHC010482192025
Status
Pending
Next hearing (per court record)
14 Oct 2026
Next hearing (firm record)
14 Oct 2026
Orders
- 30 Sep 2026 · Interim orderView
- 16 Sep 2026 · OrderView
Court record as of 30 Sep 2026, 6:42 PM · last attempted 1 Oct 2026, 7:06 AM
- The court adds an order and a next date.
- At 7 AM, One Brief asks eCourts for a fresh copy.
- The update lands a few minutes later.
- The case card and the firm's hearings follow.
Associate Portal
The matters an associate is on, their tasks and deadlines, their calendar and the case chat.
Tasks
View all assigned tasks with deadlines and priority levels. Mark tasks complete and track your own progress.
Cases
Access details for every case you're involved in: hearing history, documents, client information, and billing status.
Attendance & Availability
Heading to court? Set your status to In Court, and partners and colleagues see it on the team's availability page. Mark yourself available, in a meeting, on leave or out of office the same way.
Current StatusIn Court
Status
In Court
Kavya Chinar · Associate · 10:00-18:00, Mon-Sat
Save Availability| Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Kavya Chinar | In Court |
| Meera Amaltas | Available |
| Vikram Sheesham | On Leave |
| Arjun Deodar | In Court |
Animation, four seconds. Kavya Chinar, an associate, picks In Court on her Availability page and saves. Her row on the team's availability table changes from Available to In Court.
Personal Calendar
Your schedule: hearings, meetings, deadlines, and reminders, filtered to show only what's relevant to you.
Designation & Role
Your profile reflects your position (Junior Associate, Senior Associate, or other designation) so responsibilities and permissions are clear.
Meetings
View and manage scheduled appointments with clients and/or partners. All in one place.
Secure Chat
Case-specific chat with team members. Keep discussions organized by matter.
Client Portal
Clients see their own matters: the next date, the documents you share, messages with the team and what is due.
Available on request: we switch it on when your firm is ready to invite clients.
Your Cases
View all matters you've engaged the firm for. Track hearing dates, case status, and key updates in one place.
Billing & Payments Beta
Clients see their invoices, which ones are paid, and what is still due, with a PDF of each.
Documents
Access case-related documents shared by your legal team. Download or review at any time, from any device.
Secure Messaging
Message your assigned associates or partners securely. Conversations organized by case for easy reference.
Seen only by you and your firm
Appointments
See upcoming meetings with your legal team. Request new appointments directly through the portal.
Across the Firm
How people sign in, what each role can do, a record of who changed what, and the ways to reach your firm's work away from the desk.
Two-Factor Sign-In
Confirm each sign-in with an authenticator app, with recovery codes, or with a code sent by email. Two-factor can be required for everyone in your firm.
People can also sign in with their Google account or Microsoft work account, as long as they are already on your firm's team.
Audit Log
A record of who did what: changes to matters, hearings, tasks, documents, invoices and permissions, with a short note of what changed. Filter by person, type or date, and export it as CSV.
Permissions by Role
Choose what each role in your firm can do: see billing, set rates, manage matters, see every matter, or manage the team. Partners always have full access.
On Your Phone
Add One Brief to your phone's home screen from the browser and it opens like an app. There is nothing to download from an app store. It needs an internet connection to show your firm's data.
Work from Claude or ChatGPT
Connect an AI assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT to One Brief, then ask about your matters, hearings, tasks and invoices in plain language. The assistant signs in as you and sees only what you can see.
Changes that matter, such as anything involving money, court dates, permanent deletions or what a client sees, are shown to you first and only go through when you confirm them. Your firm chooses who can use the assistant and whether it can only read or also make changes.