AffiniPay and LexisNexis Announce LawPay for Juris to Serve Tech-Forward Law Firms

LawPay Integration with LexisNexis Juris Will Streamline Payment Processes for Law Firms and Offer Greater Payments Flexibility to Clients

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LexisNexis and AffiniPay have announced their partnership to advance the way law firms get paid by rolling out LawPay® for Juris®. Starting today, law firms using LexisNexis® Juris® 3.0 and above can offer their clients secure, integrated payment options through LawPay for Juris, including credit card, debit card and eCheck payments with the highest level of PCI compliance.

According to a recent TSYS survey, 75 percent of people now prefer to pay with a credit or debit card. On average, law firms that accept online payments using LawPay receive payment 39 percent faster.

“The overarching goal with Juris, and all of our legal business solutions, is to deliver greater efficiency, productivity, business insights and ease-of-use to our customers, which enables them to better serve their clients,” said George Tsivin, General Manager, Legal Business Solutions at LexisNexis. “LawPay for Juris facilitates and accelerates electronic payment acceptance for law firms while giving their clients greater flexibility in terms of how they want to pay. We’re excited for our collaboration with AffiniPay to make accepting payments easier for our users.”

With LawPay for Juris, firms can now streamline the posting of cash receipts for both operating and trust payments. This removes the manual processes associated with reconciliation and reduces opportunities for errors, while still maintaining compliance with bar regulations. With every transaction processed through LawPay for Juris, users now have the power to correctly separate earned and unearned fees in compliance with IOLTA guidelines. In addition, firms will now be able to process payments with features such as eCheck, QR codes and mobile app payments.

“In today’s constantly shifting legal environment, client-facing practitioners need to be singularly focused on providing outstanding legal services, which they can do by empowering back-office professionals with best-in-class payment solutions like LawPay for Juris,” said Meg Swanson, CMO of LawPay. “We are excited to collaborate with LexisNexis to provide a seamless payment solution for Juris users.”

To learn more about how LawPay for Juris can transform your billing process and boost your bottom line, visit lawpay.com/partners/juris/.

If you are a current LawPay customer and want to learn more about connecting your payments to Juris Financial Management, please contact [e-mail].

About Juris®
Juris financial management software has helped law firms for over 30 years, bringing law firms savings through efficient accounting and billing management, while reducing the overall time spent on collections activities. Largely used by legal administrators, Juris streamlines payables and accounts receivable, while giving detailed reporting insight.

About LexisNexis® Legal & Professional
LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 10,600 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About LawPay
LawPay was developed specifically to help law firms streamline billings and collections, providing a simple, secure solution for legal clients to pay their bills. LawPay is the industry leader in legal payments, providing a cost-effective solution for more than 50,000 law firms around the country. It's available through all 50 state bars, 60+ local and specialty bars and the ABA as a vetted and recommended payment solution for the legal industry. LawPay is also the ALA’s Exclusive VIP Partner for Payment Processing. Learn more at lawpay.com.