Comparison
ConflictCheck vs Clio
Clio is a broad practice management platform for firms of many sizes, while ConflictCheck does one job at intake and keeps the dated record that job produces.
Comparison
ConflictCheck vs MyCase: Where Each One Fits
MyCase is an all in one system for running a small firm, while ConflictCheck is a single screening step that runs before a matter exists anywhere.
The short answer
MyCase is built for small firms that want case management, client communication, and billing in one place, and for a firm that wants a single vendor across the whole practice it is a fair choice. ConflictCheck is not that and never will be. We are the better fit when the failure point is the first conversation: names captured in a legal pad, no record of the callers you turned away, and a search that only ever covers the client's own name. If both problems are live, run the screening step first and the case management second.
ConflictCheck and MyCase side by side
| What you are deciding | ConflictCheck | MyCase |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Screen an inquiry against every client, adverse party, and declined caller you have recorded. | Manage active cases and the communication around them for a small firm. |
| Firm profile assumed | Solo attorneys and two lawyer firms with no dedicated intake staff. | Small firms that want case, client, and billing workflows in a single system. |
| Point in the lifecycle | Before the matter is opened, while the caller is still on the phone. | Across the life of a matter that has already been accepted. |
| Handling of declined callers | Declined and no hire callers are first class records that stay searchable for Rule 1.18 questions. | Depends on how your firm decides to record leads and non clients in the system. |
| Names searched per inquiry | Client, spouses, adverse parties, insurers, lenders, and controlled entities in one pass. | Whatever your contact structure captures for that person or matter. |
| Evidence produced | A dated screening record naming the searcher, the terms, and the hits. | General activity history in line with the platform's own conventions. |
| Learning curve | One form and one result page, usable by a lawyer who never opens settings. | Broader, because the product covers much more of the practice. |
| Price shape | Flat monthly tiers at $49, $119, and $249 with no per matter charge. | See their current published plans on their own site. |
On the right is the kind of tool MyCase is and the job it is shaped around, rather than a list of what it includes at any given price. Any product moves on, so confirm the live details on their own pages first. ConflictCheck is published by MLJ, SASU and this page is written by Jimenez Julien.
Choose ConflictCheck when
- You take intake calls on your cell phone between hearings and need the check to happen then.
- You cannot presently produce a list of everyone who called you last year and was turned away.
- You bring in a contract attorney occasionally and need to know what they touched before.
- You want the screening question answered in under a minute without opening a case file.
Choose MyCase when
- You want case management, client messaging, and invoicing to come from a single vendor.
- Your clients expect a portal where they can see documents and pay from one place.
- You are building a small firm stack from scratch and prefer to start with one broad system.
What an all in one small firm platform is organized around
All in one legal platforms are organized around the matter. Once a case exists, everything hangs off it: documents, deadlines, messages, time, and invoices. That organizing idea is the reason the products work well for firms with active caseloads and clients who want a portal to log into.
The consequence is that the interesting work happens after the engagement letter is signed. Intake in that world is often treated as lead capture, which is a marketing concept about converting inquiries into clients. Conflict screening is a different concept about refusing to convert some of them, and the two goals pull in opposite directions on the same screen.
The gap between a lead and a matter
The riskiest people in a law firm's records are the ones who are neither. A caller who described their divorce for eleven minutes and then hired someone else is not a client and not a lead worth nurturing, but under Rule 1.18 they can still keep you off the other side of that case. If nothing in your system remembers them, your only defense is memory, and memory is what opposing counsel will try the motion on.
ConflictCheck treats that caller as a permanent, searchable record from the first minute of the call. The intake form captures who they are, who they are against, what confidential information they volunteered, and what you told them. Six months later, when the other spouse calls, the search returns the earlier inquiry and you have a real decision to make instead of a vague feeling that the name sounds familiar.
What a screening record has to prove later
A disqualification fight is not about whether you are honest. It is about what the record shows. The moving party will argue that a substantial relationship existed and that confidential information was likely shared. Your response is stronger when you can show what was searched, on what date, against which universe of names, and what the search returned.
That is why every ConflictCheck search produces a dated artifact rather than a screen you looked at once. The record names the person who ran it, the exact terms, the sources covered, and the outcome, including a clean result. A clean search that nobody wrote down is worth very little the day a judge asks about it.
Questions people ask before they choose
Is ConflictCheck a case management system?
No. It handles intake screening and the record that screening produces, and stops there. Firms that need case management usually pair us with a platform built for it, or keep the practice management system they already have.
How long does it take to get my history searchable?
Most solo firms import a client and matter spreadsheet and are screening the same day. If your closed files are on paper, start with the last five years of client and adverse party names, then add older matters as you touch them. A partial index used every day beats a complete one built next year.
Do I need to log callers I decline in the first thirty seconds?
Yes, and it takes about twenty seconds. Record the date, the names given, and whether they described any facts about the matter. Rule 1.18 duties attach to the conversation itself, so the short call is exactly the one people forget and later regret.
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Comparison
ConflictCheck vs Intapp
Intapp is a risk and intake platform built for large firms with dedicated staff, while ConflictCheck is built for the lawyer who does the screening personally.
See this head to head on your own closed files
Reading one product against another narrows the field, but the honest test is the names already sitting in your file drawer. Send a spreadsheet of clients and adverse parties before the call and we will run a live intake against it together. If the other product suits your practice better, we would rather tell you now than have you find out during a motion to withdraw.