Does PCLaw offer a public API?
No. PCLaw — now operated by PCLaw | Time Matters LLC, a joint venture between LexisNexis and LEAP — does not publish a public API or developer documentation. There is no documented way for outside software to create transactions, costs, or ledger entries in PCLaw programmatically. The product's public materials are marketing pages; no developer portal exists.
What does no API mean for a law firm's expense workflow?
It means no card platform can claim a live, automatic sync into PCLaw. Firm card spend — filing fees, travel, client development, office costs — has to reach PCLaw either by manual entry or by file import into the on-premise system. Manual entry is where billable-cost leakage happens: a charge that never gets recorded against its matter is a cost the firm eats. The realistic goal is to automate everything upstream of the import so that recording is complete and the import itself is quick.
How does Vergo work with PCLaw?
Vergo integrates with PCLaw through custom-built CSV exports matched to the import format PCLaw expects. Attorneys and staff spend on Vergo cards; each transaction is captured at the point of sale with a receipt prompt and coded to the right general ledger account — and flagged to the right matter where it belongs — while the details are fresh. When your bookkeeper is ready to post, Vergo generates a structured CSV built for PCLaw's importer, so firm card activity comes into the books without re-keying.
Is a file-based workflow reliable for an on-premise system?
Yes — for on-premise software without a public API, a maintained file import is the dependable route, and it fits how PCLaw firms already work. The bookkeeper controls exactly when data enters the system, reviews it before posting, and keeps the on-premise database untouched by outside connections. The difference Vergo makes is what arrives in that file: coded, receipt-backed, matter-aware transactions instead of a raw card statement that someone has to decode line by line.
What should a firm ask a card vendor about PCLaw?
Ask precisely how transactions will reach PCLaw. An answer that implies an API connection describes something the vendor cannot document, because PCLaw publishes no API. The credible answer is a file workflow into the on-premise system — and the follow-ups that matter are whether the export matches PCLaw's import format, whether charges arrive coded to your GL accounts and matters, and whether receipts are attached before posting. That is the standard Vergo builds to for PCLaw firms.
Does PCLaw have a public API for integrations?
No. PCLaw, now under PCLaw | Time Matters LLC (a LexisNexis and LEAP joint venture), publishes no public API or developer documentation for third-party software.
How do card transactions get into PCLaw without an API?
By file import into the on-premise system. Vergo captures and codes firm card spend, then generates a custom-built CSV matched to PCLaw's import format.
Can card spend be tracked by matter?
Yes — in Vergo, transactions are coded to accounts and flagged to matters at the point of spend, so client costs are recorded before they can leak.
Does Vergo work with PCLaw?
Yes. Vergo provides custom CSV exports matched to PCLaw's import format, so coded, receipt-backed card transactions reach your books without manual re-keying.
