HR & People Operations

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Legal Teams

Lawcentr brings HR, payroll, leave, benefits, and confidential employee records into the same platform as your legal operations and finance, giving firms greater visibility, stronger compliance, and more efficient day-to-day administration.

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A successful law firm depends on more than great legal work. It depends on the people delivering it, from recruitment records and employment contracts to payroll, leave, statutory compliance, benefits, and confidential employee matters.

By bringing people management into the same platform as legal operations and finance, firms gain greater visibility, stronger compliance, and more efficient day-to-day administration across their entire workforce.

Human Resources

Manage Every Employee From Onboarding to Departure

Maintain complete employee records, employment history, contracts, statutory registrations, and organisational assignments through a secure, centralized employee management system.

Sensitive personnel information stays protected with encryption and role-based access, so the firm can manage its people with confidence.

Employee Profiles

Maintain complete profiles capturing personal details, roles, and employment status for every member of the firm.

Contracts & Salary History

Record employment contracts and track salary history across each employee’s tenure.

Amendments & Terminations

Manage contract amendments, promotions, and terminations with a clear, traceable record.

Organisation Structure

Model departments, positions, and the firm’s organisational structure in one place.

Reporting Hierarchy

Define reporting lines so responsibilities and oversight remain clear as teams grow.

Historical Assignments

Preserve historical employee assignments to maintain accurate employment history over time.

Bulk Employee Import

Onboard existing teams quickly through structured bulk employee import.

Encrypted Employee Information

Protect sensitive personnel data with encrypted, access-controlled employee records.

Benefits

Centralize employee information
Improve HR administration
Maintain accurate employment history
Support growing legal teams with structured workforce management

Manage every employee from onboarding to departure through one secure, centralized system, with confidential information always protected.

Leave & Attendance

Simplify Leave Administration End to End

Manage leave with configurable policies, automated balance tracking, approval workflows, and payroll integration.

Lawcentr keeps leave records connected to payroll calculations, helping firms manage employee availability while maintaining compliance with internal policies.

Configurable Leave Types

Define leave types that match your firm’s policies and statutory requirements.

Leave Balances

Track accrued, used, and remaining leave balances automatically for every employee.

Carry-Forward Rules

Apply carry-forward rules consistently so balances roll over according to policy.

Requests & Approvals

Manage leave requests through structured approval workflows.

Working-Day Calculations

Calculate leave using accurate working-day logic, excluding weekends and holidays.

Payroll Proration

Prorate unpaid leave directly into payroll calculations for accurate pay.

Leave History

Maintain a complete history of leave taken across the firm.

Policy Consistency

Apply leave policies uniformly to keep administration fair and predictable.

Benefits

Improve leave visibility
Reduce manual administration
Apply leave policies consistently
Ensure payroll accuracy

Keep leave records connected to payroll so balances, approvals, and pay always stay in sync.

Payroll & Compliance

Run Payroll Confidently and Stay Compliant

Process payroll with automated calculations, statutory deductions, approval workflows, accounting integration, and compliance reporting.

Lawcentr supports complete payroll processing, covering PAYE, NAPSA, NHIMA, payslips, and remittances, while helping firms meet statutory obligations and maintain accurate records.

Regular, Off-Cycle & Final Payroll

Run regular, off-cycle, and final payroll with automated calculations end to end.

PAYE Calculations

Compute PAYE and income tax deductions accurately for every payroll run.

Statutory Contributions

Manage NAPSA, NHIMA, and other statutory contributions with confidence.

Payroll Approvals

Route payroll through approval workflows before payments are released.

Payslip Generation

Generate secure payslips for employees each pay period.

Statutory Remittance Tracking

Track statutory remittances and reporting obligations in one place.

Accounting Integration

Post payroll journals directly into the firm’s accounting records.

Annual Statutory Certificates

Produce annual statutory certificates for compliance and employee records.

Benefits

Process payroll accurately
Reduce payroll administration
Improve statutory compliance
Strengthen financial controls
Integrate payroll with accounting
Maintain reliable payroll records

Automated calculations, statutory deductions, and payroll journals that post straight into your accounting, all in one connected system.

Employee Benefits & Financial Obligations

Manage Benefits and Obligations From One System

Track loans, salary advances, employer contributions, benefit plans, and payroll deductions while maintaining complete repayment histories and contribution records.

Every financial commitment stays connected to payroll, giving the firm a clear, accurate view of employee obligations and balances.

Employee Loans

Track employee loans with complete repayment schedules and outstanding balances.

Salary Advances

Manage salary advances and recover them automatically through payroll.

Garnishments

Administer garnishments and court-ordered deductions accurately.

Benefit Plans

Configure benefit plans and connect them to enrolled employees.

Benefit Providers

Manage benefit providers and their associated contribution arrangements.

Employer & Employee Contributions

Track both employer and employee contributions across benefit plans.

Automatic Payroll Deductions

Apply benefit and obligation deductions automatically within payroll.

Balances & Repayment History

Maintain outstanding balances and full repayment histories for every obligation.

Benefits

Improve financial transparency
Simplify benefit administration
Automate payroll deductions
Maintain accurate employee financial records

Loans, advances, and benefits that recover automatically through payroll, with full repayment histories retained.

Employee Records & Workplace Governance

Protect Confidential Records and Strengthen Governance

Maintain confidential employee documentation, compliance records, and workplace case management within a secure environment.

Lawcentr provides structured management of documents, disciplinary matters, and grievance cases while protecting confidential information through role-based access controls.

Employee Documents

Store confidential employee documents in a secure, structured environment.

Issue & Expiry Tracking

Track document issue and expiry dates across the workforce.

Automated Expiry Reminders

Receive automated reminders before important documents expire.

Disciplinary Cases

Manage disciplinary matters with structured, confidential case records.

Grievance Records

Record grievance cases and track them through to resolution.

Resolution Tracking

Follow disciplinary and grievance matters through every stage to resolution.

Confidential Employee Files

Protect confidential files through role-based access controls.

Secure Document Association

Associate documents securely with the right employees and records.

Benefits

Strengthen HR governance
Improve compliance
Protect confidential information
Maintain complete employee histories
Connected by Design

One Platform for Your Firm and Your People

Law firms rely on skilled professionals, support staff, finance teams, and administrators to deliver exceptional client service.

Lawcentr brings HR, payroll, legal operations, accounting, and financial management together, giving firms complete visibility across both their legal practice and their people.

When employee information, payroll, accounting, and legal operations work together, firms spend less time on administration and more time delivering outstanding legal services.

Payroll → Accounting

Payroll journals post directly into the firm’s ledgers.

Leave → Payroll

Unpaid leave prorates automatically into pay.

Employees → Matters

People connect to the legal work they deliver.

Benefits → Deductions

Loans and benefits recover through payroll automatically.

Statutory → Compliance

NAPSA, NHIMA, and PAYE tracked and remitted.

Records → Governance

Confidential files secured with role-based access.

Built for Modern Law Firms

Structured, Compliant, Efficient People Operations

Whether managing a small legal practice or a multi-office firm, Lawcentr helps you build structured, compliant, and efficient people operations without relying on disconnected HR and payroll systems, connecting your clients and matters to your employees and payroll within one secure platform.

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Manage HR, leave, payroll, benefits, and compliance from the same platform that runs your legal practice and finances.