Approvals where they matter most
Build approval steps directly into your onboarding and matter management processes.
From initial enquiry through to active clients and matters, Tessaract ensures the right checks happen at the right time, with clear sign-off from compliance before anything progresses. Approval workflows are built into the process itself, helping reduce risk, improve consistency and ensure nothing is overlooked.
Teams can see exactly what requires approval, who is responsible and what actions are outstanding, keeping work moving while maintaining full control and accountability.
Start work without breaking process
Keep work moving while compliance does its job.
Create draft clients and matters so your team can begin capturing information, documents and time entries, without fully activating records until approvals are complete.
Controlled client onboarding
Turn enquiries into draft clients and gather everything you need upfront.
Client records are only fully created once ID checks are complete and compliance has signed them off, helping you stay aligned with regulatory requirements.
Matter approvals, built in
Even with existing clients, compliance does not get bypassed.
Create draft matters and allow fee earners to start work, while ensuring AML checks are refreshed and approved before the matter goes live.
Smarter control over write-offs
Manage financial risk with tighter control over write-offs.
Tessaract helps ensure the right approvals are in place, particularly where client funds are involved, supporting compliance with regulations around holding and returning client money.
Compliance without compromise
Embed compliance into your workflows without slowing your firm down.
Approvals, checks and best practice controls happen in the background, giving your team the freedom to focus on delivering work while staying fully aligned with regulatory expectations.
By building compliance into everyday processes, Tessaract helps reduce risk, improve consistency and create a clear audit trail across your firm. The result is greater confidence for compliance teams and less administrative burden for fee earners, without introducing unnecessary friction into the way your firm operates.
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Legal tech insights from the Tessaract team
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