Lawcus + Microsoft Teams

Create Microsoft Teams channels for new Lawcus matters

Streamline your legal procedures with this effective workflow. Whenever there's a new matter in Lawcus, a dedicated channel is created in Microsoft Teams to discuss and collaborate on it. This helps in keeping your team in the loop and fosters enhanced communication around specific legal matters. You'll therefore be more organized and efficient, saving precious time usually spent manually creating channels for new matters.

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New Matter Created
Triggered when a new legal matter is opened in the system. Recommended for launching matter intake procedures, assigning legal teams, or initiating workflow automation.
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Create Channel
Creates a new channel within a team. Requires installation of the Zapier app from the Teams Store.
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Supported triggers and actions

Invoice State Changed
Triggers when the status of an invoice is updated (e.g., from Draft to Approved or from Sent to Paid). Use this trigger to monitor billing progress and automate workflows based on invoice state.
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Lead Not Hired
Triggers when a lead is marked as “Not Hired.” Helps you track lost opportunities and kick off follow-up workflows or reporting.
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Matter Closed
Triggers when a legal matter is marked as closed. Perfect for initiating post-matter processes like archiving, invoicing, or client follow-up.
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New Company Created
Triggered when a new organization or company contact is added. Facilitates streamlined integration with business contact records and supports corporate client onboarding processes.
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New Expense
Triggers when a new expense is logged. Use this to automate expense tracking, approvals, or syncing with accounting software.
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New Invoice Generated
Triggered when a new invoice is issued within the system. Enables downstream billing automation, financial tracking, and client notification processes.
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Lead Converted to Matter
Triggered when a lead is successfully converted into an active matter. Ensures smooth transition by initiating matter-specific processes, updating records, and assigning legal resources.
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New Person Created
Triggered when a new individual contact is added to the system. Ideal for syncing personal contact details across CRMs, initiating introductory communications, or updating client profiles.
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Task Completed
Triggers when a task’s status changes to “Completed.” Use this to update progress reports, trigger follow-up tasks, or notify stakeholders.
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- Workflow IdRequired
- Matter IdRequired
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- NameRequired
- Title
- Website
- Phone
- Phone Type
- Email
- Email Type
- Street
- City
- State
- Zip/Postal Code
- Country
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- TitleRequired
- Calendar
- Matter
- Start dateRequired
- End dateRequired
- Location
- Description
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- AmountRequired
- Matter/LeadRequired
- Timekeeper
- Activity Category
- UTBMS task code
- DateRequired
- Discount
- Description
- Private Note
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- CommentRequired
- Lead idRequired
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- MatterRequired
- CommentRequired
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- NameRequired
- Description
- WorkflowRequired
- StageRequired
- Billing TypeRequired
- Rate
- Client
- Open Date
- Country
- Due Date
- Close Date
- Practice
- Number
- Location
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- Timekeeper
- Matter/LeadRequired
- DateRequired
- Description
- Rate
- Discount
- Duration
- Activity Category
- UTBMS task code
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- IdRequired
- Lead Type
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email
- Phone
- Lead Source
- Referred by
- Description
- Street
- City
- State/Province
- Zip/Postal code
- Country
- Pipeline
- Stage
- Practice Area
- Location
- Responsible Attorney
- Originating Attorney
- Members
- Tags
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- IdRequired
- Company
- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Website
- Email
- Email Type
- Phone Number
- Phone Type
- Street
- City
- State
- Zip/Postal Code
- Country
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- Search ContactRequired
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- NameRequired
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- EmailRequired
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- Name or EmailRequired
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- TeamRequired
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- ChatRequired
- Exclude messages by you?
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- TeamRequired
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- TeamRequired
- ChannelRequired
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- Team MemberRequired
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- ChatRequired
- MessageRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Message Text Format
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- TeamRequired
- ChannelRequired
- Message IDRequired
- Message Text Format
- Reply ContentRequired
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- TeamRequired
- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Message Text Format
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- Send ToRequired
- Message Text (Optional)
- Card TypeRequired
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- TeamRequired
- Channel IDRequired
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- Chat IDRequired
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- Search byRequired
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- Stage
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- Workflow
- Stage
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New Communication
Triggers when a new communication is logged in the system (e.g., emails, calls, or messages). Ideal for keeping your team or CRM in sync with the latest client interactions.
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New Calendar Entry
Triggers when a new calendar event is added. Great for syncing schedules or creating reminders and alerts across platforms.
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New Flat Fee
Triggers when a new flat fee entry is created for a matter. Useful for billing automation or syncing pricing structures across tools.
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New Lead Created
Triggered when a new prospective client (lead) is added to the system. Supports immediate engagement through lead qualification workflows, outreach automation, or system-wide updates.
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New Matter Created
Triggered when a new legal matter is opened in the system. Recommended for launching matter intake procedures, assigning legal teams, or initiating workflow automation.
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New Task
Triggers when a new task is created within a matter or project. Use this to automate task notifications, assignments, or integrations with project tools.
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New Time Entry
Triggers when a new time entry is created. Helpful for syncing time logs with billing tools or tracking productivity in real-time.
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- Matter IdRequired
- Date of CommunicationRequired
- SubjectRequired
- BodyRequired
- Type of CommunicationRequired
- To (Contacts)
- To (Teammates)
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- ContactRequired
- CommentRequired
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- Timekeeper
- Matter/Lead
- DateRequired
- RateRequired
- QuantityRequired
- Discount
- Activity Category
- Public Note
- Private Note
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- First NameRequired
- Last NameRequired
- Phone
- Email
- Lead Source
- Referred by
- Street
- City
- State/Province
- Zip/Postal code
- Country
- Description
- StageRequired
- Practice Area
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- Company nameRequired
- Phone
- Email
- Lead Source
- Referred by
- Street
- City
- State/Province
- Zip/Postal code
- Country
- Description
- StageRequired
- Practice Area
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- NameRequired
- Description
- MatterRequired
- Due Date
- Assign Member
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- Company
- First NameRequired
- Last NameRequired
- Title
- Website
- Email
- Email Type
- Phone Number
- Phone Type
- Street
- City
- State
- Zip/Postal Code
- Country
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- IdRequired
- Name
- Title
- Website
- Phone
- Phone Type
- Email
- Email Type
- Street
- City
- State
- Zip/Postal Code
- Country
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- IdRequired
- Pipeline
- Stage
- Practice
- Client
- Name
- Description
- Open Date
- Due Date
- Close Date
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- idRequired
- Name
- Description
- Due Date
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- Invoice numberRequired
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- Search MatterRequired
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- WorkflowRequired
- NameRequired
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- NameRequired
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- TeamRequired
- ChannelRequired
- Member
- Highlight Word
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New Chat
Triggers when a new chat is created.
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- TeamRequired
- ChannelRequired
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- TeamRequired
- Channel NameRequired
- Description
- Favorite for All?
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- Team Member(s)Required
- Message Text Format
- Message TextRequired
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- TeamRequired
- Channel NameRequired
- Description
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- TeamRequired
- Public ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Message Text Format
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- ChatRequired
- Message Text Format
- Message TextRequired
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- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
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- TeamRequired
- ChannelRequired
- Message IDRequired
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- Chat IDRequired
- Message IDRequired
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- TeamRequired
- Channel NameRequired
- Include Archived Channels
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About Lawcus

Lawcus is a practice management tool that enables lawyers to organize matters and automate consistent processes to help deliver more with transparency and less effort.

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Lawcus + Microsoft Teams

Create Microsoft Teams channels for new Lawcus matters

Invoice State Changed

Lead Not Hired

Matter Closed

New Company Created

New Expense

New Invoice Generated

Lead Converted to Matter

New Person Created

Task Completed

User Activated Workflow

Create Company

Create Event

Create Flat Fee

Add Note to Lead

Add Note to Matter

Create Matter

Create Time Entry

Update Lead

Update Person Contact

Find Contact

Find Lead

Find Newest Matter by Client

Find User

New Channel

New Chat Message

New Team Member

New Reply to Message

Create One-on-One Chat

Edit Chat Message

Reply to Channel Message

Send Channel Message

Send Message with Card

Get Channel by ID

Get Chat by ID

Find Team Member

Lead Moved to Stage

Matter Moved to Stage

New Communication

New Calendar Entry

New Flat Fee

New Lead Created

New Matter Created

New Task

New Time Entry

Create Communication

Add Note to Contact

Create Expense Entry

Create Lead (Person)

Create Lead (Company)

Add Task to Matter

Create Person

Update Company

Update Matter

Update Task

Find Invoice

Find Matter

Find Stage on a Pipeline

Find Pipeline

New Channel Mention

New Chat

New Channel Message

Create Channel

Create Chat and Send Message

Create Private Channel

Send Bot Message

Send Chat Message

API Request (Beta)

Get Channel Message

Get Chat Message

Find Public Channels

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About Microsoft Teams

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