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Practice management for Ghana's lawyers

Practice law,
not paperwork.

Every client, matter, court date, document, and invoice — in one place built for the way Ghanaian lawyers actually work.

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opencounsel.jibiflow.com · matters · OC-2041
Matters / OC-2041Updated 8 min ago
Mensah v. Republic
Criminal appeal · Court of Appeal, Accra
Active Hearing in 6 daysLead: A. Boateng
Upcoming
Appeal hearing — Court of Appeal, Court 3Mon 10:00
File appellant's brief — deadlineThu
Activity
Notice of appeal added8m
2.5 hrs logged — case research1h

Built for purpose

Shaped by the way Ghanaian lawyers actually practise.

FIG 1.1
The matter is the unit
Every deadline, document, fee, and message attaches to a matter — so nothing is ever scattered across a phone, a drawer, and your memory.
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The practice is a network
Clients, matters, team members, and documents are interconnected. OpenCounsel makes the relationships visible so nothing falls through the gaps.
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Built for growth
From a solo practitioner to a full chambers. OpenCounsel scales with your practice — adding team members, matter volume, and billing complexity as you grow.

Ghana's court system

Every court in Ghana.
In your pocket.

OpenCounsel is pre-loaded with the full hierarchy of Ghanaian courts — sitting days, term dates, and filing deadlines for each level.

Apex

Supreme Court

Final appellate jurisdiction. Constitutional matters and fundamental rights.

Appellate

Court of Appeal

Civil and criminal appeals from the High Court and other tribunals.

Superior

High Court

Original jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. Probate and matrimonial.

Intermediate

Circuit Court

Criminal jurisdiction up to 10 years. Civil claims up to GH₵ 10,000.

Magistrate

District Court

Summary jurisdiction. Civil claims up to GH₵ 1,000. Family matters.

Specialist

Tribunal & Specialised

FCCOURT, Labour, Chieftaincy, Land, and Community tribunals.

Built for iPad

Your whole practice. In your bag.

OpenCounsel is designed iPad-first — the full practice system on a device you can take to court, chambers, and client meetings. Works offline. Syncs when you're back.

Offline-first
Full access to your matters and documents without connectivity.
Court-ready
Pull up a matter, check deadlines, and log time from the courtroom.
Syncs automatically
Every change syncs the moment you reconnect.
Ghana Card intake
Capture and verify client identity at the point of engagement.

GBA Compliant

Built in line with Ghana Bar Association rules and LI2423. No advertising, no lawyer discovery — strictly practice management.

Ghana Card Verified

Capture and verify your client's National ID at intake. NIA-verified, stored securely against the matter.

Mobile Money Native

Invoice and collect payment on MTN MoMo, Vodafone Cash, and AirtelTigo — the way Ghana actually pays.

Offline First

Power and data drop. Your practice does not. Work fully offline and sync the moment connectivity returns.

See it in action

See a matter come to life.

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Never miss a hearing.

Calendar & deadlines

Court dates that find you first.

Hearings, filing deadlines, and client meetings on one calendar — with reminders before they matter. The cost of a missed deadline is the case.

Court diaryDeadline alertsTeam scheduling
Week of 22 June — Accra
Mon
Mensah v. RepublicCourt of Appeal · 10:00
Tue
Client — AdjeiChambers · 14:00
Wed
Thu
File appellant's briefDeadline
Fri
Asante land matterHigh Court · 09:30
Get paid on MoMo.

Time & billing

Bill in minutes. Collect on mobile money.

Track time against a matter, turn it into an invoice, and let clients pay with MTN MoMo, Vodafone Cash, or AirtelTigo — without leaving OpenCounsel.

Time trackingOne-click invoicesMTN MoMoVodafone Cash
Invoice INV-0188 · Mensah v. Republic
GH₵ 4,200
MTN MoMoVodafone CashAirtelTigo
Case research — 2.5 hrsGH₵ 1,250
Drafting brief — 3.0 hrsGH₵ 1,500
Court attendance — 2.0 hrsGH₵ 1,450
Know your practice.

Dashboard

See the health of your practice at a glance.

Revenue, open matters, outstanding invoices, and upcoming deadlines — the numbers most Ghanaian practices never see because they live on paper.

Practice healthRevenue trendsOutstanding fees
Practice overview · June 2026
Billed this month
GH₵ 38.4k+18%
Open matters
27
Outstanding
GH₵ 12.1k

Security & confidentiality

Privilege is the point. We built for it.

Encrypted by default

Client data and documents encrypted in transit and at rest. Confidentiality is the foundation, not a feature.

Role-based access

Decide exactly who in your chambers sees which matters. Built for solo practitioners and growing teams alike.

Bar-aware by design

Strictly practice management. No advertising, no marketplace — aligned with GBA rule LI2423 from the ground up.

Pricing

Priced for a Ghanaian practice.

Start free. Upgrade when your practice grows. In cedis, with mobile-money billing built in.

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GH₵ 0
For practitioners getting organised.
  • Up to 10 matters
  • Clients & calendar
  • Document storage
  • Mobile app
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GH₵ 399/mo
For the busy solo practitioner.
  • Unlimited matters
  • Time tracking & invoices
  • Mobile-money collection
  • Priority email support
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GH₵ 649/mo
For the growing solo practice.
  • Everything in Counsel
  • Up to 3 team members
  • Practice dashboard
  • Advanced reporting
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Custom
For the established practitioner.
  • Unlimited team members
  • Dedicated onboarding
  • SLA & contracts
  • Custom integrations
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