TidyCal for lawyers
The consult request that arrives at 9pm should not wait for Monday
A setup for a small estate-planning practice: a free 15-minute call, a paid initial consultation, a few screening questions, and your approval before anything hits the calendar.
Free plan with no time limit. No card needed.
TidyCal is the best scheduling app for lawyers who charge for their time. Clients pay when they book, with packages and subscriptions on the Free plan, and Individual Lifetime is $29 once. Pick Calendly if you run inbound sales on Salesforce or HubSpot, and Acuity Scheduling if you sell gift certificates or run a waitlist.
Keep intake light
TidyCal is a scheduling tool, not practice management software. Keep booking questions to basics like contact details, the type of matter and names for a conflict check, and keep confidential details in your firm's own systems. Your bar's rules on advertising, fees and client intake still apply, so check them before you publish a booking page.
The 4 best scheduling apps for lawyers
I make TidyCal, so it's listed first. Each tool below says what it does better than us.
| # | Tool | Best for | Starts at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TidyCal Best value | Solo pros who charge for their time | $29 once |
| 2 | Calendly | Sales teams on Salesforce or HubSpot | $10/seat/mo |
| 3 | Acuity Scheduling | Appointment businesses with intake forms | $20/mo |
| 4 | SavvyCal | Consultants and sales reps with lots of 1:1 calls | $12/user/mo |
01
Best value
Best for: solo pros who charge for their time
- Price
- Free plan. Individual Lifetime is $29 once. Pro is $12 a month or $99 a year.
Free plan with paid bookings, packages and subscriptions. $29 once if you want more.
02
Best for: sales teams on Salesforce or HubSpot
- Price
- $10 per seat a month on Standard, billed yearly ($12 monthly). The free plan is one event type.
Familiar to clients. The free plan is one event type and payments need Standard at $10 per seat a month.
03
Best for: appointment businesses with intake forms
- Price
- No free plan, a 7-day trial. Starter is $20 a month ($16 billed yearly).
Strong intake forms, gift certificates and a waitlist. No free plan, from $20 a month.
04
Best for: consultants and sales reps with lots of 1:1 calls
- Price
- No free plan. Basic is $12 per user a month ($10 billed yearly).
Invitees overlay their calendar on yours. No free plan, and payments need Premium.
How a small firm might set it up
Hartley Estate Planning is made up. The flow is common for flat-fee practices.
| Booking type | Length | Price | Type | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free 15-minute call | 15 min | Free | Free, needs approval | Is this our kind of matter? Conflict check first. |
| Initial consultation | 60 min | $250 | Paid, needs approval | Credited toward the flat fee if they hire you. |
| Document signing | 45 min | Free | Free | For existing clients only. |
Example prices. Charge what you charge.
Screening questions
Three dropdown-heavy questions. They take a minute and save you a lot more.
- Type of matter (Will / Trust / Probate / Power of attorney / Other) On: Free 15-minute call
- Names of other people involved (for our conflict check) On: Free 15-minute call
- How did you find us? (Google / Referral / Another attorney / Other) On: Free 15-minute call
With manual approval on, nothing goes on the calendar until you have run the conflict check and said yes.
How a firm actually uses it
The booking page is embedded on the "Contact us" page of the firm's site. The phone number stays. The form just catches everyone who does not want to call.
A request comes in at 9pm: a trust, two named family members, found via Google. In the morning the paralegal runs the conflict check and approves it. TidyCal sends the confirmation.
The initial consultation is $250, paid at booking and credited toward the flat fee if they hire you. Paid consults show up. Free hour-long consults often do not.
For a partner and an associate, round robin spreads the free calls across both calendars.
Charge for the real consultation and credit it back if they hire you. It filters out free-advice shoppers, and it costs a real client nothing.
Settings
| Setting | What to set | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Manual approval | On for both consultations (Lifetime and Pro) | Conflict check before calendar. |
| Minimum notice | 24 hours; 48 for the paid consult | Time to review before you meet. |
| Buffer | 30 minutes after the paid consult | Notes and a follow-up email. |
| Reminders | 24 hours and 1 hour before (default) | On for every plan. Add texts on Agency Lifetime and Pro. |
For small firms
Round robin and a team page
Spread consultations across attorneys with round robin. Agency Lifetime covers up to 4 people; Pro has no seat fees.
Agency Lifetime and ProEmbed on your website
Put the booking page on your firm's website.
Free planPaid bookings with Stripe or PayPal
Take the consultation fee through Stripe or PayPal at booking.
Free planWhat TidyCal costs
Free, $0
Most of the setup above. Group classes, approvals, cancellation fees, booking limits and automatic video links need a paid plan. Not a trial.
Individual Lifetime, $29 once
Pay one time through AppSumo. Adds group bookings, custom reminders, automatic Zoom and Google Meet links, and 10 calendars.
Pro, $12/mo or $99/yr
All of it, with no TidyCal branding, unlimited calendars and team scheduling with no seat fees.
Stripe and PayPal charge their usual processing fees on paid bookings. On the Free plan, Stripe bookings also carry a 1% TidyCal platform fee. See payment fee details. Compare every plan.
How we checked
Every competitor price comes from that company's own pricing page, read on September 30, 2026, at the billing period shown next to it. Tools with no published price we could verify carry no dollar figure. The ranking is for lawyers who take bookings and charge for some of them. Nobody paid to be on this list. TidyCal's prices come straight from the plans we sell, so they match what you will pay, and the 1% platform fee on Stripe bookings is the live rate.
Questions lawyers ask us
Can I charge for an initial consultation?
Yes. Connect Stripe or PayPal and set a price on the consultation. Clients pay when they book. Paid bookings are on every plan, including Free.
Can I review requests before they are booked?
Yes, on the Lifetime and Pro plans. Turn on manual approval and a request only goes on your calendar after you accept it.
Can a small firm share one booking page?
Yes. Agency Lifetime (up to 4 people) and Pro include a team booking page, round robin and collective bookings. Pro does not charge per seat.
Can I add the booking page to my website?
Yes. Embed your booking page or a single booking type on any website. Embedding is on every plan.
Can clients reschedule a consultation themselves?
Yes. Every confirmation has a reschedule link. On the Lifetime and Pro plans you can block reschedules inside a set window before the meeting.
Do prospective clients need an account?
No. They click your link, pick a time and enter their name and email.
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