Get started with the basics and essentials of Smokeball with our range of self-paced training resources.
If you have any questions, please reach out to your Account Manager or Onboarding Specialist.
Self-guided courses
If you prefer to learn on your own schedule, or if you are looking for a way to reinforce what you learned with our trainers, then our self-guided Smokeball Academy courses are for you. The Smokeball Academy empowers you to master Smokeball at your own pace.
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| Course | What you will learn |
| Foundations 1: Basics Training |
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| Foundations 2: Essentials Training |
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| Topic | Description |
| Smokeball Foundations | Let's set the foundations and get you started with Smokeball. Learn how to navigate Smokeball, create matters, use the precedent library, with document & email management. |
| Smokeball Building on Foundations | We have set the foundations, now we start to build. We will start with a Q&A, and move onto what is important to you to cover next. We suggest Calendar management, Tasks & Workflows, phone messages, however we can work at your pace with what is important to you. |
| Client Account Training | In this session we will take you through client account postings, reconciling, including adding adjustments if required. |
| Invoice Training | This session is aimed at anyone who is going to be entering fees & cost recoveries, raising invoices and applying payments to invoices. |
| Invoicing Q&A - 30 mins | An opportunity to ask all the Smokeball Billing related questions that you may have, and likely pick up some handy tips from our team along the way. |
| Invoicing Q&A - 1 hr | An opportunity to ask all the Smokeball Billing related questions that you may have, and likely pick up some handy tips from our team along the way. |
| Completion Statement Training | In this session we will go over how to enter data and create Completion Statements (Apportionment Statements) in Smokeball |
| Precedent Training | Learn how to manage the Precedent library, create and edit existing precedents and create your own with Basic automation fields. |
| Archie Training | Learn how to use Archie, your Smokeball AI Matter Assistant. |
| Safe Custody Register | Learn how to keep records or documents held by your firm on behalf of clients. |
| Workflows & Working with Tasks Training | Learn how to set up workflows and work with tasks. |
| Dashboard Training | Learn how you can create and amend your dashboards. |
| Intake Forms - Leads & Matters | Learn how to create and use forms for client information intake, whether using leads, existing matters, or both. See the information automatically populate, save time & reduce errors. |
| Leads Management Training | Learn how to create and manage leads in Smokeball. This includes Intake forms and customising the dashboard. |
| Q&A - 30 mins | An opportunity to ask all the Smokeball related questions that you may have, and likely pick up some handy tips from our team along the way. |
| Q&A - 1 hour | Have lots of questions? Here is an opportunity to ask all the Smokeball related questions that you may have, and likely pick up some handy tips from our team along the way. |