Smokeball Training Resources

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
  • Navigating Smokeball
  • Creating your first matter
  • Managing documents and files in a matter
  • Generating legal documents and precedents
  • Managing emails related to a matter
Foundations 2: Essentials Training
  • Customising dashboards
  • Creating custom stages for matters
  • Managing tasks effectively in a matter
  • Scheduling and managing events, such as court dates, meetings, and deadlines
  • Capturing new leads and converting them into matters
  • Creating workflows to automate repetitive tasks and streamline processes
  • How to use Archie, your Smokeball AI Matter Assistant

Book a training session

Need assistance with a complex question or prefer to learn in person? Book a training session with one of our expert trainers.

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.
AutoTime This session is aimed at fee earners who time record.
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.
Precedent Training Learn how to manage the Precedent library, create and edit existing precedents and create your own with Basic automation fields.
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.
Additional Training Book this session to cover any non-Billing/client account feature training. Select from popular topics such as Lead management, Intake, Tasks & Workflows, Client Portal messaging, dashboards or anything you like!
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