Filevine Legal Practice Management API

Filevine REST API for legal case and practice management platform. Enables AI agents to manage case and project records, access contacts and party data, retrieve document metadata, track deadlines and calendar events, manage tasks and workflows, access custom field data across practice areas, and integrate legal operations data with external billing, CRM, and communication systems.

Evaluated Mar 07, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
56
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
73
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
67
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
22
Documentation
72
Error Messages
68
Auth Simplicity
65
Rate Limits
62

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
92
Auth Strength
70
Scope Granularity
65
Dep. Hygiene
65
Secret Handling
70

Attorney-client privileged and medical data. SOC2, HIPAA. OAuth2. US data residency only.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
72
Version Stability
68
Breaking Changes
62
Error Recovery
65
AF Security Reliability

Best When

A personal injury, mass tort, or litigation law firm using Filevine wants AI agents to automate case intake, deadline tracking, document management, and client communication workflows.

Avoid When

PRIVACY+PRIVILEGE: Case files contain attorney-client privileged communications and sensitive client personal and medical data. All integrations must maintain privilege protections and comply with state bar regulations.

Use Cases

  • Managing case records and contact data from legal operations automation agents
  • Retrieving deadlines and statute of limitations dates from legal calendar agents
  • Creating and updating tasks and workflows from legal process management agents
  • Accessing case financial and settlement data from law firm analytics agents

Not For

  • Corporate legal departments without law firm case management focus
  • Document management without case and matter workflow requirements
  • In-house counsel without client and opposing party management needs

Interface

REST API
Yes
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
Yes

Authentication

Methods: oauth
OAuth: Yes Scopes: Yes

Filevine uses OAuth 2.0 for API access. Firm-level credentials. Developer portal with sandbox environment. Scopes control access to case data, contacts, documents, and financial data.

Pricing

Model: enterprise
Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded 2013. Strong in personal injury and mass tort litigation. AI-native features for legal intake and document analysis. Significant venture backing.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
cursor
Idempotent
Partial
Retry Guidance
Documented

Known Gotchas

  • PRIVACY+PRIVILEGE: Attorney-client privilege applies to case communications — never expose to unauthorized parties
  • HIPAA compliance required for personal injury cases with medical records
  • No public MCP server — REST API with OAuth2
  • US data residency only — verify for international law firm offices
  • Custom field schema varies by practice area — API data model differs per firm configuration
  • Case data includes sensitive medical and financial settlement information

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-07.

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