Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker API
Programmatically access Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker’s corporate legal datasets—matters, invoices (LEDES), accruals, budgets, law firms/timekeepers—and workflow tools via a stable REST API. Supergood builds and operates production-grade, unofficial Legal Tracker integrations so your team can automa
What is Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker?
Legal Tracker (formerly Serengeti Tracker) is an Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) platform for corporate legal departments. It powers matter management, e‑billing and LEDES validation, outside counsel guidelines enforcement, accrual and budget tracking, law firm and timekeeper rate management, and reporting.
Core product families include:
- Matter Management (intake, tracking, custom fields, phases/tasks)
- E‑Billing & Spend Management (LEDES validation, approvals, adjustments)
- Accruals & Budgets (forecasting, period tracking, variance reporting)
- Vendor & Timekeeper Management (firm onboarding, rate cards, roles)
- Compliance & Audit (OCG enforcement, audit trails, retention)
Common data entities:
- Matters (number, title, status, custom fields, practice area, business unit)
- Invoices (header and LEDES line items, taxes/adjustments, compliance flags)
- Firms and Timekeepers (roles, rate cards, effective dates, currencies)
- Accruals and Budgets (period start/end, amounts, variance, notes)
- Approvals and Workflows (queues, actions, comments, timestamps)
- Documents and Notes (attachments, guidelines, evidence)
The Legal Tracker Integration Challenge
Legal ops teams rely on Legal Tracker daily, but taking portal-centric workflows and making them API-driven is hard. Common pain points we hear from customers:
- Limited real-time API access: Many accounts primarily use reports/SFTP exports; public APIs may be restricted or vary by licensing
- Portal-first experiences: Matter intake, rate cards, and accrual capture live in the web app, slowing automation
- Complex enterprise security: MFA and network controls complicate headless session management
- E‑billing constraints: LEDES/UTBMS validations differ by OCG; error codes and line‑item adjustments require normalization
- Custom fields and configuration drift: Account-specific fields and workflows make consistent schemas challenging
- Attachments and artifacts: Retrieving invoice PDFs, LEDES files, and supporting documents programmatically isn’t straightforward
How Supergood Creates Legal Tracker APIs
Supergood reverse‑engineers authenticated browser flows and network interactions to deliver a resilient API endpoint layer for your Legal Tracker workflows.
- Handles username/password and MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) securely
- Maintains session continuity with automated refresh and change detection
- Normalizes responses (matters, invoices, accruals, rates) into consistent objects
- Aligns with customer entitlements and licensing constraints to ensure compliant access
Getting Started
- Schedule Integration Assessment
Book a 30‑minute session to confirm your product mix, licensing, and authentication model.
- Supergood Builds and Validates Your API
We deliver a hardened Legal Tracker adapter tailored to your workflows and entitlements.
- Deploy with Monitoring
Go live with continuous monitoring and automatic adjustments as Legal Tracker evolves.
API Endpoints
Authentication
/auth/sessionsEstablish a session using credentials. Supergood manages MFA (SMS, email, TOTP). Returns a short‑lived auth token maintained by the platform.
Authentication
/auth/sessions/refreshRefresh an existing token to keep sessions uninterrupted.
Matters
/mattersList matters with filters and normalized fields.
Matters
/mattersCreate or upsert a matter, including custom fields and guidelines.
Invoices
/invoicesRetrieve invoice headers and normalized LEDES line items.
Accruals
/accrualsSubmit or update accrual forecasts for a matter and period.
Use Cases
Matter Sync and Intake Automation
- Create or update matters with custom fields from your case system - Sync status, practice area, and business unit to keep records aligned - Attach guidelines and documents while maintaining audit trails
E‑Billing Workflow Orchestration
- Pull invoices and LEDES line items in real time - Apply automated compliance checks and route for approval or adjustment - Post decisions back to Legal Tracker and export evidence to ERP/AP
Accruals and Budgeting
- Collect monthly/quarterly accruals from firms via API - Compare forecasts to actuals and report variances by matter or practice area - Feed spend data into BI tools for dashboards and forecasting
Law Firm and Timekeeper Oversight
- Normalize timekeeper roles and rate cards across firms - Identify rate drift and enforce OCG limits programmatically - Generate firm scorecards with cycle time, compliance, and savings metrics
Technical Specifications
Authentication
Username/password with MFA (SMS, email, TOTP); supports service accounts or customer‑managed credentials
Response format
JSON with consistent resource schemas and pagination across matters, invoices, accruals, and firms
Rate limits
Tuned for enterprise throughput while honoring licensing and usage controls
Session management
Automatic reauth and cookie/session rotation with health checks
Data freshness
Near real‑time retrieval of matters, invoices, line items, and accruals
Security
Encrypted transport, scoped tokens, and audit logging; respects Legal Tracker entitlements
Webhooks
Optional asynchronous delivery for invoice updates and workflow events
Latency
Sub‑second responses for list/detail queries under normal load
Throughput
Designed for high‑volume invoice ingestion and matter sync pipelines
Reliability
Retry logic, backoff, and idempotency keys minimize duplicate actions
Adaptation
Continuous monitoring for UI/API changes with rapid adapter updates
Frequently asked questions
Supergood supports workflows across matter management, e‑billing, accruals/budgets, and firm/timekeeper management, subject to your licensing and entitlements. We scope coverage during integration assessment.
We support username/password + MFA (SMS, email, TOTP). Sessions are refreshed automatically with secure challenge handling.
Yes. Accruals and matter intake can be pushed via API, with normalization to your account’s custom fields and guidelines while complying with rate and licensing constraints.
We standardize line‑item schemas (task/activity, hours, rate, amount), timekeeper roles, and compliance flags into consistent objects, including error codes and suggested adjustments, so your downstream systems don’t need to handle account‑specific variations.