Debt collection for Legal Practitioners

Unpaid legal invoices interrupt cash flow, increase WIP pressure and consume fee-earning time. Whether you are a sole practitioner, boutique firm or national practice, recovering overdue accounts requires professionalism and strict compliance. eCollect supports legal practitioners across Australia and New Zealand with structured, ethical and evidence-based recovery.

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Why legal practitioners need specialist debt recovery

Legal debts involve disclosure rules, cost agreements, interest entitlements and sensitive client relationships. Disputed fees, unpaid invoices, trust-to-office gaps and aged WIP require careful handling. Standard collection methods do not reflect legal compliance or professional conduct obligations. Specialist recovery ensures accurate communication, protects ongoing retainers and restores cash flow while maintaining your firm’s reputation.

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Our Legal Collections Process

A structured, compliant workflow designed for legal invoices, fee agreements, disputed costs and ongoing client-relationship considerations.

How we recover legal debts

  • Recovery of overdue invoices, fixed-fee arrangements and hourly rate disputes

  • Action on unpaid trust-to-office transfers and aged WIP

  • Sensitive management of active-matter clients with ongoing retainers

  • Review of cost agreements, interest and recoverable costs

  • Seamless escalation via E C Legal when litigation is required

We recover overdue legal fees while protecting client relationships and professional compliance.

Start Recovering Legal Debts

Your eCollect team specialised in Legal Practitioner collections

Dimitra Selemidis

Senior Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager – Your primary contact for onboarding, process design, training and integration. Commission-based and fully aligned with your outcomes.

Account Manager – A finance-specialised collector managing all recovery stages from lodgement to completion.

eCollect Senior Management – Available when additional oversight or escalation is required.

Why choose us

Every client is different, so we built our service to support you at every level.

Customer-First Approach

You’ll work with a real person, not a portal. Our team treats your debts like their own.

Real-Time Cloud Tracking

Monitor progress 24/7 from your dashboard — no chasing, no waiting.

Expert Recovery Team

Our in-house specialists are trained to act fast, negotiate smart, and collect more.

Industry partners who trusted our service

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eCollect sharper than your normal collection agency. They work your file from start to end and always keep you informed of their progress each step of the way to final collection. Your account manager is passionate and keen to bring you positive results.

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With many franchisees, we needed a partner who could assist with outstanding debts. eCollect provide a great solution, and franchisees find the help and support fast and simple.

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A solid outcome with 100% of the debt paid and a strong legal recovery. Their relentless follow-up and guidance from E C Legal delivered an excellent result.

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Frequently asked questions

Overdue invoices, fixed-fee arrears, hourly rate disputes, unpaid trust-to-office transfers, aged WIP and closed-file debts.

Yes. We review cost agreements free of charge to determine interest, enforceability and recoverable costs.

Absolutely. We manage active-matter arrears carefully to avoid jeopardising ongoing retainers.

Yes. We recover all debt sizes, from single invoices to multi-matter arrears.

No. You only pay commission when we successfully recover your money.

Immediately once required documents are provided.

Let’s recover your debts without the stress

We make debt recovery simple, fast and results-driven.
Upload your files, track progress in real-time and only pay when we collect.

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Trusted in Australia, New Zealand & Beyond

Melbourne
03 8611 2600

Level 9, 461 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Brisbane
07 3123 4031

Level 38/71 Eagle Street Brisbane QLD 4000

Auckland
+64 9 951 8000

27E/16 Gore Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010

UK - eRecoveries

erecoveries.co.uk

Our eRecoveries service based in UK applying high-end technology to cover the full receivables management process for you

Your Partners in Recovery

eCollect

Our core debt recovery and collection service, operating across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland.

E C Legal

Specialised legal services for debt and credit matters, trusted by clients throughout Australia.
eclegal.com.au

eReceivables

Designed for Australian receivables management and credit operations, uniting intelligent software with real operational expertise.
ereceivables.com.au

eRecoveries

Expanding our debt recovery expertise across the United Kingdom market, supported by advanced systems, industry trained specialists and a proven no-recovery, no-charge model.
erecoveries.co.uk