Legal Integration
Best AI Assistant for Smokeball
Carly is an AI assistant that connects to Smokeball so you can open matters, add contacts, log activity, and create tasks — all by email or text. No logging into Smokeball between client meetings and court dates.
Try Carly →What Carly can do with Smokeball
Add matter notes after every meeting
Text Carly what happened — client instructions, deposition takeaways, next steps — and she adds a note to the right matter in Smokeball so the file reflects the work while it's fresh.
Open new matters and contacts at intake
Email Carly a new client's details and matter type and she creates the contact and opens the matter in Smokeball, so intake doesn't wait until you're back at your desk.
Create tasks for the next step
Tell Carly to add a task like "draft the demand letter by Thursday" to a matter and she creates it in Smokeball, keeping deadlines and next steps on the record instead of in your head.
Check where a matter stands on demand
Ask Carly for a matter's status, contacts, or open tasks and she pulls it from Smokeball and sends it by email or text — no opening the desktop app to get a quick answer.
Why law firms are using AI alongside Smokeball
Smokeball is built around matter management, automatic time tracking, and document automation — it captures time in the background while you work and pushes documents through templates so the firm isn't rekeying client details. But the record is only as good as the matters, contacts, tasks, and notes behind it, and that context still has to get in somehow. When a lawyer is out of the office, adding a contact or noting the next step on a matter usually waits until they're back at the desktop.
An AI tool that works with Smokeball should let attorneys and paralegals capture that context in the moment — right after a meeting, between appearances — without stopping to open the software. When adding a matter note or a task is as quick as sending a text, the matter file stays complete and the automatic time tracking has accurate work to sit against.
How Carly works as your AI Smokeball assistant
Carly connects to your Smokeball account through the API. Once connected, you manage matters, contacts, tasks, and notes over email or text — like having a legal assistant who keeps the matter file current while Smokeball handles time tracking and documents.
Just left a client meeting? Text Carly to add a note to the matter and create a task for the next step, and she records both in Smokeball. New matter walking in the door? Email Carly the client and matter details and she creates the contact and opens the matter. Need to know where a matter stands? Ask Carly and she pulls the status, contacts, and open tasks from Smokeball.
Because Carly works from outside Smokeball, she can also line your matter data up against your calendar and email — checking whether a client has an appearance coming up, or pulling recent correspondence next to their Smokeball matter before you follow up.
Who uses Carly with Smokeball
Small-firm attorneys who rely on Smokeball's automatic time tracking but still need matters, contacts, and tasks kept up to date without sitting at a desktop. Paralegals and legal assistants who manage matter notes, intake, and next-step tasks and don't want to be tied to a screen all day. Office managers who want consistent matter records across the firm without chasing the team for updates. If your firm runs on Smokeball but the manual updates lag behind the work, Carly keeps the matter files current from wherever you are.
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How to connect Smokeball to Carly
Sign up for Carly
Create your account in under 2 minutes.
Connect Smokeball
Authorize the Smokeball integration from your Carly dashboard. One click, and you're connected.
Start giving instructions
Email or text Carly with what you need done in Smokeball. She handles the rest.
Automate Smokeball in 2 minutes
No complex setup. No code. Just tell Carly what you need.
Get Started →Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI tool for Smokeball?
Carly is an AI assistant that connects to Smokeball and lets you open matters, add contacts, log activity, and create tasks — all by email or text. She works from outside Smokeball, so you can keep your matter files current from court, the car, or between client meetings without opening the desktop app.
Can AI keep Smokeball matters up to date?
Yes. With Carly, you text or email something like "add a note to the Whitfield matter and create a task to draft the will by Friday" and Carly makes the updates in Smokeball within seconds. Smokeball handles automatic time tracking and documents; Carly keeps the matter notes, contacts, and tasks current from wherever you are.
How does Carly connect to Smokeball?
In your Carly dashboard at carlyassistant.com/integrations, connect Smokeball with your API key. Once connected, Carly can open matters, add contacts and notes, create tasks, and pull matter details from your Smokeball account.
Can Carly open new matters and contacts in Smokeball?
Yes. Email or text Carly a new client's details and the matter type and she creates the contact and opens the matter in Smokeball. Intake gets started the moment the client reaches out, not whenever you next get back to the desktop.
Can Carly pull matter details from Smokeball?
Carly can pull matter statuses, contacts, notes, and open tasks from Smokeball on demand. Ask her where a matter stands or what's coming up and she sends it to you by email or text.
Is Carly different from Smokeball's built-in automation?
Yes. Smokeball's automatic time tracking and document automation run inside the platform. Carly is an external assistant you email or text — she gives you on-demand access to your matters, contacts, and tasks from anywhere and lets you update them without logging in. She also connects Smokeball to 200+ other tools.
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