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Mahkama
Legal operations for Qatar law firms

Every case, hearing and deadline in one calm workspace

Mahkama is the Arabic-first practice platform built around Qatar's courts. Cases, clients, hearings, tasks and documents live together, with firm-grade security from the first day.

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312

features mapped across the product

20

core capability areas in the pilot release

2

languages, Arabic first

2

calendars side by side, Hijri and Gregorian

Why firms choose Mahkama

Built for how Qatari practices actually work, not translated from a foreign template.

Arabic first

Every screen is designed right to left first, with Arabic typography given the same care as Latin. Switch to English at any time.

Built for Qatar's courts

Qatar's court structure, circuits and halls, Hijri and Gregorian dates, and the local holiday calendar are part of the product, not an afterthought.

Security by design

Each firm's data is isolated by the database itself, identity numbers are encrypted, two-step sign-in is built in, and every action is audited.

Deploy your way

Shared cloud, a dedicated instance, or your own servers, even fully offline. One product and one release for all of them.

Pilot release

The pilot release

Features bringing legal operations, client communication and finances into one workspace, from your first case to your firm’s growth.

My Day

A morning briefing for every lawyer and for the whole firm.

  • Today's hearings with court, circuit and hall

  • Overdue and upcoming tasks at a glance

  • Cases that still need a next hearing date

Case files

One complete file per case, from intake to judgment.

  • Stages, progress and claim amounts

  • Parties, legal team and court details

  • Activity timeline, hearings, tasks and documents

Clients

Individuals and companies with everything the firm knows about them.

  • QID and commercial registration numbers, encrypted

  • Contact people, phones and addresses

  • Every case of the client in one view

Hearings

The firm's hearing roll, day by day.

  • Daily and upcoming hearings across all cases

  • Record outcomes and adjournments in a few taps

  • Each hearing linked to its case file

Tasks

The work that keeps cases moving.

  • Assign with owners, priorities and due dates

  • Linked to the case they belong to

  • Overdue work surfaces automatically

Documents

Case documents stored safely next to the work.

  • Upload and organise files per case

  • Size limits and file-type checks on every upload

  • Stored per firm, never mixed with another firm's files

Instant search

Find anything from anywhere with one shortcut.

  • Clients, cases, QID numbers and phones

  • Partial matches in Arabic and English

  • Only ever searches your own firm's data

Firm administration

Owners and admins run the firm without calling support.

  • Members, roles and invitations

  • Firm branding and two-step sign-in policy

  • Approve support access and export all firm data

Personal workspace

Each lawyer sets up Mahkama their way.

  • Arabic or English, light or dark

  • Colour themes and compact density

  • Active sessions and two-step sign-in

Notifications and reminders

Nothing slips past a hearing or a due date.

  • Notification centre with a live bell

  • Automatic hearing and task reminders

  • Firm-wide reminder policies

Court deadlines

Procedural deadlines calculated, not remembered.

  • Deadlines computed from procedural events

  • Qatar public holidays taken into account

  • Acknowledgement and escalation when time runs short

Client updates

Keep clients informed on the channels they already use.

  • WhatsApp and email updates with recorded consent

  • Approved message templates in Arabic and English

  • One log of every message per case

Client reports

Professional case reports in the firm's own branding.

  • Drafts, review and issued versions

  • Rendered to PDF with the firm's letterhead

  • Shared through secure links

Audit trail

Full answers to who did what, and when.

  • Searchable history of every change

  • Tamper-evident chain verification

  • Exports for compliance reviews

Approvals and conflict checks

Firm controls built into the daily flow.

  • Configurable multi-step approval policies

  • Conflict-of-interest checks when cases open

  • Case closure and reopening with full history

AI legal assistant

Drafting and research help that cites its sources.

  • Drafts of memos, letters and powers of attorney

  • Answers backed by citations from Qatari law

  • Client data redacted before it leaves the firm

Client portal

Clients follow their own cases securely.

  • Case status and upcoming hearings

  • Shared documents and reports

  • Invoices and payments in one place

Time, billing and trust

The financial side of the practice.

  • Time tracking and fee agreements

  • Invoices and online payments

  • Client trust accounting

Mobile app

The firm in a lawyer's pocket, in court and on the move.

  • Today's hearings and tasks

  • Record hearing outcomes from the courtroom

  • Notifications on the phone

GCC expansion

Ready for more jurisdictions than Qatar.

  • Jurisdiction packs for courts and rules

  • Local identity numbers and calendars

  • Saudi Arabia first, then the wider Gulf

Every feature, all 312

The complete product plan across 25 areas, from the first case to the firm's books. Search it or open an area.

  • Email + password login

    Core
  • Magic-link login (passwordless)

    Core
  • TOTP 2FA (Google Authenticator / Authy)

    Core
  • Mandatory 2FA for Owner/Partner roles

    Core
  • Each firm isolated from every other firm in the database itself

    Core
  • Firm onboarding wizard (logo, CR, address, languages, currency)

    Core
  • User invite + role assignment

    Core
  • Roles: Owner, Partner, Lawyer, Paralegal, Accountant, Translator, Read-only, Client

    Core
  • Custom roles + granular permission matrix

    Advanced
  • SSO: Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace (SAML / OIDC)

    Advanced
  • SCIM provisioning

    Add-on
  • Ethical walls (Chinese walls per matter)

    Advanced
  • IP allowlist for office network

    Add-on
  • Session timeout + force re-auth on sensitive actions

    Core
  • Audit log of every login, role change, permission change

    Core

See Mahkama with your own eyes

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