Overview
LawPay (AffiniPay) is legal payments – trust + operating accounts, payment links, refunds. Compliant with state-bar trust accounting rules. The Automize LawPay connector covers these.
- Regions: US + Canada legal industry.
- Plans: Per-transaction.
Setting up the connection
Auth type: API Key.
- LawPay admin → API → token.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → LawPay. Paste token.
Find your credentials at https://www.lawpay.com/.
Rate limits
Per-account.
Data model
Legal payments:
Account ─┬─ Trust Accounts (IOLTA – client funds)
├─ Operating Accounts (firm revenue)
├─ Charges (transactions)
└─ RefundsAvailable operations
8 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Create Charge | General | Create a new charge |
| Create Payment Link | General | Create a payment link |
| Get Account | General | Get account details by ID |
| Get Charge | General | Get a charge by ID |
| List Accounts | General | List trust and operating accounts |
| List Charges | General | List all charges |
| List Payment Links | General | List all payment links |
| Refund Charge | General | Refund a charge (full or partial) |
Operations
Create Charge
Create a new charge
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Amount amount | Yes | number | |
Account Id account_id | Yes | text | |
Method method | Yes | text | |
Description description | Yes | text | |
Reference reference | Yes | text |
Tips
- amount + account (trust or operating) + customer.
- IOLTA compliance – charges to trust auto-flagged.
Create Payment Link
Create a payment link
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Amount amount | Yes | number | |
Account Id account_id | Yes | text | |
Description description | Yes | text | |
Reference reference | Yes | text |
Tips
- Hosted page customer pays via.
Get Account
Get account details by ID
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Account Id account_id | Yes | text |
Get Charge
Get a charge by ID
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Charge Id charge_id | Yes | text |
List Accounts
List trust and operating accounts
No input parameters.
List Charges
List all charges
No input parameters.
Tips
- Filter by date, account.
List Payment Links
List all payment links
No input parameters.
Refund Charge
Refund a charge (full or partial)
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Amount amount | Yes | number | |
Charge Id charge_id | Yes | text |
FAQ
- Trust vs Operating?
- Trust holds client funds (retainers). Operating holds firm revenue (fees). State bars require strict separation.