Overview
The Pay settings page lets firm Admins configure how clients pay, which payment methods are available, and the minimum and maximum limits applied across different payment surfaces. All settings are self-serve and take effect immediately when saved.
Before you start
You must be a Legl Admin
Navigate to Settings, then select Pay
How to configure Pay settings
Log in to the Legl Dashboard.
Go to Settings from the left-hand navigation menu.
Select Pay.
Under Payment configuration, locate the setting you want to change.
Toggle the switch on or off for the relevant option, or enter a value in the Payment limits fields.
Select Save limits to apply any limit changes.
You can update the following settings:
Payment methods
Toggle which payment types your firm accepts.
American Express – Allow clients to pay using American Express cards.
Payment products
Control additional payment functionality available to clients.
Payment plans – Allow clients to pay in instalments.
Payment settings
Control how certain payments are accepted.
International cards – Allow payments from cards issued outside the UK.
Payment limits
Use the Payment limits section to set minimum and maximum amounts across different payment surfaces. Leave a field blank to remove the cap, except where noted below.
Minimum payment amount: applies firm-wide to Pay requests, batch payments, and the pay portal when no portal-specific minimum is set. If a payment falls below this amount, card payment will not be offered to the client
Minimum pay portal payment: overrides the firm-wide minimum for pay portal payments. Falls back to the firm-wide minimum when blank
Maximum card payment: firm-wide cap for card payments (excludes phone payments). If a payment exceeds this limit, card payment will not be offered to the client. Leave blank for no cap
Maximum pay portal payment: overrides the firm-wide card maximum for pay portal payments. Falls back to the firm-wide maximum when blank
Maximum phone payment: cap for payments taken over the phone. This field is required and cannot be left blank
Maximum pay by bank payment: cap for Pay by Bank payments. If a payment exceeds this limit, Pay by Bank will not be offered to the client. Leave blank for no cap
What happens next
Changes to toggles take effect immediately. Payment limit changes take effect as soon as you select Save limits. Any payment that falls outside your configured limits will not be offered to the client at checkout.
Important information
Only Admins can update Pay settings
All changes apply firm-wide and affect future payments immediately
The Maximum phone payment field is required and cannot be left blank or cleared
Leave limit fields blank to remove the cap, except for Maximum phone payment
Some payment methods may have different processing fees depending on your agreement with Legl