Time Tracking, Billing, and Payments

When choosing legal billing software for legal teams, law firms and attorneys should consider the available software's features and functionality.

Timing software is handy for legal teams, allowing all parties to track billable hours and generate accurate invoices quickly. It’s also essential to ensure that legal billing software comes with comprehensive reports, such as reporting by client, solicitor, or code of activity; having these at hand can be invaluable in evaluating individual performance and team-wide progress.

Finally, legal teams should look for legal billing software that offers document management capabilities, allowing them to store paperwork and manage legal files more efficiently and securely.

For example, let's say you're a personal injury lawyer who often bills clients for time spent reviewing medical records. You want a legal billing software that can accurately track those billable hours and expenses, generate invoices that clearly list each charge, and integrate with your case management software to ensure everything is properly documented. This will help you streamline your billing process and ensure you're getting paid for all of your hard work.

Legal time and billing software can be a great asset to legal teams and law firms, significantly improving their management efficiency.

To get the most out of legal billing software, attorneys first need to research which legal time tracking and billing system best fit the specific size and needs of the firm.

Once you select the legal billing software for your business, such as legal suite or legal-specific practice management services, familiarize each employee in the legal team with its features.

Utilizing timing software for tracking legal invoices can help streamline attorneys’ operations by monitoring client timesheets, reporting on billings, preparing invoices quickly, simplifying payment processing, and boosting revenue from automated accounting.

Investing in legal time and billing software can make a big difference in improving law firm efficiency.

For example, A personal injury may want to set up custom billing rates for different types of cases, such as car accidents versus slips and falls. They can also use the software to track time spent on each case and generate detailed client invoices. By regularly reviewing reports and analytics, they can identify areas where they may be spending too much time on certain tasks and adjust their processes to improve efficiency. Integrating their time and billing software with their calendar can also help them avoid missing billable hours for meetings or court appearances.

Yes, legal billing software can help you track unbilled time and expenses to ensure nothing gets overlooked. With Filevines Legal Billing, you can easily capture and categorize all billable hours and expenses, including time spent on phone calls, research, and document preparation.

This information can be stored and Tagged inside your Filevine project, making it easy to review and ensure that all billable time and expenses have been recorded. Additionally, Filevine can provide you with automatic reminders to submit bills and alerts for any overdue invoices or unbilled time and expenses. This can help you stay on top of your billing and ensure you are getting paid for all your work.

For example, imagine you are a personal injury attorney working on a case that involves multiple billable hours and expenses, such as medical records, expert witness fees, and travel expenses. With legal billing software, you can easily track all of these expenses and ensure that they are included on your invoice to the client. Additionally, Filevines legal billing can provide you with reminders to submit the invoice and alert you to any outstanding or unbilled time and expenses. This can help you ensure that you are accurately and timely billing your client for all the work you have done.

Yes, Filevines legal billing software can automatically generate invoices for your clients based on the time entries you enter. This feature can save you a lot of time and effort, as you no longer need to manually create and send invoices to your clients.

With legal billing, you can set up billing rates for each timekeeper, track the time spent on each task, and generate invoices based on that information. You can also customize your invoices to include your firm's logo and branding, as well as any additional information you want to include. This feature can help you streamline your firm's billing process and improve your cash flow by ensuring timely payments from your clients.

For example, let's say you are a personal injury lawyer who has been working on a case for several months. You have been keeping track of your time and expenses inside of Filevine. Once the case is settled, you can generate an invoice for your client based on the time and expenses you have entered. The legal billing software will automatically calculate the total billable amount and create an invoice that you can send to your client. This saves you time and ensures that you are accurately billing your clients for the work you have done.

Yes, Filevine's Legal Time and Billing software integrates seamlessly with QuickBooks, one of the most popular accounting software options for businesses of all sizes. With this integration, you can easily transfer data between the two platforms, ensuring that your financial records are accurate and up-to-date. Our QuickBooks integration allows you to:

• Sync client and matter information between Filevine and QuickBooks


• Automatically import invoices and payments from QuickBooks into Filevine


• Export time entries and expenses from Filevine to QuickBooks

This integration eliminates the need for manual data entry and reduces the risk of errors, saving you time and increasing efficiency. With Filevine's Legal Time and Billing software and QuickBooks integration, you can focus on practicing law instead of managing your finances. And the best part is, the integration process is simple and straightforward, even for those who may not be tech-savvy.

View our Quickbooks Integration page to Learn more.