In firms that work with clients on a time-based fee model (hourly billing), recording time is not only for internal invoicing. These clients regularly require a precise and defensible answer: exactly how many hours did this case take? How many lawyers worked on it? And what is the total value of that effort compared with the agreed fees? When time is recorded in separate sheets or days later, it becomes difficult for the firm to provide an accurate report, weakening its position with the client and exposing it to questions about whether the invoice reflects the actual effort performed.
The module enables time to be recorded against a case, consultation, or task for each lawyer separately, and consolidates those records into an overall view showing total hours for a case, the number of lawyers who worked on it, and how hours are distributed among them. It records activity, duration, and whether time is billable, supports review and approval, and can convert approved hours into an invoice or cost report when integration with Accounts is enabled. This allows the firm to answer hourly-billing clients with a precise documented figure rather than an estimate.
