Legal Timekeeping Software

Manual time tracking is often inaccurate and cumbersome, especially when attorneys are in meetings, traveling, or in court. The most reliable approach is to utilize automatic timekeeping software for law firms. By instantly capturing matter activity on computers and mobile devices and logging the recorded time to the corresponding matter—even while working remotely—advanced timekeeping and billing tools can help attorneys more accurately capture, review, and bill time spent on matter activity.

Yes. LEAP’s time tracking tools, including AutoTime’s automatic time recording feature, can help attorneys and legal professionals track time more accurately. From reviewing legal documents to writing emails and taking phone calls, LEAP can help attorneys ensure time spent working on specific matters is accurately recorded in the background. LEAP's timekeeping tools work both on desktop and mobile devices.

By working with LEAP’s timesheet and billing features, legal professionals can simplify how they record billable hours and produce invoices for clients.

Yes. It is easy to add, subtract, and edit all recorded time related to a matter at any time.

Time tracking in LEAP is closely integrated with its financial workflow features to streamline a law firm’s end-to-end billing and invoicing process with:

• Direct Time Recording: Time spent while working on matter activities on a computer or mobile device, such as document creation and editing, client phone calls, email drafting, and more, can be automatically recorded within LEAP. This helps capture billable activities and attribute each to the appropriate matter.

• Automated Billing Entries: The time recorded on a matter can be converted into billing entries, and then invoiced, with a few clicks—reducing manual data entry and improving accuracy.

• Customizable Billing Rates: LEAP allows for customizable billing rates, so the time recorded can be billed at different rates depending on the client, case type, attorney, or service provided. This flexibility is essential for law firms that have varying billing structures.

• Real-Time Billing Updates: As time is recorded, billing information is automatically updated. This offers a real-time snapshot of billable activity, supporting more accurate financial planning and improved cash-flow management.

• Ease of Invoicing: LEAP’s legal accounting and online billing features allow for simplified invoice generation based on recorded time, streamlining the billing cycle from time tracking to invoice creation and dispatch.

Absolutely. For firms who bill on a fixed-fee basis, AutoTime provides valuable insights by tracking the time and resources devoted to each matter. These insights can help firms assess the true cost of work, evaluate profitability, adjust staffing needs, and refine pricing strategies. With clear data, fixed-fee firms can set rates more confidently and design their services to remain both competitive and sustainable.