Top Five Trends in Time-Billing Software

TechnoLawyer publisher Neil Squillante researched and wrote the recently published TL Research Buyer's Guide to Legal Billing Software, interviewing top consultants and executives at the major companies in that space. For this Friday Five, Neil puts what he learned into perspective for practicing lawyers. So, what do you need to know before spending on your firm's billing system?  I haven't billed my time since the late 1990s. Back then, I entered billable hours into the long-forgotten Mac version of Amicus Attorney. I think I was the only lawyer among more than 300 in the firm who used software for time entry. Each week, I printed a report and handed it to my assistant, who then entered it into the firm's accounting system. She loved not having to decipher handwriting like all the other assistants in the firm. While billing habits have (hopefully) improved since then, many law firms still leave money on the proverbial table because they don’t take advantage of the latest technologies. Here are the top five trends in time-billing software I discovered while researching the Buyer's Guide to Legal Billing Software ... READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Originally published September 13, 2013 0 1