Best Legal Billing Software: What's Right for You?

It used to be that those involved in the legal profession had no choice but to draft their own bills of cost. Preparation and taxation of bills used to be an extremely time-consuming process required as a major part of law firms daily working procedures. Filing, Paperwork and the ubiquitous spreadsheet programs were the order of the day. Thankfully, in recent times, technological developments have simplified the process. Larger law firms are able to outsource to cost consultants, but smaller companies are often unable to budget for such costs. This is where designed around e-billing and timekeeping management can provide an answer.

Why should you use Legal invoicing software?

The ability to capture and monitor hours of billable time is a major part of the legal profession. It can be an extremely time-consuming and manual process in producing invoices. Legal billing software is designed to solve these problems. Let’s take a look below at some of the main benefits that legal billing programs should offer:

• Secure online access (SaaS)
• Simple client and contact lists creation
• User-friendly and requiring limited training
• Instantly retrieve data
• Security of a backup system if data becomes corrupted or lost
• Ability to bill multiple clients at the touch of a button
• Fully automated 
• Reduces time spent on billing drafting

What legal invoicing software is the right fit for you?

We are confident in , we know what they do and who they suit best, so let us give you our view on which software is right for your needs based on what’s out there at the moment.Here’s a quick rundown on the features list you can expect of each platform, what you should expect as standard when considering your legal billing software, and where each of their strengths lies...

Profit Protection

There are a variety of platforms out there who provide profit protection in claims management, it’s a fairly standard feature, so you should expect your billing software to provide this functionality by default

Net Positive

Be wary on this part, the only legal billing software we’re aware of that currently provides this feature is our own software. Our software providers will list a price close to our own, but that's likely their upfront annual price. team has been in the legal software industry for 15+ years, serving Fortune 500 clients, providing over $500M in added value.

offers this service, but we’re unable to locate any other legal billing software that also offers this partnership-style approach. What this means, in short, is our ability work with your team on features that are not present in , but would add value for your law firm. Available at a minimal cost.

, as far as we're aware. Mobile-enabled, on the other hand, is available across the range of platforms. We’re proud of our 5/5 star rating on our mobile-enabled functionality. Others vary in their ratings, but it’s worth checking them out along with what feedback they’ve received.

Automated Billing

We have machine learning baked into , which enables your law firm to avoid costly billing compliance mistakes. Some other platforms also have this functionality built-in. So if this is an important aspect for you, then watch this space on Bilr, or opt for another existing platform.

s://www.getbilr.com for the lowest priced platform. Abacus and MyCase however, do have some competitive pricing in this area.

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About the Author

 is co-founder and Chief Executive of , which designs, develops and deploys an array of in-house legal technology tools. He is the author of Timekeeping for Dummies, regularly speaks at conferences, panels and symposiums, a Global Director of the Hedge Fund Association, a recent recipient of the Keys to the County of Miami Dade. Gary has over 20 years experience in FinTech, specializing in spend, expense management, vendor and allocation and apportionment software solutions.