Everhour adds timers, manual entries, billing rules, and reports to Basecamp projects used for legal work.
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Use this workflow to capture time on Basecamp to-dos used by attorneys, paralegals, operations staff, or outside contractors. The practical goal is a reviewable record that ties each entry to the work item that produced it, with the Basecamp project, to-do, date, duration, and note available for later billing or internal cost review.
For a law firm, the key split is billable client work versus non-billable administration, training, intake, or internal review. Everhour keeps billing setup in the project and task configuration: admins set project billing status, mark specific tasks non-billable inside billable projects, and use custom task rates when a time-and-materials matter needs different pricing.
A good entry starts from the Basecamp to-do where the work happens. The to-do already carries the work context: title, notes, assignee, subtasks, due date, and completion status. Everhour adds embedded tracking controls through its browser extension, so the person doing the work can start a timer or add time manually while staying in Basecamp.
A complete law-firm entry needs the to-do, project, date, duration, and a short note that explains the work in plain terms. A timer fits drafting, review, research, and other focused tasks. Manual entry fits work recorded after a meeting, call, or court-related activity, as long as the note states the work performed and the time stays attached to the right to-do.
Law-firm time falls apart when entries describe effort without enough context. "Work on matter" does not help a billing reviewer decide whether the time belongs on an invoice. A stronger note names the activity, such as reviewing client comments, preparing a filing checklist, or revising a contract section, while the attached Basecamp to-do preserves the matter and work-item context.
Billing status also needs a clear setup path. Everhour reports can separate Billable Time, Non-Billable Time, Billable Amount, and Cost, but those totals depend on project billing status, task-level non-billable marking, custom task rates, and member-rate exceptions. Law firms should define those rules before invoices or client reports use the tracked time.
A one-off time entry works when one person needs to record a small task and review it later. It is enough for a quick correction, a single internal note, or a narrow project where the reviewer only needs hours by person and date. Basecamp's own Timesheets workflow records date, hours worked, person, and optional notes, with project reports, cross-project reporting, and CSV export.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when multiple people log time across matters, billing rules differ by project or task, and partners need an approval trail before invoices or payroll review. Everhour adds approvals, locked periods, billable and non-billable reporting, budget alerts, and invoice-oriented reports so Basecamp to-do work becomes a durable record instead of a scattered log.
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Start from the Basecamp to-do that represents the legal task, then record the date, duration, person, and a note that describes the work performed. Keep the entry attached to the to-do instead of recording a detached daily total. That structure lets reviewers see the project, list, to-do, task status, and the narrative context behind the hours.
Timers suit focused work where the attorney or staff member starts and stops time while drafting, reviewing, researching, or preparing a task. Manual entries suit work remembered after a call, meeting, or interruption. The review standard stays the same: each entry needs the correct to-do, accurate duration, date, person, and a note that supports billing review.
Useful legal time entries connect the hours to the correct matter-level project, the specific to-do, the date, the person, and a concise work note. Billing review also needs the correct billable setup. Everhour handles that through project billing status, task-level non-billable marking, custom task rates, and member-rate exceptions rather than loose text labels.
Track the time against the Basecamp to-do that represents the work, even when the work started from a schedule event, message, or discussion. Everhour's documented Basecamp reporting fields center on projects, to-dos, lists, task IDs, and task status. A linked to-do gives the entry a stable reporting object for review and billing.
The weakest invoice support comes from detached or vague entries that do not identify the task behind the time. A daily total without a clear to-do and note forces reviewers to reconstruct the work later. Law firms should keep time attached to Basecamp to-dos and set billable status through the project and task rules before billing reports are used.
Everhour supports billable and non-billable time through project billing status, task-level non-billable controls, custom task rates, member-rate exceptions, and admin reports for Billable Time, Non-Billable Time, Billable Amount, and Cost. That setup lets a firm keep client-billable tasks and internal work visible without mixing them on billing reports.
Everhour Timesheets let users submit weekly project hours or working hours for review, and managers can approve, reject, or partially approve submitted time. Submitted and approved time is locked for regular members unless withdrawn or rejected, which helps a firm protect reviewed records before payroll, reporting, or invoice preparation.
Track Basecamp to-do time with billing rules, non-billable task controls, and reports that keep legal hours ready for review in Everhour.
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