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Use this page to structure legal time entries that can move from work capture to billing review. A usable entry identifies the client, matter, timekeeper, date, hours, narrative, rate, and task or activity code. That detail matters for firms that send LEDES 1998B e-bills, use ABA UTBMS codes, or need a clean record before payroll, invoicing, and profitability review.
For a litigation matter, a fee entry can carry a client ID, law-firm matter ID, date incurred, timekeeper name and classification, 1.2 billed hours, a USD rate, a short description, and a litigation task code. For U.S. payroll, covered employers also need accurate daily hours worked and total hours worked each workweek for employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions.
A legal time record starts with identity and timing: client, matter, timekeeper, date incurred, and hours. The narrative then explains the work in plain language, while rate, timekeeper classification, and billing status prepare the entry for invoice review. Matter identifiers deserve special attention because LEDES 1998B requires CLIENT_ID and LAW_FIRM_MATTER_ID and includes CLIENT_MATTER_ID where the client assigns that identifier.
LEDES 1998B also shows why decimal precision and rate review matter. For fee items, LINE_ITEM_NUMBER_OF_UNITS is the number of hours billed, and LINE_ITEM_TOTAL is calculated from unit cost, units, and any adjustment. A 1.2-hour fee line with the wrong rate or missing adjustment creates a billing problem even if the timer captured the work accurately.
Task and activity codes turn legal time into sortable billing data. ABA litigation UTBMS groups work by phases L100 through L500, from case assessment through appeal, with activity codes A101 through A111 and expense codes E101 through E124. ABA project UTBMS uses P100 through P800 for non-litigation work, including project administration, due diligence, strategy, document preparation, negotiation, completion, post-completion work, and maintenance or renewal.
Select codes before the matter produces a large volume of entries. The common mistake is writing a strong narrative and leaving the task or activity blank, then reconstructing codes during invoice cleanup. That cleanup slows billing, weakens budget comparison by litigation phase or project stage, and makes spend analysis less useful for clients and counsel.
A free, one-off tool is enough for a solo review, a corrected entry, or a small invoice batch that needs clean fields before export. It also works when a firm only needs to total this week's entries by client and matter. That approach breaks down when multiple timekeepers edit entries, rates change, approvals are required, or e-billing cleanup repeats every billing cycle.
A managed workflow fits ongoing legal operations where tracked task and project time must feed timesheets, reports, budgets, invoices, and payroll review. Everhour Time Tracking supports that workflow with timers, manual entries, approvals, locked periods, reminders, and timer rules, so a firm can review time before it becomes billing or payroll data.
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Use the fields that let an entry survive billing review: client, matter, timekeeper, date incurred, hours, narrative, rate, and task or activity code. LEDES 1998B fee lines include those elements through matter identifiers, timekeeper details, unit cost, line-item description, and task or activity code fields for standardized e-billing.
Yes. In the LEDES 1998B invoice specification, LINE_ITEM_NUMBER_OF_UNITS is the number of units billed, and fee items use that field as billed hours. The line total then comes from unit cost, units, and any adjustment, so an incorrect unit count or adjustment changes the billed amount.
Use the code set that matches the work type. ABA litigation UTBMS uses L100 through L500 for litigation phases, plus A101 through A111 activity codes and E101 through E124 expense codes. ABA project UTBMS uses P100 through P800 for non-litigation legal work such as due diligence, document preparation, negotiation, and maintenance or renewal.
Yes, under the federal baseline. The FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for nonexempt workers, but it does not require a specific clock, app, or form. For employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, records must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek.
No. The FLSA does not require overtime premium pay solely for Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular rest-day work. Covered nonexempt employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek at not less than one and one-half times the regular rate, unless another law or agreement adds a different rule.
Everhour Time Tracking lets legal teams log task and project hours with live timers or manual entries, including work captured inside supported project tools such as Asana, ClickUp, Jira, Monday, Notion, Trello, and others. Admins can use approvals, locked periods, reminders, and timer rules before time feeds billing or payroll review.
Everhour Reporting turns logged time, budgets, costs, and project data into customizable reports for billing review. A legal manager can build reports with columns such as client, member, billable time, labor costs, profit, invoice status, and budget metrics, then export them as CSV, Excel/XLSX, or PDF.
Track legal task and project work continuously with Everhour Time Tracking, then use approvals, locked periods, reminders, and timer rules before billing or payroll review. Everhour keeps legal time ready for review.
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