Everhour connects matter-based time entries to budgets and billing, while firms keep legal records precise and current.
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Law firms track time to produce usable billing records, not just weekly totals. A useful entry identifies the client, matter, date, timekeeper, work description, billable status, and rate or fee model. That structure supports invoice review, write-down decisions, and internal analysis before a client receives a bill.
The same record also supports payroll and wage-hour review for nonexempt staff. Under the FLSA, covered employers must keep accurate records for nonexempt workers, including hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. The law does not require one specific timekeeping system, but the method must produce complete and accurate records.
Contemporaneous entries are the cleanest source for legal bills. California State Bar fee-arbitration guidance treats chronological bills itemized by day and timekeeper as the standard form, and it views properly used start-stop timer records as stronger evidence than reconstructed entries created later from file activity.
Delayed entry also loses billable time. ABA GPSolo guidance quoted by the Association of Legal Administrators warns that waiting until the end of the day can lose 10%-15% of potential billable time, waiting 24 hours can lose about 25%, and waiting a week can lose about 50%. A short timer note after a client call beats a polished guess on Friday.
A legal time record needs a billing judgment, not just a duration. Case research, case development, client correspondence, client meetings, and case revisions are common billable categories. Internal reporting, internal emails, team meetings, networking, and administrative tasks usually belong outside the client invoice unless the fee agreement allows them.
Six-minute billing increments are common on hourly matters because they convert minutes into tenths of an hour. A 4-minute client email becomes 0.1 hour, while a 17-minute drafting task becomes 0.3 hour. The description still matters. A client can understand "revise motion argument section after partner comments" faster than "work on file."
A free weekly total works for a solo lawyer checking rough billable time or a small firm preparing a single invoice. It stops working once several timekeepers touch the same matter, budgets cap client spend, or partners need to see unbilled work before it becomes lockup.
Everhour Project Budgeting gives firms hour-based and money-based budgets, recurring budget periods, and threshold email alerts at 75%, 90%, 100%, or custom limits. That creates a managed workflow where matter time feeds budget review before billing, instead of waiting until invoice preparation to discover overruns.
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A complete law firm time entry should include the date, client, matter, timekeeper, work description, billable status, duration, and rate or fee model. Chronological entries by day and timekeeper make invoice review easier and create a clearer record if a client questions the bill.
Six-minute increments are common for hourly legal billing because they convert minutes into tenths of an hour, from 0.1 through 1.0. The engagement agreement controls the billing method, so flat-fee, contingency, or alternative-fee matters still need time records for staffing, profitability, and fee-reasonableness review.
Reconstructed time relies on memory, email trails, calendar events, and file activity after the work happened. That weakens accuracy. Contemporaneous records and properly used timer entries give the firm a better basis for invoice review, write-down decisions, and fee disputes.
Weekend work alone does not trigger federal overtime premium pay. Under the FLSA, 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.
Firms should track non-billable attorney time separately from client-billable work. Internal meetings, administrative tasks, networking, and internal reporting affect utilization and profitability, even when they do not appear on a client invoice. Clear categories prevent internal work from being billed by mistake.
Everhour Project Budgeting tracks hour-based and money-based budgets as people log time. A firm can set recurring budget periods, use client-level budgets across multiple projects, and send alerts when matter work reaches 75%, 90%, 100%, or a custom threshold.
Everhour Reporting turns logged time, budgets, costs, and project data into customizable reports with columns for client, project, member, billable time, labor costs, invoice status, and budget metrics. Firms can export reports as CSV, Excel/XLSX, or PDF for billing review and archive needs.
Track matter time before invoice review, set budget alerts, and keep billing decisions tied to current records. Everhour gives firms a clearer path from legal work to budget control.
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