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Maximize Your Billable Hours with These 10 Time Tracking Tips

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With automated time trackers, legal professionals can track time quickly and easily, whether they’re in the office or at the courthouse. By opening up your higher-billing team members to more billable time, you’ll increase profit. 10. This also leads to less time spent on awkward collections calls—a win for everyone involved.

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What Are Billable Hours? A Guide for Lawyers

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Not only that, but the specificity in legal management software allows a firm to know how much time is being spent on phone calls vs. research, how many hours are spent on non-billable time, etc., so that a firm can do an autopsy of its workflow and make tweaks to enhance productivity. What is a billable hour (and what isn’t)?

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Never Lose Billable Time Again with Automatic Time Tracking Applications

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With manual time tracking, firms can end up undercharging for their work when projects take more time than they should based on internal data. With automated time trackers, firms can understand exactly how much time it takes on average for each assistant, paralegal, attorney, and partner to accomplish specific tasks.

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The 5 Most Common Time and Billing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Administrative or clerical tasks shouldn’t be billed at the same rate that partners or associates charge for work that only they can do. This can be an issue for solo or small firms that don’t have a large admin team or paralegals.