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How Attorneys Should Track Their Time

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Missing out on those billable hours causes a major issue—for the lawyer who may be in danger of losing their job for not having enough billable hours and for your firm, which needs to grow and counts on client-paid time for revenue. Missing hours also comes down to an accuracy problem. So, how do on-their-game lawyers track their time?

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Five Ways to Improve Time Tracking for Attorneys

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As an attorney, streamlining how you track billable hours is essential to achieving your full potential as a productivity powerhouse. By making every minute count and developing a robust system for time tracking, you will maximize your earnings and have more time for life outside the office (or the courtroom).

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Mastering Time Management: Leveraging Rocket Matter’s Time Tracking Essentials

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Time flies, especially in a busy law firm where every minute is spent on client consultations, drafting legal documents, court appearances, case research—and yes, the occasional YouTube video during break. But tracking and managing that time often slips through the cracks during the daily hustle.

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Legal Time Tracking Essential Insights: Overcoming Challenges in Implementing Effective Time Tracking Systems for Law Firms

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Yet the hurdles and objections voiced by lawyers are real concerns, even when it comes to proven tactics for increasing efficiency and profitability like time-tracking. They may worry they’ll be micromanaged, that it will take too much time, or not want to listen because they use alternative fees and flat fees anyway.

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10 Time-Tracking Habits to Start Today

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If you’re looking to save time and be more productive as a lawyer, look no further than developing stronger time management. The problems stem from a lawyer’s time-tracking habits—from Post-it notes to Excel, from an online or physical calendar, it can be very manual.

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Time Tracking Policies Every Law Firm Should Have

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Time is always in short supply, and there are always more tasks to check off your to-do list. From working with clients to juggling court appearances and operational work, the time that’s spent on every task directly affects your firm’s efficiency and bottom line. There’s more to time tracking than that.

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Maximize Your Billable Hours with These 10 Time Tracking Tips

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If you had a dollar for every time a lawyer wanted more time in the day…well, you’d probably have enough to retire. Time is always in short supply for law firms, especially for firms with limited resources. Here are 10 time tracking tips to maximize your billable hours today! For an even easier fix, though… 2.