Law Firm Management Built to Order
Manage your law firm on Mac. Complete case management, time tracking, accounting and reporting. Build a system that works for you by adding only the modules you need.
Time Entry Module
The Time Entry Module is built-in to TimeNet Law. Below is an overview of the features included in this module:
Unlimited Clients & Matters
You can enter as many clients and matters into the system as you need. Even with huge databases and over large networks, TimeNet Law is fast and responsive.
Adding a Client in TimeNet Law
Unlimited Timekeepers
You can have as many timekeepers in the system as you need. Each timekeeper can have an unlimited number of billing rates with custom labels, and can have an ID, a position, and be either Active or Inactive.
Editing Timekeepers
Track Time, Fees, Expenses & Discounts
TimeNet Law makes it easy to track all of your expenses and time. Apply discounts in dollar amount or percentage amount, and control which slips are affected by the discount.
Adding Timekeeper, Additional Charge and Discount Slips
Task Timer & Time Rounding
TimeNet Law's built-in timer is very smart. It can automatically shut off if the computer goes idle, it can be controlled right from the menubar (TimeNet Law doesn't even have to be visible), and Smart Rounding automatically rounds your time every time the timer is paused, but reverts back to the actual time when you resume the timer.
Menu Bar Timer Control
Bill How You Want
Hourly Billing Flat Fee Billing Contingency Billing Group Billing Split Billing Between Parties Budget TrackingConflict of Interest Checks
Each client in TimeNet Law can have a list of conflicting parties and associated parties. When adding clients to the system, TimeNet Law always checks to be sure no conflicts exist.
A Conflict Notification
Address Book Integration
Quickly and easily add contacts from your address book. It's a snap to always keep your Mac, TimeNet Law and your iPhone synced.Create Beautiful Invoices
With the click of a button, turn your matters of time and expenses into beautiful, consistent invoices. Invoices can be e-mailed directly to clients.One Click Billing
If you have hundreds of matters to invoice, doing them one at a time would be a nightmare. TimeNet Law's bulk invoice creation allows you to invoice all work in progress with the click of a button. Set date filters to only invoice work in progress from a specific month, and even filter by timekeeper and slip type.
Creating Invoices in Bulk
In addition to creating bulk invoices with one click, you can also create statements of all outstanding invoices and a full balance due on one clean sheet.
Customizable Invoice Layout
TimeNet Law's invoices are highly customizable. Show only the information you want, use a graphical letterhead for your law firm, add custom headers and footers, configure to work with almost any window envelope and more.Password Protection
Lock your entire database with a password, or just protect certain matters with a password.Foreign Currency Support
If you are working for a client that uses a different currency that you, simply set that client's currency. TimeNet Law will show you everything in your currency, and print invoices and reports in that client's currency, even performing the amount conversion on the fly.Personal Assistant
TimeNet Law's Personal Assistant will help keep you focused. Quickly set a reminder that will alert you either in a set number of minutes, or at a specific time of day. Once the reminder is set, forget it and get back to work. Your Personal Assistant will remind you when the time is right.
Setting Reminders With the Personal Assistant
Lightening Fast Data Entry
Efficiency is incredibly important, and TimeNet Law has been built specifically with that in mind. There are keyboard shortcuts everywhere for power users. Intelligent date fields let you type things like "today", or "tomorrow", and common date ranges can be set with the click of a button.Quick Entry presets let you create a list of common tasks to quickly select from when adding slips to matters.
Text Substitutions let you define abbreviations that will auto-complete. For example, you could type "pcw" and TimeNet Law would enter it as "Phone Call With".
Keep Your Clients Up-to-Date with One Click
Accounting Module
Payment Application
Apply payments to invoices in any way you'd like. You can deposit them to a fund first and transfer them as you bill, apply them to all invoices, oldest invoices, individual invoices, etc. Track everything about the payment - type, details, who the payment came from and more.
Applying Payments in TimeNet Law
Client- and Matter-Level Accounts
TimeNet Law gives you three accounts for each client at the client level and three separate accounts for each matter:- Trust Fund Account lets you deposit and apply funds to the client or matter trust fund.
- Escrow Account lets you deposit and apply funds to the client or matter escrow fund.
- Unapplied Credits lets you deposit and apply funds to the client or matter general retainer fund.
Ledgers and Payment History
TimeNet Law keeps track of your complete payment history: deposits, withdrawals, transfers, applications, everything. Include Ledgers on invoices or use the Credit History* and Ledger History* Reports for even more detail (*Reporting Module Required).Automatic Bookkeeper
The Automatic Bookkeeper will automatically apply funds from a specific account to the balance of an invoice. You can set which account to use for the primary and optionally a backup funding source. These settings are configured globally, but can also be customized for each client. The Automatic Bookkeeper can be run manually with the click of a button, or can run automatically on each invoice (if the rules for the system/that client allow) as it is created. When used in conjunction with bulk invoice generation, Automatic Bookkeeper can shave hours off of time previously spent billing clients.Quick Payment Lookup
Enter a check number, a vendor name, transaction number, or any information pertaining to any payment in TimeNet Law and instantly see a concise breakdown of how the money was applied and how much (if any) of the original payment is left on file.
Internal Accounting
The Accounting section lets you keep track of bank accounts and operating accounts, categorize expenses and revenue and create Ledger Reports.
Reporting Module
Over 15 Powerful Reports, Including:
- Statement of Account Report
- Aged A/R Report
- Aged Work in Progress Report
- Revenue Allocation Report
- Credit Report
- Ledger History Report
- Net Investment Report
- Fully Customizable Client Report
- Timekeeper Report
- Monthly Report
- Slip Analysis Report
- Billed Fees & Disb Report
- Unbilled Fees & Disb Report
- Invoice Summary Report
- Firm Report (Month-by-Month Timekeeper/Client Reports)
- Trust Funds Report
- Escrow Funds Report
- Unapplied Credits Report
Date, Client, Matter and Group filters let you get exactly the information you need. Export reports, or copy-paste them to a spreadsheet, or generate beautiful PDFs that can be sent straight to clients. Use Groups to sort and subtotal Matters on reports. Color graphs for visual breakdowns of report data.Control Center Module
Full User Permission Settings
TimeNet Law Control Center allows you to give each user within TimeNet Law their own password and permission settings. You can create and edit presets to quickly set many users to a permission set. Even copy and paste one user to another for faster configuration.
Each user has client-level permissions. You can set any client in the system to No Access (that client will be completely invisible in the system to that user) or Read Only (matters can be opened but not saved).
Each user also has report-level permissions. Lock a user out of all reports, only allow access to specific reports, and lock access to the date range function.
Full Auditing System
TimeNet Law Control Center keeps a log of all things done in the system: items created, items modified, items deleted. Each time a change is made in the system, this change is logged to the Auditing System. You can see exactly what was created/deleted/changed, when the change occurred and who made the change.
Task Code Module
Billing in Standardized Format
Task Code billing allows you to select your tasks and expenses from pre-defined lists, using the Uniform Task Based Management System (UTBMS). This reduces user input error and allows for compatibility with Electronic Billing services.LEDES98B Invoice Generation
Generate invoices in LEDES98B format with one click. TimeNet Law's LEDES Validator will immediately warn you of potential issues:
Task Code Categories
The Task Code Module includes the complete Activity Code set, plus six categories of Task Codes:- Bankruptcy Task Codes
- Counseling Task Codes
- Litigation Task Codes
- Patent Task Codes
- Project Task Codes
- TradeMark Task Codes