Time Tracking & Billing Software for Law Firms
Matter-aware timekeeping for firms that need billable hour capture, approvals, UTBMS codes, LEDES export, and trust accounting.
Why is timekeeping hard for law firms?
- Lawyers and paralegals often reconstruct time after the fact, reducing realization and increasing billing disputes.
- Matter rates, UTBMS codes, and LEDES requirements are hard to manage in generic time trackers.
- Trust accounting requires a separate audit trail from normal operating revenue.
Which Eclipse Timekeeping features map to those problems?
Reconstructed time creates leakage.
Live timers, weekly timesheets, approval workflows, and running timer visibility.
Legal invoices require matter context.
Matters, custom rates, UTBMS task/activity codes, and LEDES 1998B export.
Trust records need careful separation.
Trust accounts and append-only trust transaction records.
Original data point
Eclipse Systems' Phase 1 benchmark model estimates that a five-person small firm losing six minutes per biller per day to untracked work gives up roughly 110 billable hours per year.
What compliance issues should law firms consider?
ABA Model Rule 1.5 requires fees to be reasonable, and Rule 1.15 governs safekeeping property. Eclipse Timekeeping supports the records and workflows small firms need to document time, invoices, and trust movements.
Which plan should law firms choose?
Most law firms should start with the Legal plan because it matches the workflow described above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Eclipse Timekeeping useful for law firms?
Yes. Eclipse Timekeeping supports law firms with workflows for time capture, review, reporting, and plan-specific billing or workforce features.
What plan is best for law firms?
The recommended plan for this industry is Legal.
Can law firms use Eclipse Timekeeping for approvals?
Yes. Manager and admin workflows support review before entries are billed or reported.
Reviewed by Eclipse Systems Operations Team
Product and SEO review. Small-business timekeeping, legal billing workflows, and workforce operations.