One interesting feature of Bill4Time is the scheduling ability. The two-way sync is something Ebillity has that Bill4Time doesn’t. Also, Bil4Time works one-way with QuickBooks – you can export Bill4Time info to QuickBooks, but not send QuickBooks information to Bill4Time. If you want to keep tabs of your trust accounts, you need to do it manually in QuickBooks. Your trust account tab in Bill4Time stays where it is. One issue though is that Bill4Time cannot transpose trust account information. How this works is that you can export Bill4Time entries as a file type that QuickBooks can read, and then import it into your QuickBooks software. ![]() In the competitors’ applications, you have to create each time entry one by one.īill4Time can integrate with the QuickBooks desktop and online versions. This is particularly useful if you are the type of user who creates entries all at once at the end of the day rather than keeping time as you go. From one screen you can create multiple time entries. Regarding timekeeping, you can batch your time entries (this is something not many of the others seem to have). While you may not need all of these features, they are at your disposal. Each individual matter has a dashboard screen where you can see not only related time entries, but schedules, documents, accounting and trust accounting, attorneys assigned to the matter, and their associated billing rates for the matter. Bill4Time is definitely the most feature-rich software for timekeeping and billing clients.īill4Time operates a lot like more full-featured case management software. Though, when I had a question about a particular feature, their support team was incredibly responsive.īill4Time was created with attorneys in mind, offering features that many attorneys would find helpful, and possibly essential. I didn’t need a “consultant” to train me how to use Bill4Time. It was fairly easy for me to get started. There’s also a very small learning curve with this and other cloud-based timekeeping / billing software. Realistically, it’s more likely that the server you installed in your office with out-of-date software and security updates is more vulnerable to attack than cloud-based software. While I am not your attorney and am not offering you legal advice, law firms are generally in compliance with the ABA model rules when they take “reasonable” precautions to protect their information (a good password helps). Some attorneys have irrational fears of cloud-based software, worried about the security or potential ethical issues. It’s secure, easy to use, easy to scale if I ever have more users, and the support is fantastic. ![]() Bill4Time is cloud-based, allowing you to easily take a free trial, try out their software, create your matters, log time, and bill your clients – from any computer, tablet, or phone.Īs I’ve mentioned before, I generally prefer cloud-based software for timekeeping and billing (software you access via the Internet rather than software installed on a server in your office). Bill4Time helps attorneys keep time on their matters and bill clients. ![]() ![]() Published by Jurispage | May 2014 by Andrew Cabassoįirst up in our attorney-tested law firm timekeeping and billing software comparison series is Bill4Time.
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