What would you do if your billing records were destroyed? You would have no idea which clients have paid, which still owe you money, or what your practice’s financial status was. Fires, natural disasters, computer viruses can all destroy your data. You need a disaster recovery plan and a cloud-based legal billing and accounting software produce like CosmoLex is a … Read More
Protect Client Privacy With Attorney Time And Billing Software
Confidentiality is one of the hallmarks of legal representation. Although attorney-client privilege generally refers to willful violation of confidentiality, law offices that fail to adequately protect client information may also find themselves in trouble. The stakes are even higher when lawyers deal with medical or financial information, as whole new sets of privacy laws come into play. It may surprise … Read More
CosmoLex Brings First Cloud-Based Legal Billing System with Fully Integrated Trust Accounting to Legal Professionals
Legal billing and trust accounting system designed to simplify daily administrative tasks for solo and small law firms to officially launch at ABA TECHSHOW 2014 NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – March 25, 2014 –CosmoLex, a cloud-based legal billing and trust accounting software, today announced it will officially launch the company’s flagship product at ABA TECHSHOW 2014, which will be held … Read More
Paperless Time And Billing Software For Lawyers Saves More Than Just Trees
Your law office is probably far less dependent on paper records than a practice would have been twenty or even ten years ago. Some attorneys, and not just the older ones, are resistant to let go of paper records and convert to attorney time and billing software. There is something visceral and comforting about holding a paper record in your … Read More
How Each Department Benefits From CosmoLex Law Practice Management Software
CosmoLex is designed not just for lawyers but for law firms. Our legal billing and accounting software simplifies operations in every department in your firm — even if you are a solo attorney who handles every job yourself. Here are just a few ways we streamline your practice. Attorneys spend less time on paperwork and more time practicing law. They … Read More
Time And Billing Software For Lawyers Of All Billing Models
One problem with using generic billing software is that it may not support the way you do business. Rather than trying to improvise a solution, use dedicated attorney time and billing software like CosmoLex that can handle all your billing needs. Hourly Rates – The billable hour is the classic legal billing system. All anyone has to do is pick … Read More
Legal Billing And Accounting Software Tips: Setting Up Your Timekeepers
Timekeepers are the core of the CosmoLex billing system. Anyone in your office who could incur a fee or expense — attorneys, paralegals, researchers, bookkeepers, etc. — should be entered here so all charges associated with a matter can easily be entered into the time and billing software. Entering New Timekeepers Click the Setup button along the top of the … Read More
The Three Types of Legal Billing Software
Technology has fundamentally changed many aspects of our personal and professional lives, including the management of law practices. Attorneys need specialized legal billing and accounting software to accommodate the unique needs of law practice but they need to be aware of the three types of products out there. Single-Computer Software The earliest attorney time and billing software packages were much … Read More
Are Law Firms Letting Technology Pass Them By?
Computer technology simplifies the modern law practice, letting attorneys focus on the law rather than on mundane administrative details. At least that’s the case when law firms actually use the technology available. Unfortunately despite the wide availability of reliable attorney time and billing software, many practices are still stuck in the Stone Age, and it’s hurting profits. Solo Firms: I … Read More
Why You Should Love Legal Practice Management Software – Even If You Hate Computers
Computers are so ubiquitous in our daily lives that it’s easy to forget that not everybody wants to use one in their jobs. You might find computers confusing or feel they depersonalize interactions too much. Whatever your concern, we’d like to take this opportunity to address reasons you might not want to try our legal software for attorneys. Computers Are … Read More