The adoption of electronic time entry and e-billing applications has vastly improved the way law firms manage their most valuable commodity -- the billable hour. Replacing pen and paper with the PC represented an evolution that enabled firms to centralize and simplify the process of documenting and billing time. The added detail and speed these tools provide also improved collections.
Yet there's still reason and room to improve attorney speed, accuracy and satisfaction by further automating time management...
Time Builder provides an accurate journal of attorney activity by automatically monitoring and cross-referencing key productivity applications such as document management, email and phone systems. Directly integrating with market-leading time entry systems including Elite WebView and Advanced Productivity Software's DTE, it allows attorneys to more easily track and enter time, often capturing lost or overlooked activity. By reducing time tracking burdens, it increases attorney satisfaction while accelerating internal processes such as pre-bill review cycles.
A growing body of data reveals that timekeepers often misjudge, fail to record, or under-bill their activity. This means that attorneys often work longer and harder to meet their annual billing quotas and that the firm misses opportunities for even greater revenue. The impact of missing just a few scraps of time a day, compounded over the course of a year across multiple timekeepers is substantial. By automatically capturing attorney time and activity, Time Builder protects firms against lost or overlooked revenue.
There's nothing harder than trying to change attorney practices. Because it works with existing applications and processes, Time Builder complements and extends rather than replaces existing tools.
Time Builder is not "Big Brother." It doesn't log keystrokes. It's simply a tool that's designed to help attorneys be more efficient by consolidating information that already exists in firm applications. Users that wish to opt out can simply deactivate it through a straightforward, web-based management interface. They can also configure it to only monitor specific applications and even blacklist events that should not be tracked.
“Want to add .4 a day to your timesheets without doing additional work? I have, and I owe it all to Time Builder!"
-- Litigation Partner, AmLaw 20 Firm
"Our customers told us that capturing potential missed time would significantly improve firm profitability and attorney satisfaction. We assessed the time capture market and saw that IntApp was the clear leader, with numerous marquee customers and a stellar reputation for quality."
-- Senior vice president, Thomson Elite
"A sophisticated product that not only tracks attorney activity but also gives them the flexibility to edit and submit time to the accounting system."
-- Principal, Parker Houser Consulting
