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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Trust management can be a headache but it doesn’t have to be. The system you use will dictate how difficult your escrow administration activities are. Outdated manual methods or generic software are only going to create problems. You are better of using legal billing and accounting software that includes trust management functions — software like […]

Some law firms take only a narrow range of cases but other practices prefer the financial stability of diversification. Different cases are suited to different fee structures and it is important for law firms to choose attorney time and billing software able to handle all of the practice’s billing needs. Here are the billing models […]