Law firms lose significant billable revenue when attorneys delay time entry or fail to capture brief client interactions throughout the day. MinuteDock helps you track every billable moment, from quick client emails to multi-hour depositions, so you can bill accurately and maximize revenue.
Delayed Time Entry Means Lost Billable Hours
When attorneys delay time entry until end of day, they lose 10-15% of billable hours trying to reconstruct which client called or which motion they drafted. Wait until week's end and revenue loss increases dramatically as details blur together across dozens of matters.
MinuteDock's Dock and Timer let you capture time instantly as you work, logging entries in seconds without breaking concentration. Your Timesheet maintains a complete record with full context, eliminating end-of-day reconstruction about which matter you were working on.
Brief Client Interactions Go Untracked and Unbilled
That three-minute email to opposing counsel, the seven-minute deposition scheduling call, the quick contract clause review between meetings. Individually they seem too small to track, but 15-30 emails daily and 10-20 quick calls easily add up to hours of billable time weekly that vanish when you think "I'll add it up later."
MinuteDock's natural language time entry makes capturing fractional time effortless. Type "7 min" or "0.1 hr" to add time without complex calculations. Your Timesheet accumulates time by Contact and Task, making those point-ones and point-twos visible and billable rather than forgotten.
Switching Between Multiple Matters Throughout the Day
Attorneys typically work on 5-10 different matters daily, like drafting a motion for Smith v. Jones, reviewing discovery for a bankruptcy case, taking calls about estate planning, then back to Smith for deposition prep. Traditional timers can't keep up with this pace, and manual reconstruction at day's end means guessing how much time went to which matter.
MinuteDock's redock feature lets you quickly resume previous Time Entries when returning to a matter after interruptions. Short Codes provide instant matter selection without scrolling through long Contact lists, and your Timesheet organizes entries automatically so you can review all work for a specific matter even when interrupted multiple times.
Law firms typically use MinuteDock Contacts for clients and Projects for individual matters or case numbers, enabling precise time tracking to specific matters while maintaining client-level reporting.
Distinguishing Billable from Non-Billable Work
Attorneys spend significant time on work that can't be billed to clients, like administrative tasks, business development, continuing education, and internal meetings. Without tracking non-billable time separately, you can't understand true utilization rates or accurately assess matter profitability.
MinuteDock lets you mark Tasks as unbillable, so these activities get tracked for internal analysis without appearing on client invoices. Unbillable Tasks still appear in your Reports for utilization analysis. Matter-specific work gets tracked under Contacts as billable, while general activities use unbillable Tasks for accurate distinction.
💡 Tip: Set up unbillable Tasks like #admin, #businessdev, and #cle early. Tracking both billable and non-billable time reveals where your workday actually goes and helps identify delegation opportunities.
Tracking Time Against Matter Budgets and Hour Caps
Large matters often come with agreed budgets or hour caps that require careful monitoring. Manually tracking progress against these limits creates additional administrative work while risking budget overruns that damage client relationships.
MinuteDock's Goals track progress automatically as you log time to matters with hour or dollar budgets. Reports show detailed breakdowns of time spent, helping you make informed decisions about matter staffing and client communication before overruns occur.
Sync Seamlessly with Your Accounting Software
Your time tracking should flow directly into your accounting system without duplicate data entry. MinuteDock's integrations mean invoices created from your tracked time sync automatically, giving you more time for billable work and less time on admin.
Available integrations:
After connecting your accounting software, you can create and sync invoices directly from your tracked time.
What You'll Achieve with MinuteDock
With real-time time tracking capturing every billable moment, you'll reclaim the 10-50% of revenue currently lost to delayed entry and forgotten interactions. Brief client interactions that once vanished now become billable line items, and end-of-day time reconstruction becomes unnecessary.
Reports showing time by Contact, Project, and Task reveal which practice areas and matter types actually drive firm profitability. You'll see exactly how much time different matter types consume, helping you price future similar work accurately and identify which cases to pursue.
Goals let you track time against matter budgets, giving you early warning when cases are approaching hour limits so you can adjust staffing or have budget conversations with clients. Tracking both billable and non-billable time shows where your workday actually goes, revealing utilization rates and delegation opportunities.
Get Started with MinuteDock
Not using MinuteDock yet? Start your free 14-day trial. No credit card required.
Essential setup:
Optimize your workflow: