Law firms and legal ops teams win when client intake, matters, time and billing live in one place. Here is how Autovella maps to your industry, the challenges, the workflow, and the measurable results.
The challenges
Every matter has its own billing arrangement, hourly, retainer or fixed-fee, but timekeepers log hours in disconnected spreadsheets or timers. Matters pile up under the same client with no shared view, and by the time a bill goes out, realization has already leaked away.
What teams need
- Billable and non-billable time capture by matter
- Flexible billing for hourly, retainer and fixed-fee work
- Clients and matters organized in one CRM
- Realization and matter-profitability reporting
The workflow
A connected flow from first contact to closed matter, no copy-paste between tools.
Intake
Log the client and open the matter
Staff
Assign timekeepers to the matter
Work
Track tasks, deadlines and time
Bill
Invoice hourly, retainer or fixed-fee
Report
Review realization by matter and client
How Autovella helps
Autovella keeps every client and matter in one CRM, with time and tasks rolling up to the right file automatically. Billable and non-billable hours are tagged as they are logged, so realization is visible before the bill goes out, and hourly, retainer and fixed-fee arrangements can all be invoiced in any currency from the same workspace.
One file, one source of truth. Every hour, task and invoice for a matter lives in the same record, so nothing falls through the cracks between intake and payment.
The benefits
- Live realization by matter
- Clients and matters in one view
- Flexible billing models
- Faster, cleaner billing cycles
Implementation approach
Most teams are live within days, not months.
Model
Set bill rates by timekeeper
Template
Standardize matter types
Roll out
Train timekeepers on time capture
Govern
Stand up realization dashboards
KPIs & ROI
By making billable time and realization visible the moment work happens, legal teams catch write-offs early and protect fee revenue. Standardized matter templates cut intake time and bring consistency to every file.
Features that power this
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Frequently asked
Yes, every timesheet entry is tagged billable or non-billable, and utilization updates as time is logged.
Yes, alongside hourly and time-and-materials, with multi-currency invoicing.
Yes, matters sit under clients in the CRM, so every hour, task and invoice rolls up to the right file.