# Track Law Time - Full Context > Practice management software built for independent and small law firms. > This is the extended version of llms.txt with additional resources and thought leadership content. Website: https://tracklawtime.com Contact: https://tracklawtime.com/contact Resources: https://tracklawtime.com/resources ## What It Is Track Law Time is a cloud-based practice management platform designed for solo practitioners, boutique firms, and growing law practices. It replaces spreadsheets, generic invoicing tools, and disconnected workflows with a single system that handles time tracking, billing, invoicing, client management, trust accounting, conflict checking, and business development. ## Who It's For - **Solo Practitioners** - Attorneys running their own practice who need professional-grade tools without enterprise complexity. - **Boutique Firms (2-5 attorneys)** - Small firms where institutional knowledge and firm-wide visibility are competitive advantages. - **Growing Firms (5-25+ attorneys)** - Firms scaling up that need management dashboards, team goals, role-based access, and real-time activity tracking across timekeepers. - **Firm Administrators & Finance Partners** - The person responsible for billing, collections, trust accounting, and firm economics. ## Core Features ### Time Tracking & Passive Capture - Passive & manual capture for automated billable hour discovery - Manual time entry with client/matter selection - Live timer with global indicator - Predictive description suggestions - Billing increment rounding (6-minute, quarter-hour, etc.) - Billable hours goal tracking with visual progress charts - Monthly billings trend charts ### Billing & Invoicing - Multi-level time entry approval workflow with hold reasons - Batch invoicing from approved time and expenses - PDF invoice generation with firm branding - Invoice preview, void/replace, and version tracking - Accounts receivable aging reports - Payment tracking with bank reconciliation upload - Payments dashboard with activity trends - CSV/Excel export of time data ### Client & Matter Management - Client records with contact details, billing address, custom rates - Matter management with court/judge assignment, closure tracking - Client detail pages with all related data (time, invoices, matters, contacts) - Pro bono client designation - Client status pipeline (prospect -> active -> inactive) ### IOLTA-Compliant Trust Accounting - IOLTA-compliant trust account management with full audit trail - Trust deposits, withdrawals, and refunds - Per-client trust balances - Full transaction history with audit trail - Firm-wide trust summary dashboard ### Conflict Checking - Search across clients, matters, related entities, and related people - Fuzzy and exact matching with confidence scores - Conflict hit review with approve/flag/waive workflow - Pre-save conflict checks when creating new clients - Standalone conflict search for prospective matters ### Business Development & CRM - Contact management tied to clients and matters - Interaction timeline (calls, emails, meetings) - Follow-up reminders with snooze - Client tags and categorization - Pipeline management with stages and estimated values - Business development goals (origination, new contacts, BD hours) ### Court & Judge Knowledge Base - Court and judge notes organized by jurisdiction - Categories: filing procedures, scheduling preferences, rules, tips - Community sharing model for cross-firm knowledge (opt-in) - Linked to Texas court directory, optimized for Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Texas E-Filing workflows ### Team Management & Dashboards - Individual attorney dashboards with hours, billings, and goals - Firm-wide KPI dashboard (revenue, collections, utilization) - Real-time activity tables by timekeeper and by client - Trailing 12-month client revenue analysis - Collections dashboard with aging breakdowns - Role-based access control (firm admin, billing employee, attorney, staff) - Work groups for organizing teams - Employee type management ### Data Management - CSV import with column mapping - Quick-mode import for time entries - Staged import wizard for clients, matters, and attorneys - Conflict resolution for duplicate detection during import - Data export (time entries, invoices) ## Ethics, Security & Compliance - **Data Residency** - Secure cloud hosting with data encrypted at rest and in transit - **Row-level security** on all data with role-based access controls - **Role-based permissions** (firm admin, billing, attorney, staff) - **Client-level and matter-level access grants** with request and approval workflow - **Full audit trail** on time entry changes and trust account transactions - **IOLTA-compliant trust accounting** with per-client balances and transaction history ## Pricing Track Law Time uses simple per-seat monthly pricing with volume discounts: | Users | Price | |-------------|------------------| | 1 user | $40/user/month | | 2-3 users | $35/user/month | | 4+ users | $30/user/month | - **30-day free trial** - no credit card required, up to 3 users - All features included on every plan - No contracts, cancel anytime - Monthly billing (annual billing coming soon) ## How It Compares ### vs. Clio / PracticePanther / MyCase Track Law Time is purpose-built for independent and small firms. It includes trust accounting, conflict checking, court knowledge, and business development tools in a single flat-rate plan - features that competitors often lock behind higher tiers or charge extra for. There's no per-feature upselling. ### vs. Spreadsheets / QuickBooks Track Law Time replaces the patchwork of spreadsheets, generic accounting tools, and manual processes. It provides legal-specific workflows (LEDES codes, IOLTA compliance, conflict checks) that general-purpose tools can't offer. ### vs. Enterprise Platforms (Aderant, Elite) Track Law Time delivers the visibility and management dashboards that large-firm platforms provide, but without the six-figure implementation cost, dedicated IT requirement, or 12-month onboarding timeline. Setup takes minutes, not months. ## Technology - Cloud-hosted (no installation required) - Works in any modern browser on desktop, tablet, or mobile - Built on React, Supabase (PostgreSQL), and Stripe for subscription billing - Data encrypted at rest and in transit - Row-level security with role-based access controls ## Getting Started 1. Visit https://tracklawtime.com 2. Click "Start 30-Day Free Trial" 3. Create your account (no credit card required) 4. Set up your firm, add attorneys, and start tracking time ## Links - Home: https://tracklawtime.com - Pricing: https://tracklawtime.com/pricing - About: https://tracklawtime.com/about - FAQ: https://tracklawtime.com/faq - Contact: https://tracklawtime.com/contact - Resources: https://tracklawtime.com/resources - Product - Time & Billing: https://tracklawtime.com/product/time-billing - Product - Team Management: https://tracklawtime.com/product/team-management - Product - Team Access: https://tracklawtime.com/product/team-access - Product - Firm Knowledge: https://tracklawtime.com/product/firm-knowledge - Product - Client Development: https://tracklawtime.com/product/client-development --- ## Thought Leadership & Resources The Track Law Time team publishes insights on practice management, firm operations, and legal technology. Below is a selection of articles from the blog at https://tracklawtime.com/resources. --- ### Why Independent Firms Deserve Better Software **Category:** Industry | **Published:** April 10, 2026 **URL:** https://tracklawtime.com/resources/blog/why-independent-firms-deserve-better-software For decades, practice management software has been designed with large firms in mind - hundreds of users, dedicated IT departments, and six-figure implementation budgets. Independent and boutique firms were expected to either pay for features they'd never use or cobble together spreadsheets, generic invoicing tools, and sticky notes. That's starting to change. A new generation of legal software is being built from the ground up for firms with 1-25 attorneys. These tools prioritize simplicity without sacrificing capability: real trust accounting, flexible billing, team-level access controls, and data you can actually export. **What to look for:** - Transparent pricing - per-user, monthly, no hidden fees - Fast setup - you shouldn't need a consultant to get started - Trust accounting built in - not bolted on as an afterthought - Access controls - so associates see what they need to, and nothing more - Data portability - your data should always be yours The firms that thrive over the next decade will be the ones that invest in tools that fit their practice, not the other way around. --- ### 5 Time Tracking Habits That Improve Collections **Category:** Best Practices | **Published:** April 3, 2026 **URL:** https://tracklawtime.com/resources/blog/5-time-tracking-habits-that-improve-collections Every managing partner knows the frustration: hours worked but never recorded, entries submitted weeks late with vague descriptions, and invoices that clients push back on because they can't tell what they're paying for. **1. Enter time the same day - ideally in real time.** The longer you wait, the less detail you capture. A running timer eliminates the guesswork. **2. Write descriptions your client would understand.** "Research" doesn't cut it. "Researched applicability of Section 203(b) safe harbor to proposed transaction structure" tells the client exactly what they're paying for. **3. Review entries before the end of each week.** A quick Friday review catches missing entries and lets you correct descriptions while the work is still fresh. **4. Invoice promptly.** Firms that invoice within 7 days of month-end collect faster than those that wait 30+. The work is still top of mind for clients. **5. Track realization rates by client.** Some clients consistently write down your time. Knowing which ones - and why - lets you have better conversations or adjust your approach. The common thread: specificity and speed. The more detailed and timely your records, the fewer disputes and the faster you get paid. --- ### Managing Your Team With Real-Time Activity Data **Category:** Firm Management | **Published:** March 27, 2026 **URL:** https://tracklawtime.com/resources/blog/managing-your-team-with-real-time-activity-data Most managing partners have experienced the same frustration: it's the end of the month, you finally pull together everyone's hours, and you realize one attorney has been buried while another had capacity you could have used three weeks ago. The problem isn't effort - it's timing. When you only see activity data in retrospect, you can't act on it. **What real-time visibility looks like:** - Live hours tracking - See who's logged time today, this week, and this month without asking anyone to send you a spreadsheet - Workload balancing - Spot attorneys who are consistently over or under their targets and redistribute work before deadlines slip - Client concentration risk - Know instantly if too much of your revenue depends on a single client or a single attorney's book of business - Pace-to-goal tracking - Compare each attorney's current trajectory against their annual billable hours goal so you can have conversations early, not after the year is over **Why it matters for smaller firms:** At a large firm, there are layers of management to catch these issues. At a 5- or 15-person firm, the managing partner often is the layer of management. You need tools that surface the right information without requiring you to go looking for it. **The shift from reporting to awareness:** Traditional practice management software gives you reports - things you run after the fact. A better approach gives you ambient awareness: dashboards that update as your team works, so the information is there when you glance at it, not 30 days later. The firms that manage their teams most effectively aren't the ones with the most data. They're the ones who see the right data at the right time. --- ### The Case for Firm-Wide Visibility **Category:** Firm Management | **Published:** March 20, 2026 **URL:** https://tracklawtime.com/resources/blog/the-case-for-firm-wide-visibility Many firms default to restricting information: associates see only their own time, partners guard billing data, and nobody has a clear picture of the firm's overall health. There's a better way. **The benefits of transparency:** - Accountability - When attorneys can see firm-wide metrics, they understand how their contributions fit into the bigger picture - Collaboration - Knowing who's working on what makes it easier to offer help, avoid conflicts, and cross-sell services - Retention - Associates who understand the firm's financial health and their role in it feel more invested and less likely to leave - Better decisions - Partners can't make good decisions about hiring, pricing, or client development without complete data **But what about privacy?** Transparency doesn't mean everyone sees everything. The best approach is flexible: let the firm decide what level of visibility makes sense - individual-only, team-level, or firm-wide - and adjust by role. Track Law Time's Team Access feature is built around this idea. You choose the visibility model that fits your firm's culture, and the platform enforces it consistently across dashboards, reports, and client records. The firms that share more tend to perform better. Not because transparency is magic, but because good decisions require good information.