Business operations at law firms can be complex, but your accounting software doesn’t have to be. We recommend managing your law practice with QuickBooks Online. You can bill clients, track time, and manage costs while in office or on-the-go. We’ll go over these features, as well as helpful apps for law firms that connect with QuickBooks Online.
Automate Accounting Tasks with QuickBooks Online
You can securely connect QuickBooks with your bank and thus eliminate data entry and keep your books up to date. You will be able to record payments from clients, tag expenses to specific cases, and more.
Manage Billing within Your Law Practice
Set hourly billing rates for each legal service. Create custom rates for partners, associates, paralegals, and assistants. When you add billable hours to invoices, we’ll do the math for you.
Attorneys Can Easily Run Reports for Clients
With QuickBooks Online you will know exactly where you stand with instant reports as the system tracks every dollar for each client or case. You can then schedule reports to send to yourself, your clients, or colleagues.
Law Related Apps Connect to QuickBooks
There are several great applications that are tailored for law firms and will connect seamlessly with QuickBooks. Use these to customize your system to your particular needs. Here are three we recommend:
Clio is an app helpful for lawyers and their support staff. It will allow you to quickly and easily sync contacts, bills, and transactions from your practice management software to QuickBooks.
Time Tracker + Legal offers robust timekeeping and legal features like invoicing, ABA Codes, and Conflict Checker. You track time on-the-go, approve timesheets, and sync to QuickBooks for billing and payroll.
LeanLaw is a best of class integration with QuickBooks Online. It supports classing, LEDES invoicing, expense invoicing and legal trust accounting. This app helps you understand profitability, not just cash flow.
Enix & Associates will help you implement QuickBooks Online for your business.
