Legal Billable Hours Calculator
Track time entries by matter, calculate attorney fees, and export plain-text invoice summaries.
About Legal Billing
Most attorneys bill in tenths of an hour (0.1 = 6 minutes). A half-hour call is billed as 0.5, and a 15-minute email review as 0.3. Accurate time tracking is essential for both client transparency and firm profitability.
Common Rate Tiers
Billing rates vary significantly by market, firm size, and practice area. Associates typically range from $200–$400/hr, senior associates $300–$500/hr, and partners $450–$1,000+/hr at large firms. Smaller markets and solo practitioners often charge $150–$300/hr.
Matter-Based Billing
Organizing time entries by matter (client case) allows you to generate separate invoices per client and track profitability across cases. Each matter should have consistent naming to ensure accurate rollup reporting.
Invoice Best Practices
Legal invoices should include: matter name and number, billing period, itemized description of each task, time spent, applicable rate, and totals. LEDES (Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard) is the electronic billing standard used by many corporate clients.