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At Last! Review of Timeslips Anywhere
It’s hard to keep a secret. It’s even harder when you know the news is good! But at long last, after what Sage Timeslips claims is 37 years of...
Moving the Needle Toward All-In-One Software from Best of Breed
LEAP offers the standard “big three” components (case management, time billing, and document management) but a fourth feature to tip the scales: document automation.
CosmoLex Announces a New Release—5.0
Our team has been pleased to support CosmoLex, a leading provider of cloud-based legal practice management software for a few years now. And our...
Sage Announces Changes to Timeslips Obsolescence Policy
In recent years, Sage has been actively supporting the current perpetual-license version of Timeslips, along with the two most recent...
New Service Release for Sage Timeslips Premium / Sage Timeslips 2017
With this latest service release, Sage Timeslips Premium and Sage Timeslips 2017 users can now convert charges recorded on credit cards into Timeslips expense slips.
Replacement Slips in Timeslips
A little known and infrequently used feature in Timeslips, called “Replacement Slips”, can be a powerful solution for a firm’s clients’ bill...
Playing By The Rules: Choosing a Time, Billing, & Practice Management Software
We are really excited to announce that our team member, Dana Riel, will be the speaker for this month’s CosmoLex Webinar, titled: “Playing By The...
Sage Timeslips FAQs: version 2017 vs Premium
Following our recent article on the upcoming new release of Timeslips, our clients have had many questions on what the future is likely to hold....
Adios Timeslips BDE, Hello Timeslips Firebird SQL
After well over 20 years using the venerable, but outdated, Borland Database Engine (BDE) as the database behind Timeslips, Sage Software is finally...
Sending Payment Receipts from Timeslips
Every so often, a new software feature slips into one of our favorite programs without a lot of fanfare, especially in a release when there a number...
Timeslips 2016 Is Here
On the heels of its subscription-based Timeslips Premium, Sage has released version 2016 of its traditional BDE-based, permanent-license edition....
Reporting for Duty
I often receive emails and phone calls from clients with questions such as: How many new clients have we added this year? How much revenue has our...
Using the Phone Call Manager in PCLaw
"I really wish we could do more with our PCLaw program. It does our billing, keeps track of our trust account beautifully, and the partners and our...
PCLaw 14 – How to E-mail Bills
We are 15 years into the 21st Century, yet there are firms who still use “snail mail” as the means for sending bills to clients. Here are some of...
Timeslips 2015 New Features
In an announcement that has many of us Timeslips "oldsters" just a bit apprehensive, Sage software has announced that the next version of Timeslips...
Live from Chicago… It’s ABATECH!
This week the ABA is sponsoring their annual legal technology conference in Chicago. Billed as “the place where lawyers, legal professionals and...
Timeslips Accounting Link (TAL Pro) 2014 – Is it Really New and Improved?
Finally - easier integration with QuckBooks and Sage 50/Peachtree for Timeslips 2014 users Last week, we wrote about what we saw and heard at the...
Timeslips News from Sage Summit 2013
The Sage Timeslips Certified Consultants of Eastern Legal Systems returned from this year’s Sage Summit, held recently at National Harbor, MD,...
“We’ve Done the Work – Why Can’t We Get Paid?” – Part I
As I write this, we’re wrapping up another “Billing Week” – that time of the month when many of our clients call in for assistance and advice to get...
Review: TechnoLawyer Buyer’s Guide to Legal Billing Software
For those of you who do not know about TechnoLawyer (www.technolawyer.com), it is a great resource, comprised of lawyers talking to lawyers about...
Sage Timeslips 2013: Wish-List Fulfillment and a Calendar
The recently-released Sage Timeslips 2013 sports a collection of innovative new features, including a few that users have long been asking for. In...
Lexis Releases Law Firm Billing Survey
LexisNexis, the developer of the award-winning software applications Time Matters, Billing Matters, PCLaw and Juris, released the results of their...
Only three billable hours for the day? (Oh, wait– I replied to 53 e-mails)
As our professional and personal communication becomes ever more digital, sometimes there are days when we feel as though we're working hard, but...
Review: PCLaw Version 12 – The Time Entry Advisor
LexisNexis is proud to announce the release of PCLaw Version 12. So why upgrade, or consider this version? Because after participating in beta...
How to Keep Up With Accounts Receivable – in Order to Keep It Down
During a break in one of our training classes, an attorney proudly showed me his firm’s Aged Accounts Receivable report. “Look at this!” he...
How To: Refund an Overpayment from a Client in PCLaw
There are times when a client accidentally overpays a bill. Or, the client makes a large retainer payment and there is money left over at the end of...
You Bought the Software, Now What?
Okay, you have selected your case management or billing/accounting software, it has been purchased, delivered, installed and it is up and running....
Changing Rates in Your Billing System
It is the time of year when your firm may need to change the hourly rates for your partners, associates, and paralegals. What is the most efficient...
Solutions, Solutions… Which One is Best for My Firm?
As software consultants, we frequently talk to groups or individuals about the programs we support. Inevitably we are asked – “But which software...