When combined with matter management, electronic billing is a powerful tool for partnering with outside counsel. Though originally used as a means for monitoring and controlling legal spending, electronic billing systems have increasingly merged with matter management systems to provide a full outside counsel management solution.
Do more than review invoices: budget for matters, set alternative fee arrangements, allocate the best resources and evaluate and improve performance. Use the system to identify the department’s best law firm partners.
If you are just embarking upon electronic billing or for departments that are looking to improve upon existing implementations, we will work with you to:
- Define and communicate a new or revitalized system strategy
- Select and implement the most appropriate electronic billing solution
- Assess the current system and associated workflows
- Evaluate data quality and maintenance procedures
- Facilitate and improve communications and processes shared among all parties involved with invoice generation, review and payment
- Define management and operations reports that make better use of system data
- Identify and outline new ways in which the department can use an existing system
- Develop training, change management, and support programs