The Evidence for Collecting Against that Overdue Client - Attorney Billing Software

The end stage with a non-paying client is for you to sue in collections.

Why is it so off-putting to file a collections case to win the fees that you know you've already earned? Could it be that you don't want to show the judge your shoebox of handwritten billing slips?

Let's get Easy Soft on board for your law office practice management software to make collections suits a less stressful experience.

Once you purchase and install Easy Soft's integrated law firm billing software and trust accounting software , you have created a daily office atmosphere of routine business practices. Each time you log into Easy Soft's attorney billing software , you will set the timer running with all the fields complete. Client name. Date. Start and stop time. Billing rate. Description of activity from a drop-down list or a customized text box. Amount of funds on deposit or overdue balance.

If you're in a multi-billing office, as the administrator, you can review the current billing activity on a client file for each authorized timekeeper. Use Easy Soft's legal time and billing software to see that the appropriate billing rate is being applied to each client file. Monitor the descriptions and associated time. Anticipate and correct potential problems before printing client invoices.

And, while we don't like to brag about our top-selling products, one of your colleagues gave our Legal billing software a rather nice compliment. Attorney Jason Flynn from New Jersey, gave an “excellent” rating to Easy Soft's time and billing software for attorneys , saying “I use their programs daily, and they improve my firm's efficiency, professionalism, accuracy and appearance.”

Isn't that the kind of description you'd like to see in a judge's opinion if you decide to pursue collections on your overdue accounts? It all starts with a brief overview video and a free trial download of Easy Soft's Lawyer Billing Software.

Fee Arbitration Requires Attention to Your Client Invoices

Most states now have a process for an attorney or a client to request fee arbitration. In some cases, you're the one seeking fee arbitration as a first step in the formal collections process. In other cases, you're defending against a client, likely one with an overdue balance.

If you want to be ready to bring or have to defend your billing in a fee arbitration setting, you need Easy Soft's legal billing software and, then, you need to use on a daily basis. You know the rules of admissibility and the strategy of winning. We know you're anxious about automating, so we've made simplicity our number one design consideration.

Step One: use Easy Soft's law firm billing software to generate monthly invoices that are professional, consistent, and easy-to-read. When you use Easy Soft's “Easy Time Bill,” you are establishing a business office routine that contributes to the inherent credibility and admissibility of your law office billing .

Step Two: like clockwork, send clients monthly invoices using Easy Soft's attorney billing program or attorney billing software . Each time you send a periodic invoice, you create a demand for payment. When your client doesn't pay, but also doesn't challenge the invoice, you create a presumption of the accuracy of the itemized activity. Easy Soft's law office billing software or lawyer billing software helps you remember to bill every client on a regular basis.

Step Three: use reminder letters to request that clients refresh their advance retainer deposit, using templates available with the integrated law office trust fund accounting software and legal time and billing software . Each time you pay attention to a client deposit, you create another opportunity to earn money, request to terminate services before the overdue balance gets too high, and document your client notification of work still to be done and charged.

We know from our attorney customers that having to participate in fee arbitration or collections activities is not what you want to be doing. But when you use Easy Soft billing software for attorneys , it's like having co-counsel with you for all of your fee arbitrations and collections activities.

An Invoice, All of Your Own - Lawyer Billing Software

Clients want to feel good about paying money to their lawyer. They want to know that you have a particular presence in a competitive marketplace and that you are a top-notch professional.

Part of how you provide positive reinforcement to clients about your professionalism is to send clients a professional looking bill. Well organized. Consistent in appearance from month-to-month. Easy-to-read information. And a voucher slip to facilitate easy payment remittance.

To achieve this branding of your law firm and this increase in your bottom line, you need Easy Soft's law office billing software .

As soon as you install Easy Soft's legal time and billing software for attorneys , it will prompt you to enter your basic law office information, including address, telephone, and fax. This law office billing software also includes fields for your website address and e-mail address. All of this information will automatically print in the header of your client invoices.

Easy Soft's billing software for attorneys also allows each timekeeper to be set up by individual name and individual hourly billing rate. Each timekeeper can also have different rates for different files. This information of timekeeper plus rate will appear on each client invoice.

This legal billing software also comes with several template pages for invoices, cover letters, and remittance slips. If one of these law office billing software templates fits your needs when you preview it, simply select that template for your invoice format default. But, if you want to edit the template, Easy Soft's attorney billing software allows you to click the “edit” button to rephrase words and rearrange formats. When you click “save,” it becomes the new template. Want to revert back to the original template? Just click “restore.”

Easy Soft's law firm billing software also comes with personal customer support, a set of on-line instructional videos and webinars. You don't need to be a computer programmer to have a customized invoice. You just need Easy Soft.