Law Firm Attorney Time Entry Form

Streamline Legal Time Tracking with Paperform

Accurate time tracking is the backbone of law firm profitability. This attorney time entry form is specifically designed for legal professionals who need to capture billable hours, matter codes, and detailed activity descriptions in the standard 6-minute billing increments used across the legal industry.

Built for solo practitioners, small law firms, and legal departments within larger organizations, this template eliminates the friction of traditional timekeeping by providing an intuitive, web-based form that attorneys can access from anywhere. Whether you're billing clients for case preparation, court appearances, client consultations, or administrative work, this form ensures every minute is properly documented and categorized.

Purpose-Built for Legal Billing Requirements

The form includes essential fields that align with standard legal billing practices: matter/case numbers, client references, date and time tracking, activity descriptions, and the critical billable vs. non-billable toggle. The 6-minute increment calculator automatically converts your time entries into tenths of an hour (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, etc.), matching the billing standard used by most law firms and legal software systems.

Conditional logic ensures that when an entry is marked as non-billable, the system captures the reason—whether it's pro bono work, administrative tasks, business development, or write-offs. This level of detail supports accurate reporting and helps firms understand where attorney time is being invested beyond direct client billing.

Seamless Integration with Your Practice Management Tools

Using Stepper, Paperform's AI-native workflow automation platform, you can automatically route time entries to your practice management software, accounting systems, or billing platforms. Connect your submissions to Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, QuickBooks, or your firm's custom systems—eliminating double-entry and ensuring that billable hours flow directly into invoicing workflows.

Set up automations that alert partners when specific matter codes exceed budgeted hours, compile daily time summaries for review, or generate weekly billing reports. Stepper's visual workflow builder makes it simple to create sophisticated routing logic without technical expertise, so your firm can focus on practicing law rather than managing administrative systems.

Designed for Professional Use with Complete Control

This template provides the flexibility law firms need while maintaining the professional standards clients expect. Customize matter codes, practice areas, and activity types to match your firm's specific structure. Brand the form with your firm's colors, fonts, and logo to create a seamless experience for attorneys using the system daily.

Paperform's SOC 2 Type II compliance and robust security features ensure that sensitive client matter information remains protected, meeting the professional responsibility standards expected in legal practice. Role-based permissions mean you can control who accesses time entry data, and detailed audit trails support billing dispute resolution and ethics compliance.

Note: While Paperform provides enterprise-grade security, this solution is not HIPAA compliant and should not be used for protected health information in healthcare-related legal matters requiring HIPAA coverage.

Trusted by legal professionals worldwide, this time entry template helps law firms improve billing accuracy, reduce revenue leakage, and give attorneys a faster, more reliable way to track their valuable time.