Accountants track billable time on client emails in one of two ways: manually, by logging it afterwards or estimating at the end of the day, or automatically, with an add-in inside Outlook that captures email activity as it happens and assigns it to the right client. Manual tracking leaves money on the table because it…
Writing billing narratives for email time entries means capturing what you actually did in language that justifies the hours you’ve charged and tells a coherent story to the client. The narrative isn’t a transcript of your email. It’s a professional summary of the work, the context, the decision or outcome, and why it took the…
Manual timesheets force solicitors and barristers to reconstruct their day from memory, while automatic time capture from emails records billable activity as it happens. The difference is not just convenience; it is the gap between what you actually did and what you remember doing. Every email you send or receive has value at your hourly…
A case chronology is a court-ready timeline that shows what happened, when it happened, and who was involved. You can build one directly from your Outlook emails without manually copying dates and events into a spreadsheet or document. Tallymail is a Microsoft-certified Outlook add-in on Microsoft AppSource that automatically captures email metadata, classifies messages by…
Yes, time spent reading client emails is billable in most circumstances, provided the email relates directly to the client’s matter and you are working in their interests. The key question is not whether email reading counts: it is whether you are tracking it consistently and can justify it to your client or the court. Most…