Appliance wide settings for legal practices. Covers Firm, Matters, Time Billings, Budge, General and Licensing.
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'Manage Matter Types' allows users to view, edit, and add matter types.
Time
In the time drop down menu the firm can nominate how many minutes per unit.
Firms have been known to use 1 minute units, 6 minute units, 10 minute units and 15 minute units. At Wise Owl Legal we strongly recommend using 6 minute units, unless there is a good reason to use otherwise. Whilst 6 minute units may seem confusing at first, once it is understood it is extremely practical.
| Units | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4 | 24 |
| 5 | 30 |
| 6 | 36 |
| 7 | 42 |
| 8 | 48 |
| 9 | 54 |
| 10 | 60 |
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Productive Hours Per Day is the number of hours per working day that is expected to be spent on billable work. This becomes each employees' daily target and their billable hours are compared against this.
As the parameters above are altered, the Monthly Budget and Annual Budget calculations automatically update. This can be useful in determining the Productivity Rate for your firm.
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