Time tracking that fits around your work
Record time from emails, documents, calendar events, and calls, or start a timer when you’d rather track as you go.
Start a timer
Run, pause, and stop a timer on your desktop or in the mobile app.
Add time from your inbox
Create time entries from Outlook or Gmail while you’re writing an email.
Turn activity into entries
Add time from calendar events, tasks, notes, communication logs, and documents.
Log time on the go
Enter time, duplicate entries, or capture outbound calls from the mobile app.
Rates and rules set once, applied to each entry
Clio applies the right rate and rounding to each entry, so billing starts from accurate numbers.
Set rates by matter, client, user, or activity
Clio follows a clear order of precedence, from custom and fixed rates down to each user’s default rate.
Round to your increment
Entries follow the increment your firm bills in, such as 6 (0.1h) or 15 minutes (0.25h).
Code entries as you go
Add UTBMS codes when you create an entry, and mark it billable or non-billable.
Record disbursements beside the time
Log disbursements and expenses
Record disbursements and expenses against the matter, and see them next to time on reports and bills.
Track non-billable work
Mark time non-billable to see the effort behind conditional fee and fixed-fee matters.
Report on time and expenses
Run reports by person, matter, date, or status.
AI time tracking that you stay in charge of
Clio’s AI suggests time entries from your matter activity, and nothing reaches a bill until you approve it.
Catch unrecorded time
Clio flags missing time and suggests entries from notes, communications, and completed tasks.
Review every suggestion
Each suggested entry is a draft your team can edit and accept.
Polish the descriptions
Description refinement tidies the wording on each entry and highlights every change.
Legal time recording resources
Legal time recording software FAQs
What is legal time recording software?
Legal time recording software records the time lawyers spend on each matter so the firm can bill for it, along with disbursements and expenses. Clio adds timers, AI-suggested entries, rate rules, and a direct path from approved entries to bills. Get a demo.
How does Clio’s AI help with time recording?
Clio’s AI flags missing time and suggests entries from notes, communications, and completed tasks, and refines each description with every change highlighted. Your team reviews, edits, and accepts each suggestion before it reaches a bill. Get a demo.
How do lawyers record billable hours?
Most lawyers record time against each matter in set increments, often 6 minutes (0.1h). In Clio, use a timer, add time from emails and calendar events, or accept entries Clio’s AI suggests. Start a free trial.
What are all the ways to add a time entry in Clio?
Accept an AI-suggested entry, use the time entry form or a timer, add time from a document, note, calendar event, or communication, or log it in the mobile app or through an integration. Start a free trial.
Can I adjust time entries when I approve a bill?
Yes. Every entry can be edited at billing, so you can correct time or descriptions before the bill goes out, and approved entries carry onto the bill as written. Get a demo.
Can I customise billing rates?
Yes. Set rates by matter, client, user, or activity, and Clio applies them in a set order of precedence, from custom and fixed rates down to each user’s default rate. Get a demo.
Can I record disbursements as well as time?
Yes. Log disbursements and expenses against the matter, and they appear alongside time on reports and bills. Start a free trial.
I prefer to enter time weekly. Does that work?
Yes. Entries can be created, edited, or deleted at any time, so you can record time as you go or in batches. Start a free trial.
Is there a time recording app for lawyers?
Yes. The Clio mobile app lets you enter time, run a timer, duplicate entries, and turn outbound calls into entries. Get a demo.