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 flat activity 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 contingency 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is legal time tracking software?
Legal time-recording software is a tool that allows you to input, categorise, and record the time spent on tasks at work.
Can I add time for other users at my firm?
Yes. Any user can add or edit time entries on behalf of another user by selecting their name from the Time Entry drop-down list.
I prefer to enter time entries on a weekly or monthly basis. How can I use legal time keeping software?
You can create, edit, and delete time entries at any given time.
For creating time entries after the fact, you can review all of the calendar entries, documents, and notes stored in Clio, and add time entries instantly from there.
Can I adjust time entries when approving a bill?
Yes. When generating a bill, all time entries appear in an editable format that can be adjusted before sending to a client.
What are the different ways I can use legal time and billing software to add time entries to a bill?
There are 5 different ways to use Clio’s legal time tracking software to add time entries into your billing system:
- Use the time entry from
- Start a timer
- Add time entries from a document, note, calendar event, or client communication
- Use Clio’s mobile app
- Use an integration to add entries from your other software
Can I customise the rates I bill clients for different types of time entries?
Yes. In Clio’s time and expense tracking software, you can create User Default Rates, Matter Rates, Client Rates and Custom Rates.
These rates have a hierarchy so that if there is a situation where there are conflicting rates, then one rate will override all others.
Here’s the order of the hierarchy:
- Custom rate
- Fixed rate
- Matter-based rate
- Client-based rate
- Activity category custom rate
- User default rate
For descriptions of each rate, read this Help Center article.
Legal time tracking resources
Legal time tracking software FAQs
What is legal time tracking 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 track 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 customize 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 track expenses 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 tracking 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.