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.
Track expenses beside the time
Log hard and soft costs
Record 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 flat-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 drafts the time entry, and nothing reaches a bill until you approve it.
Record time from email
Clio’s AI drafts entries from emails you send in Outlook, matched to the matter.
Track document work
Edits to documents saved in OneDrive become a draft entry with a written description.
Account for calls
Outbound calls in the mobile app become draft entries for review.
Legal time tracking resources
Legal time tracking software FAQs
What is legal time tracking software?
Legal time tracking software records the time lawyers spend on each matter so the firm can bill for it, along with expenses. Clio adds timers, AI-drafted entries, rate rules, and a direct path from approved entries to bills. Get a demo.
How does AI time tracking for lawyers work?
Clio’s AI drafts time entries from Outlook email, documents saved in OneDrive, and outbound calls in the mobile app. Each draft includes the duration, matter, description, and amount, and you review, edit, and approve it. 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 approve entries Clio’s AI drafts. Start a free trial.
What are all the ways to add a time entry in Clio?
Approve an AI-drafted 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 flat activity rates and matter rates down to each user’s default rate. Get a demo.
Can I track expenses as well as time?
Yes. Log hard and soft costs 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.