Legal Time Tracking
Legal time tracking built for how attorneys actually work
OpenCase watches your email and calendar activity and proposes accurate timesheet entries, organized by matter, so billable minutes stop slipping through the cracks.
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Capabilities
How time tracking works in OpenCase
Automatic timesheet proposals
OpenCase reads your email and calendar activity and drafts timesheet entries for you to review, so billable work is captured without manual note-taking.
Matter-centric organization
Entries group by client and matter so your billing stays clean and audit-ready, and switching between matters takes seconds.
Calendar and time in one place
Time tracking and a built-in calendar live alongside your research and drafting, so logging hours never means switching tools.
Review before you bill
Every proposed entry is a draft. Approve, edit, or discard each one, keeping full control over what reaches your invoice.
Captured from real activity
Because entries come from the email and meetings already on your record, time is logged as work happens instead of reconstructed from memory later.
Outcomes
What activity-based tracking changes
The mechanism behind every outcome is the same: entries drafted from work you have already done.
Fewer billable minutes lost
Time captured from email and calendar activity recovers work that manual, end-of-day entry tends to forget or leave off the invoice.
Less administrative overhead
Reviewing proposed entries replaces reconstructing the day from memory, so timekeeping stops competing with legal work.
Cleaner client invoices
Contemporaneous, matter-tagged records give clients a clear view of what work happened and when, which reduces back-and-forth over bills.
Clearer view of where time goes
When hours are organized by matter, it becomes easier to see which work consumes time and to plan staffing and scope accordingly.
Practice applications
Built for how different practices work
Litigation practices
Track time across depositions, motion practice, and court appearances, with entries organized by matter so long-running cases stay legible.
Transactional work
Capture time across due diligence, drafting, negotiation, and closing within a single matter so multi-week deals stay organized.
Corporate counsel
Track time across business units and matter types to show how the legal team supports company objectives.
Solo and small firms
Automatic proposals and matter-based organization keep timekeeping and reporting manageable without dedicated billing staff.
Why it is different
Why legal-specific tracking beats a generic timer
Generic AI tools
- Start-and-stop timers you have to remember to run.
- Time sits in a separate tool, disconnected from your legal work.
- Manual tagging to sort hours by client or matter.
- Generic labels that mean little to a legal client.
OpenCase
- Entries drafted automatically from the email and meetings already on your record.
- Tracking, calendar, research, and drafting live in one place.
- Entries organize by client and matter so records stay audit-ready.
- Matter-centric records that read the way legal billing expects.
Security
Built for confidential legal data
SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001
OpenCase maintains SOC 2 Type II compliance and ISO/IEC 27001 certification, with continuous monitoring and access controls over your data.
Encrypted, never used for training
Your data and documents are encrypted in transit and at rest, and never used to train AI models or shared with other organizations.
Responsible AI governance
AI-assisted workflows follow governance practices aligned with ISO 42001 for transparency and accountability.
Common questions about legal time tracking
How does automatic time tracking work?
OpenCase reads your email and calendar activity and drafts timesheet entries based on the work it sees. You review every suggestion before it becomes a billable entry, so you keep full control while skipping manual note-taking.
Do I have to review entries before billing?
Yes. Every proposed entry is a draft. You can approve, edit, or discard each one, so nothing reaches your invoice without your sign-off.
How are my hours organized?
Entries are grouped by client and matter, so your records stay clean and audit-ready and you can see how time is distributed across your work.
Does time tracking work alongside the rest of OpenCase?
Yes. Time tracking and a built-in calendar sit alongside legal research and drafting, so logging hours does not mean switching tools.
Which tools does OpenCase integrate with?
OpenCase connects with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Google Docs, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Clio, so it fits into the document and email workflow you already use.
Is my time and client data kept confidential?
Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and never used to train AI models or shared with other organizations. OpenCase maintains SOC 2 Type II compliance and ISO/IEC 27001 certification.
Start capturing billable time as you work
Let OpenCase draft your timesheet from real activity and keep every entry organized by matter. No credit card required.