Source: https://billingmart.com/for/solo-attorneys For solo attorneys # Hourly time and filing fees billed without a second spreadsheet A solo practice is one person doing the legal work and the billing. Time gets written down at the end of the day, costs advanced for a client sit on a credit card statement, and invoices go out late because the work always comes first. The billing has to take minutes, not an evening. ## The billing problems solo attorneys actually have Billable time is reconstructed from memory at the end of the week. Record time against the client as you work, from the web or the phone apps, and bill the unbilled entries onto the next invoice in one step. Filing fees and courier costs paid for a client are never billed back. Record each cost as an expense for the client, and it waits as unbilled until it goes on their invoice. Clients pay by check weeks after the invoice. Each invoice has a payment page for card or bank transfer, and automatic reminders follow on the days you choose. ## A worked invoice Sample work, priced the way this work is usually priced. The total is computed with the same function the console bills with. ## Questions **Can I bill time in tenths of an hour?** Yes. A time line’s quantity is held to a thousandth of an hour, so 0.1, 0.25 and 3.4 hours all bill exactly. **Can I show each time entry on the invoice?** Yes. Unbilled time billed onto an invoice becomes its lines, each with its own description and hours. **Can I write off a small balance a client will never pay?** Yes. The rest of an invoice can be written off, and the invoice keeps a record of it. ## Send your next invoice with BillingMart Start free, send your first invoice, and see it paid by card or bank transfer. [Start free](https://app.billingmart.com/sign-up) --- This is the Markdown copy of https://billingmart.com/for/solo-attorneys. Live plans, prices and limits are published as JSON at https://billingmart.com/plans.json and https://billingmart.com/agent-info.json.