Why It Matters
E-billing creates structured data on legal spend that paper invoices never could. Firms often find the process burdensome, so clear guidelines and consistent rules help both sides.
Legal Operations & Spend Management Companies
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Related Terms
- LEDES
- The Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard, a set of file formats for sending law firm invoices and related data electronically.
- UTBMS codes
- Standard task and activity codes law firms use on invoices so legal departments can compare and analyze spend by type of work.
- Outside counsel guidelines
- A legal department's written rules for the firms it hires, covering staffing, billing, expenses, communication, security and, increasingly, use of AI.
- Legal spend management
- Software and processes for budgeting, tracking and controlling what a legal department spends on outside counsel and vendors.
General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.