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Legal Operations and Spend

What Is LEDES?

The Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard, a set of file formats for sending law firm invoices and related data electronically.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

LEDES files let any compliant billing system send invoices to any compliant e-billing platform. Most legal billing software can export LEDES formats.

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Related Terms

UTBMS codes
Standard task and activity codes law firms use on invoices so legal departments can compare and analyze spend by type of work.
E-billing
Electronic submission and review of law firm invoices by legal departments, usually with billing guidelines applied automatically.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.