How to Automatically Sync Client Emails to the Right Matter in Clio
For small law firms using Clio, every minute matters, especially when time spent sorting emails or logging billables directly impacts productivity and profitability. Yet, many firms still rely on outdated or manual methods to track communication and time. It’s a silent productivity killer: lawyers and staff spend hours each week sorting through client emails, manually […]
Legal Time Tracking Tools That Actually Save You Time
Billing by the hour at law firms has always been a double-edged sword. Ensuring accurate time tracking is critical for maximizing billable hours and meeting client agreements; however, time tracking itself is notoriously time-consuming, error-prone, and a drain on productivity. For small firms in particular, where every minute of diligent productivity counts, timekeeping shouldn’t sacrifice […]
Why Manual Time Entry Is Holding Your Firm Back
Time is the most precious commodity in the practice of law. But for many small companies across the United States and Canada, it’s falling through the cracks, one missed time-stamped email or forgotten call at a time. Attorneys bill 2.5 hours per day. Lawyers and legal staff spend a lot of time on administrative tasks […]
Automating Legal Time Capture: A Guide for Clio Users
For small law firms in the U.S. and Canada, every minute counts. But in 2025, timekeeping is still a manual task for most legal professionals. Despite using modern tools like Clio, attorneys and staff spend hours each week reconstructing their days, reviewing emails, and estimating time spent on tasks to get paid. The result? Missed […]
Common Timekeeping Mistakes Small Law Firms Make and How to Avoid Them
Accurate timekeeping is at the heart of profitability for small law firms across the U.S. and Canada. Every untracked email, forgotten phone call, or missed billing entry adds up, often silently draining thousands in lost revenue each month. This is especially true for small firms (30 staff or fewer) that rely on manual time tracking […]
How AI Time Tracking Helps Law Firms Increase Billable Hours Without Extra Work
For small law firms in the U.S. and Canada, time is more than just money; it’s your core product. Yet lawyers often spend hours each week manually logging their time, switching between emails, and Clio time entries. The result? Incomplete records, missed billable hours, and staff burnout from administrative overload. But what if you could […]
The Hidden Costs of Manual Timekeeping in Law Firms
Let’s take a closer look at the hidden costs of manual timekeeping—and why automating one key area (like email billing) with Tempello can have a massive impact on your bottom line.
Automated Time Entry from Emails: Why It’s a No-Brainer for Law Firms
In law firms across the country, attorneys are doing something completely normal—but incredibly costly: they’re billing emails manually. Each message, each thread, each tiny 0.1-hour increment adds up over time. And yet, most firms still rely on a human—an attorney or paralegal —to sift through their inbox and match emails to clients.
Review: How Tempello Helps Law Firms Save Time and Bill More Accurately with AI-Powered Email Logging
As law firms increasingly look for ways to streamline administrative work and maximize billable hours, the need for intelligent automation tools has never been greater. Legal tech consultant Martin Kravchenko—a Clio Certified Consultant and trusted voice in the legal tech space—recently reviewed Tempello, an AI-driven email billing automation tool, and shared his thoughts on its performance, value, and real-world application for law firms.
How Law Firms Can Save Thousands by Automating Their Email Billing
Tracking emails and billing them correctly is a logistical nightmare. Tempello provides an AI solution that automates the process, reducing errors and overhead.