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TimeNet Law 2.8.4 is here! This update brings over 40 new features and improvements. Read on for complete release notes.

Version 2.8.4 – Release Notes

[NEW FEATURES]
– Headers and footers at client level
– Default timekeeper rates at client level
– When changing default timekeeper rates at client level, you can change all WIP rates for that client the new default rates
– New option to show a red overdue stamp on overdue invoices
– New option to make text larger or smaller in most windows (command+ and command-)
– New options in Slip Analysis Report to filter which slips will be shown
– New option in Slip Analysis Report to apply bulk markdowns to slips
– New option to hide invoice borders, which may result in better invoice printouts
– New date filter when invoicing to show payments/deposits from a date range on invoices
– New option for email delivery of invoices to all email addresses under a client, rather than just the first email address
– Bulk billing now creates LEDES invoices
– Bulk billing can now prefix invoice filenames with the first custom field of each matter, useful for sorting invoices
– Bulk billing now only sends one email per email address, regardless of how many invoices are being sent – multiple invoices are attached to a single email
– Invoices and Statements/Reports can now save to 2 different folders
– New “Show Invoices Folder” and “Show Statements/Reports Folder” commands in File menu
– All invoice options when creating invoices are now remembered when quitting TimeNet Law
– New Change Rate of Selected Slips command in Edit menu of matter windows
– Can now customize the global shortcut for bringing up the Timekeeper Timer

[FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS]
– Interface enhancements and polish
– Transaction dates are now sorted in descending order in the Accounting window
– Fixed a rare rounding issue
– Improved network reliability
– Improved auto save functionality
– Fixed an issue with the Credit Report and ABK payments
– Fixed an issue when going to the Payment Center from a specific matter
– Improved performance of Payment Center when loading large clients
– Improved performance of Payment Center when viewing client/matter retainer accounts
– Fixed an issue with transferring/refunding retainer deposits that had ABK payments taken out of them
– Fixed an issue with the search field in the Accounting window
– When selecting default rates at client and matter level, inactive timekeepers are now hidden from the list
– Fixed an issue with canceling master matter invoices from Billing Center
– Fixed an issue with the totals in the main window when bulk invoicing from the Billing Center
– Fixed an issue with group invoicing on matters with only expenses and no fees
– Time rounding is now automatically performed on WIP when invoicing if Auto-Round is checked
– Fixed an issue with repeatedly selecting Round Time in matter window
– Fixed an issue with ABK payments not showing proper custom labels

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TimeNet Law 2.8.3 is now available! Over 35 new features and improvements. Read on for complete release notes.

Version 2.8.3 – Release Notes

[NEW FEATURES]
– Now using Sparkle framework – keeping TimeNet Law up-to-date just got a whole lot easier!
– Edit Menu – Undo when deleting slips
– File Menu – Open Recent menu for quick access to recently opened Matters
– You can now click the Total field in Matter windows to switch between Total and A/R Balance
– When configuring your mail server, new options to send copy of emailed invoices to the firm, and Test Server Settings
– New option to show Total Non-Billable Hours on invoices
– Billing Center – Client Statements can now show all payments (including deposits) and account balances
– Billing Center – Client Statements now show taxes and late fees
– Added Tax column to Net Investment, Invoice Summary and Statement of Accounts Reports (only when there are tax amounts to show)
– Added Re-Issue Invoice feature to Billing Center’s Invoices section
– New Party Report
– Internal Accounting – bill costs directly to client, transactions fully linked with matters.
– Unlimited custom fields in Matter Settings, improved interface for entering custom fields
– When deleting invoices with payments applied directly, TimeNet Law now offers to deposit them into a retainer account.
– Can now set quantity for Additional Charge slips on the fly
– On invoices, late fees are now shown separate from previous balance amount
– When filtering clients by category in the main window, the listbox heading now shows what category is being shown, and how many clients are in just that category

[FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS]
– Improvements to database reading and writing
– Fixed an issue with timekeeper and client contact info settings in the database
– don’t allow clients to be expanded/collapsed during initial load
– Bug with main window showing client totals as 0.00 in certain conditions
– Fixed an issue where the preferred Address Book group wasn’t properly filtering contacts from that group for import
– Fixed an issue where fee totals wouldn’t be shown on invoices when Slip Amount column was disabled
– Fixed an issue with fees vs disbursements collections on various reports
– Fixed a visual issue with Credit Report
– Payments deleted by canceling invoices are now logged to the Control Center audit database
– Dramatic speed improvement with opening and saving large matters
– Dramatic speed improvement with running Net Investment Report
– Visual improvements made to Fees & Disbursements Reports and Invoice Summary Report
– TimeNet Law now warns you when you’re opening a newer TimeNet Law database with an older version
– Fixed slight rounding issues that could cause amounts to appear as -0.00 or be high or low by 1 cent
– Fixed a date filter issue with Aged A/R and Aged WIP Reports
– Fixed a couple of small issues with the Restore Database feature
– Fixed an issue with bulk invoicing and using the Balance Forward for All Matters features
– Visual improvements, polish
– Fixed an issue with Dropbox affecting users of Mac OS X 10.4

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TimeNet Law 2.8.2 is now available! Read on for complete release notes.

Version 2.8.2 – Release Notes

[NEW FEATURES]
– New option to show or hide Task Codes and Activity Codes on Task Code invoices
– Ability to customize how accounts are labeled on invoices
– Ability to change multiple slip’s rate at once
– Ability to see a slip’s notes without having to double-click the slip (in the Notes Drawer)
– Can now drag-reorder aging buckets on Aged A/R and Aged WIP Reports

[FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS]
– Conflict of Interest checks are much quicker on larger databases
– Other performance improvements for larger databases
– Fixed an issue with generating Ledger Reports in the Accounts section
– Fixed an issue with contingency billing calculations on Aged A/R Reports
– Fixed an issue with payments being applied to matters with Work in Progress flat fee timekeeper slips
– Fixed an issue with LEDES98B invoices and expenses not omitting commas
– Fixed an issue with taxes not properly being included in ABK payments
– Fixed an issue with previous payments not showing on invoices under some conditions
– Fixed an issue with the Accounts section not properly sorting transactions by date

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TimeNet Law 2.8.1 is now available! This new version brings LEDES98B invoice delivery and several more new features and improvements.

If using LEDES, be sure to set your Law Firm’s ID (Preferences-Identity), Client ID (in the Client Info window), Law Firm Matter ID and Client Matter ID (in Matter Settings-LEDES). Also be sure your Timekeepers have proper IDs and Positions set. If you attempt to generate a LEDES invoice, any issues will be brought to your attention with TimeNet Law’s LEDES Validator utility:

Version 2.8.1 – Release Notes

[NEW FEATURES]
– LEDES98B invoice generation now available
– Option to flag a client red if their unbilled time goes above the balance in their accounts
– Option to require a minimum Trust, Escrow and/or UAC balance at the matter level
– Option to customizable late fee interest rate per client

[FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS]
– Small fixes and improvements for Mountain Lion
– Fixed an issue with applying payments from accounts with previous Automatic Bookkeeper withdrawals
– Fixed an issue with the automatic payments when bulk invoicing
– Improved replenishment calculation when draft invoicing
– If database is shared via Dropbox, TimeNet Law will now warn you if Dropbox is not open or has issues syncing
– Accounting General Ledger now has ALL checkbox for Categories and Accounts
– Categories and Payees are automatically alphabetized in Accounting
– Date comes before Payee in Accounting window and Accounting General Ledger reports

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TimeNet Law 2.8 is now available! This new version brings over 50 new features and improvements. I am going to highlight 2 of them here in this post. Complete release notes will be at the bottom.

Internal Accounting

This is a big one. This has been the #1 requested feature for awhile now. Let’s take a look at how it works. First, please remember that this is a “1.0” feature release, and we are looking forward to your feedback. Let us know how it works, how it looks, what’s missing, what needs to be changed, etc. We’re listening! That having been said, let’s dive in!

When you open TimeNet Law 2.8, you’ll notice the new Accounts button. This will bring you into the new Accounts view. Here you can add accounts and transactions:

It is very easy to add accounts, and keep track of deposits, withdrawals and transfers. You can search through your transactions, categorize all income and expenses, and create General Ledger reports with total customization:

 

Non-Destructive Time Rounding

This is a cool new feature used in conjunction with the Automatically Round Timers when Paused, but it works whenever time is rounded. Now, the actual time of the slip is remembered, so when the timer starts again, it will revert back to the pre-rounded time and begin timing. Here is an example.

Below, I’ve timed a slip for 3 minutes and 22 seconds. When I pause the timer, the slip will automatically be rounded up to my preference, 6 minutes:

If you hover the mouse over the time, you can see the actual time:

Whenever the timer is restarted, it will continue from the actual time of 3:22, not the rounded time of 6:00.

So there you go. Just a couple of the more than 50 great new features and improvements in TimeNet Law 2.8. Check out what else is new below, and get your copy now!

In addition to TimeNet Law 2.8, the TimeNet Law Control Center has been updated to 1.4, adding permissions settings for new features and reports.

Version 2.8 – Release Notes

[NEW FEATURES]
– Internal Accounting:
– Create G/L accounts and track money coming in and going out
– Track details of all transactions, with categories
– Transfer funds between accounts
– Create G/L Reports in CSV for spreadsheet or other accounting systems
– Create printed PDF printable/e-mailable G/L reports
– Reports have account, category and date filters so you can see exactly what you need

– Non-destructive time rounding (when time is rounded, actual time is remembered)
– Option to include a matter’s aggregate fees on invoices (can be by matter or by client)
– Option to show matter number on invoices
– New Report: Aged Work in Progress
– Aged A/R Report and Aged Work in Progress Report now let you customize the aging buckets (0-45 Days, 45-100 Days, etc)
– Feature to print a list of all matters and matter numbers organized by client (in File menu)
– New Tax and Late Fee columns in the Client Report (can be shown/hidden like all other columns)
– When adding in parties, a list of all contacts currently in TimeNet Law is brought up
– When a dollar discount is set to total, the discount’s description is now shown at the bottom of the invoice
– Invoices generated can be automatically emailed to the client
– When Bulk Invoicing, you can now send invoices directly to the printer
– New Notes section in client info window
– New Category setting in client info window
– Option to Filter by Timekeeper when Bulk Invoicing
– Option to Filter by Slip Type when Bulk Invoicing
– Option to Filter by Client Category when Bulk Invoicing
– New Client Category filter in main window
– Main window search field now searches parties as well
– Can now do math in decimal time fields (1.2+3.6+2.1 hours)
– New condensed statement on top of invoices
– New option to show full payment history or only payments from the last billing cycle on invoices
– Late fees are now shown on statements
– Aged A/R and Aged Work in Progress reports now work better with the date filter to show historic balances
– Slip description field is now larger
– Trust, Escrow and UAC Reports now have date filters for historic reporting
– When generating draft invoice from the matter window, DRAFT is now indicated on the invoice

[FIXES and IMPROVEMENTS]
– Fixed an issue with Master Matters and Joint Billing
– Fixed an issue when using presets with Additional Charge slips
– Improved time rounding
– Fixed issues with CSV invoices
– Fixed an issue with invoicing with a balance forward with ABK automatic payments
– Fixed an issue with applying funds from an account in the Payment Center
– Fixed an issue with editing a timekeeper slip when the timekeeper is inactive
– Improved the Credit Report with Automatic Bookkeeper payments
– Fixed issues with refreshing the A/R totals in main window
– Fixed issue with addresses not importing in client window
– Improved manually changing late fees
– Fixed an issue with negative balances not showing properly in the main window
– Fixed calculation errors that occurred under very specific conditions
– Improved bulk invoicing with non-billable time
– Fixed issues with the floating timekeeper timer window
– Fixed an issue with Fee Collections in the Monthly Timekeeper Report
– Fixed an issue where For My Eyes Only time showed in invoice time subtotal column
– Fixed an issue where the trust balance wouldn’t refresh in the Payment Center
– Fixed an issue with running Automatic Bookkeeper manually causing data issues
– Fixed an issue that could cause a crash at startup with a blank database
– Improved Slip Analysis Report’s export function

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TimeNet Law 2.7.6 is now available! Get over 30 new features, fixes and improvements.

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Complete Release Notes

[Split Billing and Matter Party Features]
– Matter Parties can now be imported from the client list
– The main client is now always included in the party list, but can be excluded from billing by setting their % Responsible to 0%
– Only payments from this party will be reflected on the associated invoice
– Fixed some issues with balance forwarding and previously applied payments
– Now generates multiple invoices for each party whether or not you save the invoices to disk

[Summary Lines]
– Timekeeper Position is now an option on summary lines
– If a timekeeper has multiple rates on an invoice, that timekeeper shows up multiple times with each rate in the summary
– Summary Lines are now available in bulk invoicing

[New Contingency Billing Feature]
– Set which slips to charge the client for
– Set the percentage of recovery for your fee
– Option to deduce slips charged to the client before or after calculating the fee

[Moving Things]
– The list of matters is now properly sorted
– New ability to move slips to another client

– New Network Setup Assistant – makes setting up or changing networking settings very simple
– New Add Slip window to quickly add a slip or batch of slips without having to open a matter
– New option to print full history statements in Billing Center
– New Date Met field in Client Info
– New option to turn on or off alternating row colors in invoices and reports
– New option in Slip Analysis Report to show Slip Notes instead of Slip Names
– New Billing Hold option to Matter Settings – when set, no slips on that matter can be billed

– Spell Check now works in slip name fields and all other fields
– Unapplied Credits and Matter-Level accounts have now been added to the Automatic Bookkeeper
– Payment Center’s From field now lets you easily pick who a payment is from by the relative matter’s party list
– Improved invoice layout — titles, previous balance and condensed statements, and more customization options
– Fund balances now shown on the right rather than left to align with other balances

– Fixed an issue with late fees not automatically being applied under all conditions
– Fixed an issue with late fees and taxes sometimes being changed on an invoice
– Fixed issues with Billing Center batch billing
– Fixed issues with the Slip Analysis Report not properly calculating or displaying time totals under some settings
– Fixed an issue where invoices wouldn’t display properly if there were apostrophe’s in the file path
– Fixed an issue with applying payments and entering data into the From field of the Payment Center
– Fixed an issue with checking for invoice number conflicts
– Fixed an issue with the timekeeper timer losing or gaining a second every few minutes
– Fixed an issue with copying/pasting and moving billed slips

Learn More About TimeNet Law Here

In 2005, TimeNet Law 0.8 Beta was released. Since then, TimeNet Law has gone through many updates, been given hundreds of new features and fixes, and the family of TimeNet Law users has grown from a couple dozen excited, Mac-centric attorneys to now over a thousand.

We have never charged one penny for upgrades over the last 7 years. It was something that we wanted to avoid, to keep it simple and affordable to use TimeNet Law. However, as our user base grew, so did our need to support those many new users. Unfortunately, it is now to a point where we must charge a small fee for upgrades. We wanted to make the policy as simple and fair as possible, so here’s how it works:

When you purchase TimeNet Law, you get 1 year of free upgrades. Any users that purchased TimeNet Law before February 15th, 2011 (the day the new policy and prices went into effect) were given a free year of upgrades from that date. So, if you purchased TimeNet Law before February 15th, 2011, your upgrade plan will expire on February 15th, 2012.

To find out when your upgrade plan expires, simply go to “About TimeNet Law…” from the TimeNet Law menu.

So what is an upgrade plan? It’s simple. As long as your upgrade plan hasn’t expired, you can always download the newest version of TimeNet Law for free. You will also get priority support in the event you have any questions or issues. Once your upgrade plan expires, you can continue to use your current version of TimeNet Law, for as long as you want, you will never be locked out of the system. You can download the new versions and check them out, but they will run in demo mode. You can then renew your upgrade plan, or revert to your last version of TimeNet Law, renewing at a later date if you wish.

I also want to thank you all for using TimeNet Law, thank you for all of the wonderful feedback, and thank you for the last 7 wonderful years. Here’s to many more, and your continued support will take us there!