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TimeNet Law 2.9.6 is Available Now!

TimeNet Law 2.9.6 is ready to go! This update includes over 75 new features, fixes and enhancements!

We focused on fixing issues, improving stability, and refining the interface in every window to make TimeNet Law easier, faster, and more fun to use. See all the details below.

The new Main Window makes it easier than ever to make new clients and matters, and quickly add slips:
Main Window
The new Matter Window makes important information more clear and concise:
Matter Window

One Click Billing just got even better. Now, matters with no new activity but a remaining balance due will be automatically re-issued alongside your new billing:

One Click Billing

Categories can now show their own custom logos, headers, and footers on invoices:

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The new QuickTimer makes it easier than ever to quickly start timing a task. The global shortcut lets you create a QuickTimer from any application, and you can even create a new matter right from the QuickTimer window:

QuickTimer

New shortcuts make it easy to change settings on the fly:

Time Entry Shortcut

The Manual found under Help > TimeNet Law Manual has also been overhauled to include more detailed information and make things more concise.

Read on below for the complete release notes.

Full Release Notes

  • Dozens of refinements and improvements have been made to the interface – cleaner, sleeker, easier
  • Multi-step processes have been streamlined – new prompts and guides help you get your work done faster
  • One Click Billing now includes matters that have no new activity, but a previous outstanding balance. Those invoices will automatically be re-issued alongside the new billing
  • The toolbar in the Main Window has been redesigned to be more intuitive and give you more shortcuts
  • The toolbar in the Matter Window has been redesigned to be more intuitive and give you more shortcuts
  • When entering time anywhere in the program, you can now click the Time field/button to quickly switch between entering time in Tenths (1.5 hours) or h : mm : ss (1:30:00)
  • When entering time anywhere in the program, a new up/down arrow control allows you to quickly adjust your time with just a click
  • The Menu Bar Widget in the righthand-side of your menubar now has more shortcuts and options
  • New QuickTimer makes it easier and faster than ever to create a new timer and track your time. A global shortcut creates a new QuickTimer that instantly begins timing your task. Enter the details, select a client and matter, and you’re done. You can even create a new matter right from the QuickTimer window
  • When editing Timekeeper rates in Preferences, you can select an hourly rate and use the new Set Selected Rate as Default option to set that rate as the default timekeeper rate for all clients and matters
  • Add Slips window has been improved to be more efficient
  • You can create a new matter right from the Add Slips window
  • When doing a draft invoice, you can now quickly finalize the invoice from the same window without having to re-open the Create Invoice window
  • Client Categories can show custom headers, footers, and logos on invoices
  • Added a Category filter to all reports so you can easily see totals and amounts for just a specific category of clients
  • Improvements to Payment Center when working with split billing invoices and payments
  • Invoices can now be generated in PDF or HTML at your preference
  • New function in Matter Window to revert all rounded time back to actual unrounded time
  • New option to allow multiple timers at once (must be enabled in Preferences)
  • When changing default Timekeeper Rates at the client-level, you can update all existing matters to adopt the new defaults and update any unbilled slips to the new default rate
  • Country field for clients and parties
  • QuickSearch now lets you specify Parties as the search scope
  • You can now import slips from raw text by separating columns with double-commas (,,)
  • The manual found under the Help menu has been revamped to include more detailed information and make things more concise
  • Automatic Backup now lets you choose where to save your backups
  • When changing a party’s name in Matter Settings, any payments previously made by that party will be updated to reflect the party’s new name
  • Changing a timekeeper hourly rate in global Preferences properly updates all client and matter default rate settings
  • Fixed an issue when a timekeeper hd multiple rates with the same hourly rate but different labels
  • Fixed issues with spell checker not loading, not learning new words, or causing repeated error messages
  • Fixed issue with split billing invoices that charge tax
  • Fixed issue with applying payments to split billing invoices
  • Fixed issue where changing split billing payment percentages could erroneously affect previous invoices
  • Fixed issue where Credit Allocation Report and Payments Received Report wouldn’t sort clients by last name when Sort by Last Name is enabled
  • Fixed issues with Add Slips window
  • Fixed issue with PDF page sizing
  • Fixed issue with Timekeeper Report and filtering by matters with certain characters in their name
  • Fixed issue with rate One Click Billing bug
  • Fixed issue with invoices not showing total time if all of the time is set to No Charge
  • Fixed issue with invoices not always showing the proper currency symbol when set to a foreign currency
  • Fixed issue with customizing columns in the Client Report
  • Fixed rare issue with Balance Forward on invoices
  • Fixed issue where Automatic Bookkeeper sometimes wouldn’t pay off the tax portion of invoices
  • Fixed issue with Timekeeper Report and Discounts applied to Expenses
  • Fixed popups that didn’t show clients or parties in alphabetical order
  • Fixed a rare issue where Matter Trust, Matter Escrow, or Matter UAC sometimes wouldn’t show up in the Credit Allocation Report
  • Many more fixes and refinements to improve stability and performance

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