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Capture Every Billable Minute Without the Administrative Burden

Your firm handles dozens of client matters, tight deadlines, and constant context-switching. HiveDesk tracks every billable hour by client and matter automatically — so attorneys spend less time on timesheets and more time practicing law.

No credit card required · $5/user/month · All features included

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Law Firm Time Tracking Is Broken. Here's Why.

Most attorneys reconstruct their timesheets at the end of the day — or worse, at the end of the week. The result: lost billable hours, inaccurate client invoices, and chronic under-billing.

Without law firm time tracking

  • Attorneys reconstruct timesheets from memory at the end of the day
  • Short tasks and phone calls go unlogged — revenue slips through the cracks
  • Switching between client matters creates confusion about which client to bill
  • Partners lack visibility into associate utilization and billing efficiency
  • Client billing disputes arise from vague or inaccurate time entries
  • Paralegals and staff submit unverified timesheets with estimated hours

With HiveDesk

  • Time is captured automatically as attorneys work — no reconstruction needed
  • Every billable minute is tracked by client, matter, and attorney
  • One-click switching between client matters with automatic time allocation
  • Real-time dashboards show partner and associate utilization across the firm
  • Detailed time records back up every invoice with verifiable data
  • Staff timesheets are verified with activity data before billing

Matter-Based Time Tracking

Track every billable hour across every client matter

Law firms lose revenue when billable hours go untracked. HiveDesk captures time automatically as attorneys work — organized by client, matter, and task type. Switch between cases with one click. At billing time, pull per-client timesheets that account for every minute spent on each matter.

  • Organize projects by client and matter (litigation, corporate, real estate)
  • One-click switching between client matters throughout the day
  • Separate billable hours from non-billable time (CLE, admin, BD)
  • Per-client, per-matter time reports ready for invoicing
  • Track time on desktop, mobile, or Chrome browser
HiveDesk summarized timesheet showing billable hours tracked by client matter

Partner & Associate Utilization

Track utilization from partners to paralegals

Every attorney hour matters to the bottom line. HiveDesk gives managing partners real-time visibility into billable utilization across the firm. See which associates are hitting their targets, which partners are over-committed, and where capacity exists — without waiting for monthly billing reports.

  • Real-time dashboard shows active attorneys and their current matters
  • Track billable vs non-billable utilization rates per attorney
  • Employee scheduling to assign attorneys to matters and deadlines
  • Attendance tracking for in-office and remote attorneys
  • Leave management for PTO, court schedules, and CLE days
HiveDesk real-time dashboard showing attorney utilization and active matters

Client Billing & Transparency

Bill clients with precision, not approximation

When clients push back on invoices, you need more than reconstructed time entries. HiveDesk gives you verified time records backed by activity data. Share detailed breakdowns alongside your invoices to eliminate billing disputes and demonstrate the value of every hour billed.

  • Per-client timesheets show hours by attorney, matter, and task type
  • Activity monitoring provides verifiable proof of work when needed
  • Export billing reports as PDF or Excel — ready for your invoices
  • Eliminate revenue leakage from forgotten or unlogged billable time
  • Track matter profitability — know which cases are under-billed
HiveDesk client billing reports with detailed time breakdowns for law firms

Timesheets & Payroll

From tracked hours to payroll in minutes

Stop manually compiling attorney hours for payroll. HiveDesk auto-generates timesheets from tracked time, runs them through a partner approval workflow, and exports clean data for your payroll or billing software. Overtime, attendance, and time-off data are all included.

  • Auto-generated timesheets with built-in approval workflow
  • Partner review and approve before billing or payroll
  • Overtime hours tracked and flagged automatically
  • Export approved timesheets as Excel for any payroll or billing system
  • Attendance and time-off records maintained continuously
HiveDesk timesheet approval and payroll export for law firm staff

How Law Firms Use HiveDesk

Every role in your firm benefits from automatic time tracking. Here is how different teams use HiveDesk day to day.

Litigation Teams

Litigators track time across depositions, document review, court appearances, and trial preparation. Partners see how long each phase of a case actually takes versus estimates, improving future case budgets and staffing plans.

  • Track time per case phase: discovery, motions, trial prep
  • Compare estimated vs actual hours per matter
  • Identify which case types consume the most attorney time

Corporate & Transactional

Corporate attorneys working on deals, contracts, and due diligence allocate time across multiple client matters. Track how much time goes into drafting, negotiation, and closing — and bill each client precisely.

  • Allocate hours across concurrent transactions
  • Track drafting vs negotiation vs closing time
  • Justify fees with detailed time breakdowns per matter

Associates & Of Counsel

Associates working across multiple partners and practice areas need one system to track all their billable time. Switch between client matters with one click, and generate timesheets that flow into the firm's billing process.

  • Track time across matters for multiple partners
  • One-click switching between client cases throughout the day
  • Meet billable hour targets with real-time progress visibility

Paralegals & Legal Staff

Paralegals, legal assistants, and support staff track their time for accurate client billing. Managers verify work with activity monitoring and approve timesheets before invoices go out.

  • Track paralegal and support staff hours by client matter
  • Verify work with periodic screenshots and activity data
  • Approve staff timesheets before client billing

Trusted by Teams Across 6 Continents Since 2011

We have used every time tracking software under the sun, and they all fall short in some area that we need, but overall HiveDesk has met our needs. Their PDF screenshot reports are clean, easy to use and understand. Our clients prefer them over the complicated reports of other systems.
Lindsey Meadows
Lindsey Meadows
Owner, Meadows Resources
HiveDesk has been instrumental in helping us manage our remote team effectively. The automatic time tracking and screenshot features give us the visibility we need without micromanaging. Setup was straightforward and our team adopted it within a day.
Virtual Done Well team
Chris Daley
CEO, Virtual Done Well

Simple, Firm-Friendly Pricing

One plan with all features included. Scale your team up or down as caseloads change.

$5/user/month

All features included

  • Automatic time tracking across all devices
  • Activity monitoring with screenshots
  • Employee scheduling
  • Attendance & leave management
  • Project & task tracking by client matter
  • Timesheet generation & approval
  • Reporting & analytics dashboards
  • Asana integration
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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about time tracking for law firms and attorneys.

HiveDesk automatically tracks time while attorneys work on client matters using desktop, mobile, and browser apps. Set up projects for each client and matter, and attorneys allocate time as they switch between cases throughout the day. At the end of the billing period, generate per-client timesheets that show exactly how many hours were spent on each matter — broken down by attorney and task type.

Yes. Create separate projects for each client and matter — litigation, contracts, corporate transactions, and so on. Attorneys switch between client matters with one click, and HiveDesk tracks time per-matter automatically. You get accurate, per-client time reports for billing without any manual entry or end-of-day reconstruction.

HiveDesk tracks time continuously down to the minute. When you generate timesheets, the precise time records are available for review. Your firm can apply its own rounding rules (6-minute, 10-minute, or 15-minute increments) when preparing final invoices. The key advantage is that you start with accurate, automatically captured time data rather than reconstructed estimates.

Yes. Organize projects as billable (client matters) or non-billable (internal meetings, CLE, business development, admin). HiveDesk tracks both separately, so you can see each attorney's billable utilization rate and identify where non-billable time is reducing the firm's effective billing capacity.

HiveDesk auto-generates timesheets from tracked time data. Filter by client, matter, date range, or attorney. Partners and billing managers review and approve timesheets through a built-in approval workflow. Export approved timesheets as PDF or Excel — ready to attach to your client invoices or import into your billing software.

HiveDesk takes periodic screenshots while attorneys work. These serve as verifiable activity records that help partners confirm billed time was spent productively. For firms with remote or hybrid attorneys, screenshots provide accountability without micromanaging. Screenshot frequency is configurable, and attorneys always know when tracking is active.

HiveDesk integrates with Asana for task and project management. You can track time against Asana tasks, link hours to specific deliverables, and keep your workflow intact while getting accurate time data for billing. Timesheets can be exported in formats suitable for importing into your billing or practice management software.

HiveDesk has native apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux desktops, an iOS mobile app, a Chrome browser extension, and a web dashboard accessible from any browser. Attorneys can track time from whatever device they prefer — whether they are in the office, working from home, in court, or at a client site.

HiveDesk costs $5 per user per month — one plan that includes every feature. No tiers, no per-feature upsells, no hidden fees. You get time tracking, screenshots, scheduling, attendance, leave management, task tracking, timesheets, and reporting. There is a free 14-day trial with no credit card required.

HiveDesk uses enterprise-grade security practices including encrypted data storage, secure access controls, and GDPR compliance. Role-based permissions ensure that only authorized users can access time records and screenshots. All data transmission is encrypted, and your firm controls who sees what information.

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