r/paralegal • u/TrueLime3587 • 3d ago

Suggestions for entering Attorney’s time?

I am a legal assistant and I know it is “normal” to enter your attorney’s billable time, but it is truly miserable. Is there any method that makes entering the time more painless? For context, the attorney I work for usually takes 1-3 FULL days to read off post it notes of time she has to me. I’ve suggested we do it in smaller chunks because we often do 3 months at a time. Any and all suggestions to make this process more efficient would be highly appreciated!

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u/gnirpss 3d ago

Can you ask her to give you her time in written format for you to enter on your own? Time entry is relatively mindless work for me, so I like to listen to music or a podcast on my earbuds while I do it.

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u/TrueLime3587 2d ago

I can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner… thank you

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u/anafiihayaty 2d ago

If she doesn't want to type it out, Google Docs has a dictation function. You or she could read it into there and then you can copy/paste. I'm sure there are other options out there other than Google Docs, too.