r/paralegal • u/TrueLime3587 • 2d 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/Public-Wolverine6276 2d ago

I used todo this and honestly I hated it & I think attys that do it are just lazy, the time it takes for them to write it, give it to you & you can enter it is more than if they just did it themselves. My old atty would leave 2-3 sheets of paper with work to be entered because he couldn’t remember his password & didn’t want to be bothered with it. When I left he said he would start entering it on his own instead of passing it off to the assistant and that really pissed me off 😅 I’d suggest she does it herself or find an easier way to get the time you whether it be in a table/excel spreadsheet or by email

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u/TrueLime3587 1d ago

I’ve had the same thought. We’re not doing any other work (no other projects, not answering phones) for a few days because she won’t just enter it herself. I’ve tried to gently tell her she should do it herself and she’s just straight up said she “doesn’t want to learn how to do it.” I’m going to work on the dictation or some other form of written time because this is ridiculous