Billing Methods
CosmoLex includes hourly, fixed fee, and contingency billing methods to support your fi…
Time and Expense Entry
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Change the Billing Method
Your ability to change the billing method depends upon: The original billing method The m… -
Add a Timecard
No matter how you add time in CosmoLex, the result is a timecard entry. In this article, we… -
Edit a Time or Expense Card
You can edit a timecard regardless of whether you have already billed for it. If the timeca… -
Delete a Timecard
You can delete a timecard regardless of whether you have already billed for it. If the time… -
Add a Flat Fee Timecard to an Hourly Matter
You can add a timecard to an hourly matter that charges a flat fee instead of an hourly rate.… -
Add a Soft Cost
Soft costs are also known as indirect costs or cost recovery. They are “in-house” items ge… -
Edit a Soft Cost
The process for editing a soft cost depends on whether your firm has billed for it. Edit a S… -
Delete a Soft Cost
The process for deleting a soft cost depends on whether your firm has billed for it. Delete… -
Add a Hard Cost
Hard cost expenses refer to out of pocket transactions and their subsequent reimburseme… -
Edit a Hard Cost
Hard cost expenses combine an operating bank account transaction (accounting) with a ma… -
Delete a Hard Cost
Hard cost expenses bridge Billing and Accounting, so you must delete them from the Accoun… -
Options to Track Time
You have several options with which to track time. From Global Add Shortcut From Global Ti… -
Using the Timesheet
Keeping track of multiple timers allows you to easily track time for all activities while… -
Using the Global Timer
The Global Timer lets you easily switch between tasks and maintain accurate time trackin… -
Set a Matter-Specific (Localized) Billing Rate
When working with Hourly matters, CosmoLex automatically uses each Timekeeper’… -
Import Timesheets
If your firm has of-counsel or timekeepers without CosmoLex access and you want to import… -
Manage Description Shorthands
You can add a shorthand to your description to make your time entries quick and efficient.… -
Manage Matter Costs (Disbursements)
CosmoLex organizes matter expenses into two distinct categories: hard costs and soft co… -
Custom Import Your Soft Cost Expenses
Software such as Lexmark, Ricoh, Canon, Copitrak, Papercut, and Xerox can track certain…
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