At Amicus Consulting, we see billing and accounting as the backbone of your business. This is true regardless of whether your billing is hourly, transactional, or contingency. You already know the importance of billing. We want to help you implement a system of best practices for billing efficiently and keeping track of productivity and cash receipts by client, employee, or practice area.
We want to help you find your lost time and make it easier for you to capture that lost time by seamlessly integrating practice management into your timekeeping routine.We offer a variety of legal billing and accounting solutions designed specifically for law firms by the companies who set the standards. One of these systems is right for you. Contact us and let us show you how the right tools in the right setting with the right practices can help you.Some billing software can be integrated with an external accounting system such as Intuit’s QuickBooks, while other software includes both billing and accounting functions in one program. We can walk you through the features of each program and help you to decide whether an “all-in-one” or “just billing” program is right for your firm. Time Billing Software SolutionsAt Amicus Consulting, our certified consultants help you to determine which Time Billing software solution will work best for your law firm.
At Amicus Consulting, we see billing and accounting as the backbone of your business. This is true regardless of whether your billing is hourly, transactional, or contingency. You already know the importance of billing. We want to help you implement a system of best practices for billing efficiently and keeping track of productivity and cash receipts by client, employee, or practice area. We want to help you find your lost time and make it easier for you to capture that lost time by seamlessly integrating practice management into your timekeeping routine.We offer a variety of legal billing and accounting solutions designed specifically for law firms by the companies who set the standards.
One of these systems is right for you. Contact us and let us show you how the right tools in the right setting with the right practices can help you.Some billing software can be integrated with an external accounting system such as Intuit’s QuickBooks, while other software includes both billing and accounting functions in one program. We can walk you through the features of each program and help you to decide whether an “all-in-one” or “just billing” program is right for your firm. Time Billing Software SolutionsAt Amicus Consulting, our certified consultants help you to determine which Time Billing software solution will work best for your law firm.
At Amicus Consulting, we support a variety of case/practice management applications and can help you to select and implement a system that will meet your firm’s requirements. Our certified consultants support your Practice Management software needs with:. Practice analysis and software recommendations. Database setup and configuration. Installation services.
Customization to meet your firm’s needs and practice requirements. Conversion into your new system. Integration with 3rd party billing, document management, and accounting systems. Initial and ongoing end-user training and assistance.
Ongoing maintenance including upgrades, patches, and implementation of new features. At Amicus Consulting, we support a variety of case/practice management applications and can help you to select and implement a system that will meet your firm’s requirements. Our certified consultants support your Practice Management software needs with:. Practice analysis and software recommendations. Database setup and configuration. Installation services. Customization to meet your firm’s needs and practice requirements.
Conversion into your new system. Integration with 3rd party billing, document management, and accounting systems. Initial and ongoing end-user training and assistance. Ongoing maintenance including upgrades, patches, and implementation of new features.
There are many ways to track your time, whether or not you are billing. If you do bill for your time you want to use a program that can bill for your time in a way that meets your requirements or use a program that communicates with your billing program. We have previously written about choosing billing software but we haven’t discussed time entry.Depending on the software you are using you may have a variety of ways to capture your time. Some examples include TSheets for users of QuickBooks, e-center or iSlips for users of Timeslips, Tabs3 Connect for users of Tabs3, or TM Go for users of Time Matters.
There are also programs like Chrometa and iTimekeep that are independent track time and offer various types of integration as well as additional benefits.As mentioned, the first thing to consider is what software you use for billing. The next thing to consider is where you are working and want to capture your time – your office, your phone, etc. If looking at out of office solutions think about whether you usually have internet access or if you will need something that can capture time while offline and then synchronize when you are back in the office or connected to the internet.
If using software that will synchronize with your billing software it is important to understand how automatic the process is or how much manual intervention is needed.Another factor to consider is how actively you want to capture time. Programs like Chrometa or Timeslips TimeCapture can monitor everything you do on your computer and provide the information to create time entries in your software, rather than you running timers or noting your workflow. Some may find this beneficial, others intrusive.Next think about how you want to use your time tracking software. If you are capturing the time outside of your billing program what kinds of reports do you want and what features do you need. Do you want to be able to look back at work that has not yet been billed? Do you need dictation or spell checking?
Should the software do rounding or can that be left to your billing program? Do you want specific descriptions either by default or using macros to expand text you type? These features can make the software easier to use?Some time tracking software may offer additional features, sometimes for an additional fee. A program like iTimekeep can make sure you are compliant with electronic billing rules including word use, description length. ITimekeep lets you setup your own firm guidelines and provides easy access to help prevent electronic billing submission kickbacks.Each firm, and possibly each individual in the firm, may have different needs.
So how do you find the right combination for your firm? You could spend hours doing research on the internet, through the bar association, at trade shows or by talking to others about what they use. Perhaps a better option is to think about your needs as described above and then. We can help you identify options that work with what you have now or discuss alternatives if appropriate. Our goal is to help you find the solution that is best for you and your firm. A few months ago Gavel & Gown, the maker of Amicus Attorney software was acquired by the owners of Abacus. At that time things continued as they had been, with the exception of Ron Collins at the helm of Gavel & Gown.
Now big changes have been announced. You should be getting formal notification but here are the high level changes.Amicus Attorney Small Firm and Credenza software are being discontinued. This is not a big surprise as Gavel & Gown had been encouraging users to move to Amicus Cloud or upgrade to Amicus Attorney Premium, and development on these products had slowed in recent years. If you are using either product, please contact us for a no obligation discussion of your options.
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For 30 days, free migration is being offered to Small Firm customers. The 30 days is effective starting today (August 12). For users of Credenza, 60 days after your August 2016 renewal date the data will become read only.For users of Amicus Attorney Premium edition the announcement is that, effective immediately, Amicus Attorney Premium edition will only be available on a subscription basis.
Activate stolen playstation network card. This means if you want to upgrade, or add licenses to your current version, you must move to the subscription basis. The subscription version will include Amicus Advantage support and Amicus Anywhere access. Users of Amicus Attorney Premium with a subscription for 10 or less users will be able to run on their own on premises server.
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Larger firms will need to run on Abacus Private Cloud. We are happy to speak with you about how these change will impact your firm and to provide pricing.This announcement is new and information is still developing. Please call Caren at 203-254-7736 for specifics on how it impacts you. Gavel & Gown has released Amicus Attorney Premium 2016. We expect a new release for Amicus Attorney Small Firm to follow in the near future.Premium 2016 has a host of great new features that customers have been asking for. Users will benefit from expanded document management whose power is significantly greater thanks to being integrated with their practice management solution, as opposed to stand-alone tools.
Version control and document previews are just some of its new features. The ultra-secure Amicus Client Portal now offers more extensive means for client collaboration, with unlimited custom fields allowing easy matter opening, data collection and sharing of any information that is appropriate to the client’s case. The billing component of Amicus Premium also received a number of enhancements refining its capabilities and further streamlining billing process making them effortless and highly intuitive. There are many more features as well.If you would like more information on Amicus Premium 2016 please contact us or visit the website at.If you are thinking of upgrading, we will help you get the right solution at the best price.
If you are currently using Amicus Small Firm edition perhaps it is time to think about a change. I am not suggesting you get rid of Amicus! What I am suggesting is a platform change.Gavel & Gown has three practice management offerings – Amicus Small Firm, Amicus Premium and Amicus Cloud. While support for Amicus Small Firm is not going away, it’s not getting much in the way of new features and functions. All of that is going to Amicus Cloud and Amicus Premium.So first you should decide if the time to move to the cloud is now. The transition from Amicus Small Firm to Amicus Cloud is relatively easy.
In addition to the features you know and love you will get billing, exchange integration, much improved precedents and powerful document assembly capability. Plus with Amicus Cloud you never have to worry about backups or upgrades, they are all taken care of in a secure environment.But not everyone wants to go cloud. For those who prefer to stay on the desktop you should look at Amicus Premium. Amicus Premium offers improved communication internally and externally. First there’s the client portal. This offers secure document sharing with your clients.
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If you are currently using Dropbox or a similar service to share you might want to read the license agreement. Client portal is easy to use and portrays the professional image your firm wants their clients to see. If you do want to keep using Dropbox, Amicus Premium offers integration.Amicus Premium also offers improved integration with Exchange so that your calendar and contacts are always in sync with your devices.
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There is also an option for automatic synchronization of calendar and contacts with Google.Granular security insures that everyone can do their job but data is protected where appropriate. You can keep users from seeing data they shouldn’t see or changing data.With AmicusAnywhere (part of Amicus Premium with a maintenance plan) you have access to most of your data from anywhere that you have Internet access. This gives you cloud capabilities while maintaining the desktop environment. You can also easily enter your time from anywhere you have Internet access with AmicusTimeTracker. No more excuse for forgetting the time.
But just in case, there’s Time capture to review what you’ve done that has not yet been billed.Amicus Premium offers unlimited custom fields. Because it is SQL based you can use SQL Reporting Services to create all kinds of reports. There’s also Amicus Premium Billing for tightly integrated billing and integration with QuickBooks.You’ll be pleased by how comfortable you will be in Amicus Premium. It is the same structure and approach to practice management as the Small Firm Edition, with a similar workflow and interface.
There’s also a cleaner, more modern interface available.If you’re thinking it’s time for an upgrade we can help you decide what’s right for you and thenhelp you get there.Note: AmicusAnywhere, TimeTracker and Client Portal require an active maintenance plan. By Caren Schwartz(from Solo Professional)Computers are a tool that can help you save time and money. They can also help you waste time and money.What Are Your Needs?In order for your computer and software to save you both time and money, you need to do three things:. You must first determine what you want and need to accomplish so that you purchase the right computer and software.
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