Billable hours tracking & matter management for law firms
Capture every six-minute billing increment across matters, track attorney utilisation in real time, run the 4-level partner approval chain digitally, and give clients transparent matter visibility - without the end-of-day time reconstruction that costs firms 20-30% of billable revenue.
No credit card required
Full access from day one
Setup in under 10 minutes
$180+
average billable hourly rate - every untracked minute is direct revenue loss
6-min
minimum billing increment - Chronixo captures every 0.1-hour unit precisely
4-level
approval: Associate → Senior → Partner → Billing Partner - fully digital
0
billing questions after clients can see engagement progress in real time
The challenge
The problem - and exactly how Chronixo solves it
Where billable hours and client trust quietly disappear - and how Chronixo captures both.
Without Chronixo
Where law firms lose billable hours and client trust
Attorneys reconstruct time from memory and calendar at end of day - missing 20-30% of billable minutes every week
No structured approval chain - partners review timesheets by email with no consistent audit trail
Clients question fee line items because they never had visibility into the work being done on their matter
Attorney utilisation tracked in spreadsheets nobody updates - under-billed associates and overworked partners both go unnoticed
Matter management, time tracking, and client communication all happen across different tools
With Chronixo
How Chronixo solves it
Attorneys start a timer the moment they pick up a matter - every six-minute unit captured in context
4-level digital approval: Associate → Senior → Partner → Billing Partner - full audit trail on every sign-off
Clients view matter task progress and phase status in their branded portal - billing is never a surprise
Real-time utilisation dashboard shows hours per attorney, per matter, and per practice area - live
Time tracking, matter management, client portal, and document sharing in one platform
How it works
Every matter, every minute - accounted for
Chronixo replaces spreadsheets and disconnected legal tools with one platform purpose-built for the way law firms actually track and bill their time.
1
Timer on the matter
Attorneys start a timer linked to the matter name, billing stage, and specific task the moment work begins - no end-of-day time reconstruction from memory.
2
Daily timesheet submission
Team members submit timesheets from the web panel before close of business. Automated reminders fire when attorneys have not logged time by 6 PM.
3
Partner approval chain
Entries route: Associate → Senior Associate → Partner → Billing Partner. Each level reviews and approves. Mandatory rejection notes require a corrected resubmission.
4
Client matter portal
Clients log into their branded portal to view matter task progress, phase status, and shared case documents - billing conversations become transparent and evidence-based.
Legal
Every tool a law firm needs in one place
Every capability - included from day one, no add-ons required.
Matter-based time tracking
Each timer links to a matter, billing stage, and task type. Six-minute increment precision built in. Attorneys track from the web panel or desktop app.
Learn more →Attorney utilisation dashboard
Live hours per attorney, per matter, and per practice area. Identify under-billed associates and over-allocated partners before they become retention or billing problems.
Learn more →4-level partner approval
Associate → Senior → Partner → Billing Partner. Full timestamped audit trail on every submission and approval action - no more email-based sign-offs.
Learn more →Client matter portal
Clients view matter progress, phase status, task completion, and shared case documents without calling for updates. Builds trust over long multi-stage matters.
Learn more →Secure document sharing
Share briefs, filings, contracts, and signed documents directly into the client portal. Full download audit trail for privilege documentation and GDPR compliance.
Learn more →Matter billing reports
Export time reports per matter, attorney, or practice area as PDF, CSV, or Excel - structured for manual billing review before client invoicing.
Learn more →Non-submission alerts
Automated daily reminders when attorneys have not logged time by close of business. 24-hour escalation alerts go to the supervising partner.
Learn more →Legal data sovereignty with BYOS S3
All documents and screenshots route to your own S3 bucket - no client data on Chronixo servers. Critical for legal professional privilege and client confidentiality obligations.
Learn more →Multi-practice organisation
Create departments per practice area (litigation, corporate, IP, real estate). Filter reports, approval chains, and utilisation dashboards by practice area or partner.
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Stop reconstructing time at end of day. Start capturing every six minutes as they happen.
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