Legal E-Billing ROI Calculator

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What is your annual legal spend?

Pre-filled numbers are provided. Use your own data for a more accurate savings figure.

Number of in-house attorneys

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Number of in-house paralegals

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Number of administrative & operational staff

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How many of your invoices are in PDF?

Potential ROI:

$582,747/year

ROI Summary

Improved Financial Planning & Accounting

$111,760

Increased Productivity with Automation

$195,987

Spend Reduction and Avoidance

$275,000

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Data Assumptions

Detailed Results

General Assumptions

Number of matters opened per year

Number of invoices received per year

Number of timekeeper rates to review per year

In-house Team

Average salary of in-house attorneys

Fully loaded compensation costs in house attorneys

Fully loaded costs are typically 1.25-1.4 times base salary.

Average salary of in-house paralegals

Fully loaded compensation costs in house paralegals

Fully loaded costs are typically 1.25-1.4 times base salary.

Average salary of administrative & operational staff

Fully loaded compensation costs of administrative & operational staff

Fully loaded costs are typically 1.25-1.4 times base salary.

Improved Financial Planning & Accounting

AP Integration

Operational and finance staff save 30 minutes per invoice due to automated payment, tracking, and communication on payment status.

Financial reporting

Improved financial reporting can lead to savings of on average $100 per matter through the identification of high spending and over-spending.

Collecting and reporting on accruals

Operational and finance staff save 3 days per month collecting, reviewing, and reporting on accruals.

Validation of bill-to information and tax information

Save one hour of operational and finance staff time and ten minutes of attorney time per PDF invoice due to automated review of bill-to and tax information, and the elimination of invoice rejections and resubmissions.

Increased Productivity with Automation

Time saved managing matters

In-house attorneys save 30 minutes for each matter opened, and 10 minutes each day managing active matters.

Time saved from invoice review

In-house attorneys save 20 minutes per invoice reviewed.

Time saved from rate review

In-house attorneys save 10 minutes per timekeeper rate reviewed.

Time saved creating reports

Operational staff save 1 hour per week for every 1 million of spend creating reports, and in-house attorneys save 30 minutes per week.

Time saved from PDF digitization

Save 10 minutes of attorney time per PDF invoice due to faster review, approval and reporting.

Spend Reduction and Avoidance

Budget application

Discount application

Improved Outside Counsel Guidelines enforcement

Improved vendor compliance with Outside Counsel Guidelines

Reductions from timekeeper rate review

Improved Financial Planning & Accounting

AP Integration: $33,654

Financial reporting: $25,000

Collecting and reporting on accruals: $19,385

Validation of bill-to information and tax information: $3,721

Increased Productivity with Automation

Time saved managing matters: $47,284

Time saved from invoice review: $56,034

Time saved from rate review: $25,240

Time saved creating reports: $30,625

Time saved from PDF digitization: $33,654

Spend Reduction and Avoidance

Budget application: 1%

Discount application: 1%

Improved Outside Counsel Guidelines enforcement: 0.5%

Improved vendor compliance with Outside Counsel Guidelines: 2%

Reductions from timekeeper rate review: 1%

Please note that the Brightflag ROI Calculator is a free tool which is designed to provide users with an indicative estimate of potential cost and time savings that may be realised by subscribing to the Brightflag software as a service platform. The time and cost savings results generated by the ROI Calculator are not guaranteed by Brightflag and represent non-binding estimates. The ROI Calculator is intended for use in the United States and for spend incurred in USD$ (US Dollar) only. By proceeding to use the ROI Calculator you are hereby deemed to have acknowledged and agreed to these terms of use.

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