Billable (B), non-billable (NB), zero rate (0), and write-off (W)

When you write time on a matter, the setting of the matter determines whether the time is considered billable or not. Legalsense shows the total billable time and the total non-billable time at the bottom of the time entries of a certain day. See, for example, the Per day overview below.

The Per day overview, showing the total billable and non-billable time at the bottom of the list of time entries.

Time entry status

Billable (B): the relevant time entries are included on the invoice.

Non-billable (NB): the corresponding time entries are written off and therefore not included on the invoice.

Zero rate (0): the corresponding time entries are included on the invoice at an amount of 0. Marking time entries as zero rate lets you show the client that time was spent on the matter, without charging for it.

Write-off (W): the relevant time entries are written off and therefore not included on the invoice.

Partial write-off (PW): the entry consists of minutes that are billable and minutes that are written off. This status relies on the *partial write-off * feature being enabled.

Billable elsewhere (BE): Marked as billed outside of Legalsense entirely. Used when importing external billing data. Once set, this cannot be reverted.