eGlean, Inc., a developer of time management systems for attorneys and legal professionals, announces the release of Version 5.0 for its flagship Legal55 automatic time capture software program. Over a dozen new features have been added to Legal55, each focusing on ease of use, enhanced productivity and connectivity with other popular applications used by the legal industry.

“Our growing customer base has been very vocal and supportive by telling us how we can further improve the time collection process in their firms or departments,” said Ray Deck, President of eGlean Inc. “Our goal with Legal55 5.0 is to continue to show our customers that we can and will meet their changing needs and requirements.”

User interface improvements make the software integrate even more seamlessly into workflow. Highlights include:

• Spell checking for entries, including the option to check all entries before submitting.
• Temporary Matters: attorneys capture time into matters representing clients or matters not yet in the accounting system , then assign them all to the appropriate matter with a single click
• Goal Management: attorneys set goals for time captured for certain clients, matters or for billable hours overall, by day, month or year.

The new release has several new features to improve the capture of time, including:

• Enhanced integration with document management systems. Time spent on documents registered in the document management system as being associated with a specific client and matter will automatically show up under that client and matter.
• Integration with InterAction: Phone calls and emails corresponding with contacts entered in an InterAction contact management system now show the name (e.g. “Ray Deck”) instead of just the number (e.g. “(617)423-0692″)

Legal55 automatically records the amount of time spent working with clients without the attorney having to start or stop a clock. This automation significantly increases the accuracy of timesheets and reduces the amount of time spent completing them. It tracks activities on documents, emails and phone calls in the background and fills in the electronic timesheet as appropriate. The net result is more hours captured and attributed to the correct client and matter, without forcing the legal professional to change his or her work habits. Legal 55’s unique design complements a firm’s existing time and billing system, ensuring that billable time that might otherwise be missed is accurately captured and made available for export and subsequent billing to clients. [See Overview]

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