Find the billable time you forgot to log
Start at the end of a busy day, or the next morning, with calls, emails and hearings that never made it onto a timesheet.
Plainmatter compares today's activity on each matter with your time entries and lists every gap with a suggested duration.
Log the work you did before you forget it.
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- Call with Marisol re survey results9:12 AM · Call · 2026-002 Henderson easement dispute0.3h$90.00
- Emailed opposing counsel proposing dates for D. Park deposition10:05 AM · Email · 2026-001 Northgate Supply v. Delmar Logistics0.2h$75.00
- Reviewed 3-day notice; notice period excludes the holiday11:40 AM · Note · 2026-010 Kowalski unlawful detainer defense0.5h$150.00
- Call with bakery owner re renewal option deadline1:25 PM · Call · 2026-003 Brightwater lease renewal0.2h$60.00
Recover time from the records you already keep
Click Reconstruct my day and Plainmatter reads the activity you logged on each matter that day. Plainmatter suggests a time entry for each item that has none, and you edit, keep or skip each suggestion.
- Calls and emails you noted
- Log a call note with its length, and Plainmatter suggests a time entry for it on that matter.
- Notes on a matter
- Write a note on a matter, and Plainmatter suggests a time entry with the note as its description.
- Hearings and meetings on your calendar
- Plainmatter suggests the scheduled length of each hearing or meeting on a matter.
- Documents you generated
- Generate an engagement letter or a notice from a template, and Plainmatter suggests drafting time for it.
Count what short calls are worth
In the sample firm, 4 short items from one day add up to 1.2 hours and $375.00 at the firm's rates.
If you miss that much on each of 20 working days in a month, you leave $7,500 unbilled.
- Unlogged today
- 1.2h
- At matter rates
- $375
- Over 20 days
- $7,500
Type a time entry the way you would say it
Type “0.4 call with Henderson re easement” and Plainmatter reads the hours, finds the Henderson matter, and fills in the rate and amount.
Check the result and save it without opening the full time entry form.
- Hours
- 0.4
- Matter
- 2026-002 Henderson easement dispute
- Description
- Call with Henderson re easement
- Rate
- $300.00 per hour
- Amount
- $120.00
Keep a timer running while you work
Start a timer on a matter, and the timer stays in the top bar on every page until you stop it.
When you stop it, Plainmatter rounds the time up to your firm's billing increment, 6 minutes by default.
Bill every hour you work
Open the sample firm and click Reconstruct my day to see the suggestions on real-looking matters. Pay $59 per lawyer per month after the 30-day trial.
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