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Time tracking for law offices

Track time off for everyone at the firm, and clock-in hours for receptionists and clerks. Client billing, matters, and court deadlines stay in your practice management software.

From $15/mo billed annually. Starter $15/mo · Growth $25/mo · Scale $49.99/mo.

How a law office uses it

Team calendar of staff time off at a law office

Who is out this month

Time off for staff, on one calendar

When a paralegal emails to ask for a day off, the attorney can miss it.

Staff ask for time off in TimeOff Manager instead of by email. Once a request is approved, it shows on the team calendar, so everyone can see who is out.

TimeOff Manager Pro clock-in screen for law office staff

Clocking in from the phone

Hourly staff clock in on their phone

Receptionists and hourly clerks often track their hours on a separate spreadsheet.

They clock in and out on their phone, in the same account as everyone else. All the hours end up in one place.

Weekly hours of hourly staff at a law office

Hourly staff hours for the week

Attorneys don’t have to clock in

Attorneys usually don’t track their day by the clock, and they don’t have to.

You choose who clocks in. Attorneys can use TimeOff Manager only for time off, while hourly staff also clock in and out.

Holidays screen for a law office

Public holidays, already loaded

Firm holidays are already on the calendar

When the firm closes for a holiday, everyone should know ahead of time.

US and Canadian public holidays are already loaded. If the office stays open on one of them, you can hide it.

Manage Requests list for a law office office manager

Requests waiting for the office manager

One person approves, in one place

Time-off requests get lost in long reply-all email threads.

Every request lands in one list for the office manager. They see how many days the person has left, then approve or decline.

Approved hours, ready for payroll

TimeOff Manager tracks hours. It doesn’t pay anyone. At the end of the pay period, the office manager reviews and approves the hours. Then you download them as an Excel or CSV file and send it to whoever runs payroll: your bookkeeper, your accountant, or your payroll software.

  • Hours are approved first

    A manager checks the hours before they go anywhere, so payroll gets real numbers, not guesses from a group text.

  • Overtime is flagged

    Extra hours show up on the timesheet, so you can see overtime before you pay it.

  • Excel or CSV

    One download your bookkeeper or payroll software can open.

  • Payroll happens elsewhere

    TimeOff Manager does not calculate pay, print checks, or file taxes.

Hours report for law office staff, ready to export

The hours report, ready to download

See it on the real product

These are real TimeOff Manager screens. Open the live demo to click around them yourself.

Team time off list of staff requests at a law office
Every request and its status
Leave summary showing remaining days off for law office staff
Days off left for each person
Employee schedules for law office staff
Everyone’s regular hours

A typical week

  1. 1

    Someone asks for a day off

    A paralegal requests Friday off in the app.

  2. 2

    The office manager approves it

    The day shows on the team calendar right away.

  3. 3

    Hourly staff clock in

    Receptionists and clerks clock in and out on their phone, if you track their hours.

  4. 4

    Hours go to payroll

    Download the approved hours and send them to payroll. Client work stays in your practice software.

What it doesn’t do

TimeOff Manager is not practice management software. It does not bill clients, track court deadlines, or store case files. It tracks staff time off, holidays, clock-ins, and hours for payroll.

Also see time tracking software, TimeOff Kiosk, PTO software, and pricing.

Approved time off can sync to Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. Approved hours can go to QuickBooks Online or FreshBooks.

  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • FreshBooks
  • QuickBooks

You can also ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor questions about your account, like who is out next week, through Model Context Protocol.

Model Context Protocol

Simple pricing

From $15/mo billed annually. Starter $15/mo · Growth $25/mo · Scale $49.99/mo. Every plan includes time off, clock-in, GPS, a shared-tablet kiosk, mileage, and hour downloads.

Common questions from law offices

Do attorneys have to clock in?

No. Attorneys can use TimeOff Manager just to request time off. Only the people you choose, such as hourly staff, need to clock in.

Can paralegals track their hours?

Yes. If a paralegal is an employee and you want them to clock in, they can. These are work hours for payroll, not billable hours for a client.

Which holidays are included?

US and Canadian public holidays. If the office stays open on one, you can hide it.

How much does it cost?

From $15/mo billed annually after a 14-day trial. Starter is $15/mo for 1–20 people, Growth is $25/mo for 21–50, and Scale is $49.99/mo for larger teams.

Stop tracking time off in email

From $15/mo billed annually after a 14-day trial. Starter $180/year (1–20 users), Growth $300/year (21–50), Scale $49.99/mo or $479.90/year (51–1,000).