Mastering Remote Time Management: TimeSolv’s Solution for Distributed Legal Teams

Not very long ago, the legal industry seemed unlikely to embrace remote or hybrid work. Law firms were, historically, slower to adopt technological trends and more conservative in workplace arrangements. 

But the pandemic changed all that. During the height of COVID-19, remote working was widespread across law firms of all sizes and sectors, supported by an equally widespread adoption of cloud-based software.  

However, as attorneys returned to the office, remote work has become more nuanced. Today, workplace arrangements include everything from fully virtual offices to once-a-week flex days.  

Much like during pandemic times, law firms depend on the right software to help attorneys and legal staff manage their work. Amid the changing landscape, TimeSolv has emerged as a flexible, scalable option for law firms that supports all remote work scenarios.   

Fully remote legal teams 

In a fully remote setup, legal professionals work from different locations, often spanning multiple time zones. The challenge here is maintaining cohesive team dynamics and ensuring accurate, unified time tracking and project management—without creating extra work for anyone.  

The TimeSolv solution                                                                                                             

TimeSolv provides a centralized platform for time tracking, allowing your team to log hours in real-time, regardless of their location. The software is cloud-based, which ensures that all team members have access to up-to-the-minute information. 

When your team is fully remote, project management can be more challenging because you can’t just knock on an office door for a quick update on how things are going. 

Luckily, TimeSolv isn’t just a cloud-based time-tracking solution—we’ve got automations and project management tools that will help your team go the distance no matter where they’re located: 

• Automated time entry reminders that ensure the consistent, timely logging of billable hours by sending your team reminders so no billable time slips through the cracks. 
• Project milestone notifications that keep your team on target and keep you up to date with what’s happening on any project.  
• Automated task allocation that assigns billable hours to specific tasks within a project to streamline the invoicing process. 
• Invoice generation and delivery automations that take the heavy lifting off your plate by making it easy to invoice multiple clients at the same time with the click of a button.  

TimeSolv also provides you with robust reporting features that allow team leaders and project managers to monitor productivity and ensure that work is distributed evenly, which can foster a sense of unity and collaboration among team members. 

Hybrid teams 

Hybrid teams combine in-office and remote work. While this solution represents a valuable middle ground, allowing for both in-person collaboration and remote work flexibility, there can be challenges with consistency, communication, and managing expectations. 

The key issue here is to ensure that the flexibility of a hybrid work setup doesn’t compromise your efficiency, create confusion between team members, or lead to negative results for your clients. 

The TimeSolv solution 

TimeSolv provides sophisticated time management solutions to ensure consistency and efficiency, so you don’t have to worry about whether or not your team is getting the job done when they’re not in the office. 

Automations to keep you on track: 

• Deadline management: When deadlines are clear, work gets done more effectively. This feature uses automated alerts to remind team members of upcoming deadlines, which helps them prioritize their workloads and manage their time more effectively.   
• Efficient scheduling: This tool integrates with your calendars to automatically schedule meetings, court dates, and other important events, taking into account the availability of your staff regardless of their location. This synchronization is key to maintaining a deadline-driven schedule and ensuring that everyone on your team is aligned with the timeline. 
• Analytics: Our automated reporting solution provides you with valuable insights into how your team is spending their time on the job. With this data on your side, you can dial in your processes, decide which team members need lighter or heavier workloads, and prevent bottlenecks from popping up in your workflow. 

On top of these solutions, TimeSolv’s integrations with other tools commonly used by legal teams, like case management software, ensure a seamless workflow and keep your clients happy regardless of where your team works. 

Going beyond time-tracking and project management 

As remote work is increasingly normalized in the legal profession, law firms need solutions that fully support remote and hybrid teams without sacrificing quality of work and client satisfaction. 

Whether your firm has a hybrid working structure or a fully remote team, TimeSolv can keep your team on the ball and your clients satisfied with your services with scalable time-tracking and project management solutions.  

But TimeSolv’s capabilities aren’t limited to these features. The software helps law firms deliver stellar results for clients regardless of where they’re located with: 

• Robust integrations: Software can be more of a hindrance than a help if it doesn’t work with tools you already use. TimeSolv has integrations with software that law firms use regularly, so you never have to waste time jumping from app to app to get the job done. 
• Security for remote teams: When your team isn’t working from a secure location, you run the risk of dealing with security breaches and cyber criminals. TimeSolv provides your team with bank-grade security so you can rest easy knowing your data is safe. 
• Customization to meet your needs: TimeSolv allows you to tailor its features to meet your specific operational requirements, ensuring a perfect fit for any working scenario. 
• User-friendly interface: If a software solution isn’t easy to use, your team might drag their feet when it’s time to implement it. TimeSolv provides a user-friendly interface that will make it easy for even the least tech-savvy on your team to get the job done. 

Manage your time and teams no matter where you’re working with TimeSolv 

Ready to keep your team connected and your clients happy? Sign up for a free trial today and see how TimeSolv can help your team no matter how they work. 

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