AI Legal Invoice Review

AI Legal Invoice Review

Stop overpaying your law firms

Stop overpaying your law firms

V7 Go's agent automates the time-consuming process of legal bill review, checking every line item against your billing guidelines to flag potential overcharges and ensure you only pay for what was agreed.

What is it

What is it

Controlling Outside Counsel Spend

A legal invoice is a detailed bill from an outside law firm. Reviewing them for compliance with billing guidelines is critical for cost control.

How is it solved today?

In-house teams manually read thousands of line items on legal bills a tedious process that is so slow that many overcharges are missed.

How is it solved today?

In-house teams manually read thousands of line items on legal bills a tedious process that is so slow that many overcharges are missed.

How is it solved today?

In-house teams manually read thousands of line items on legal bills a tedious process that is so slow that many overcharges are missed.

Why V7 Go

V7 Go's agent automatically reads and analyzes every line item flagging violations of your billing guidelines to prevent overpayment.

Why V7 Go

V7 Go's agent automatically reads and analyzes every line item flagging violations of your billing guidelines to prevent overpayment.

Why V7 Go

V7 Go's agent automatically reads and analyzes every line item flagging violations of your billing guidelines to prevent overpayment.

Time comparison

Time comparison

Time comparison

Traditional way

1-3 hours per invoice

1-3 hours per invoice

With V7 Go agents

2-5 minutes

2-5 minutes

Average time saved

95%

95%

Why V7 Go

Review law firm invoices and LEDES e-bills against your guidelines.

Flag block billing, incorrect rates, and out-of-scope work.

Workflow

Workflow

Import your files

SimpleLegal

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Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker

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Mitratech

Law Firm Invoices (PDF)

Law Firm Invoices (PDF)

Law Firm Invoices (PDF)

LEDES 1998B E-Bills

LEDES 1998B E-Bills

LEDES 1998B E-Bills

Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines

Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines

Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines

Statements of Account

Statements of Account

Statements of Account

Case Budgets & Forecasts

Case Budgets & Forecasts

Case Budgets & Forecasts

Engagement Letters (for rates)

Engagement Letters (for rates)

Engagement Letters (for rates)

Block Billing Entries

Block Billing Entries

Block Billing Entries

Time Entries by Non-Approved Staff

Time Entries by Non-Approved Staff

Time Entries by Non-Approved Staff

Billed Rates Exceeding Agreed Rates

Billed Rates Exceeding Agreed Rates

Billed Rates Exceeding Agreed Rates

Administrative Tasks Billed as Legal Work

Administrative Tasks Billed as Legal Work

Administrative Tasks Billed as Legal Work

Vague or Undescriptive Time Entries

Vague or Undescriptive Time Entries

Vague or Undescriptive Time Entries

Out-of-Scope Work

Out-of-Scope Work

Out-of-Scope Work

Incorrect Expense Reimbursements

Incorrect Expense Reimbursements

Incorrect Expense Reimbursements

Inter-Office Conferences Billed

Inter-Office Conferences Billed

Inter-Office Conferences Billed

Time Entry Increment Violations

Time Entry Increment Violations

Time Entry Increment Violations

Duplicate Time Entries

Duplicate Time Entries

Duplicate Time Entries

Why V7 Go

Why V7 Go

Automated Guideline Enforcement

The agent checks every line item against your custom billing guidelines, flagging violations like block billing, administrative tasks, or unauthorized timekeepers.

Automated Guideline Enforcement

The agent checks every line item against your custom billing guidelines, flagging violations like block billing, administrative tasks, or unauthorized timekeepers.

Automated Guideline Enforcement

The agent checks every line item against your custom billing guidelines, flagging violations like block billing, administrative tasks, or unauthorized timekeepers.

Incorrect Rate Detection

Automatically verify that the hourly rates billed for partners, associates, and paralegals match the rates agreed upon in the engagement letter.

Incorrect Rate Detection

Automatically verify that the hourly rates billed for partners, associates, and paralegals match the rates agreed upon in the engagement letter.

Incorrect Rate Detection

Automatically verify that the hourly rates billed for partners, associates, and paralegals match the rates agreed upon in the engagement letter.

Out-of-Scope Work Flagging

The agent analyzes the narrative time entries to identify work performed that may be outside the agreed-upon scope of the matter.

Out-of-Scope Work Flagging

The agent analyzes the narrative time entries to identify work performed that may be outside the agreed-upon scope of the matter.

Out-of-Scope Work Flagging

The agent analyzes the narrative time entries to identify work performed that may be outside the agreed-upon scope of the matter.

Analytics & Insights

Invoices with no violations can be automatically approved for payment, while only those with flagged exceptions are routed for human review.

Analytics & Insights

Invoices with no violations can be automatically approved for payment, while only those with flagged exceptions are routed for human review.

Analytics & Insights

Invoices with no violations can be automatically approved for payment, while only those with flagged exceptions are routed for human review.

Analytics & Insights

Get dashboards on your legal spend, identifying which firms are frequent violators or which matters are consistently over budget.

Analytics & Insights

Get dashboards on your legal spend, identifying which firms are frequent violators or which matters are consistently over budget.

Analytics & Insights

Get dashboards on your legal spend, identifying which firms are frequent violators or which matters are consistently over budget.

Significant Cost Savings

Clients typically identify 5-10% in savings on their outside counsel spend by systematically catching and disputing non-compliant billing.

Significant Cost Savings

Clients typically identify 5-10% in savings on their outside counsel spend by systematically catching and disputing non-compliant billing.

Significant Cost Savings

Clients typically identify 5-10% in savings on their outside counsel spend by systematically catching and disputing non-compliant billing.

V7 Go

V7 Go

V7 Go

AI-powered legal spend management

AI-powered legal spend management

for corporate legal departments

Corporate legal departments are losing millions annually due to inefficient legal bill review. In-house counsel or legal ops teams must manually review thousands of line items on invoices from outside law firms to check for compliance with billing guidelines. This process is so slow and tedious that many invoices are simply paid without proper scrutiny, leading to significant overpayment.

Legal Operations Teams

Automate the entire bill review process to significantly reduce legal spend and ensure all outside counsel adhere to your billing policies.

Legal Operations Teams

Automate the entire bill review process to significantly reduce legal spend and ensure all outside counsel adhere to your billing policies.

Legal Operations Teams

Automate the entire bill review process to significantly reduce legal spend and ensure all outside counsel adhere to your billing policies.

In-House Counsel

Free up your time from tedious invoice review to focus on providing strategic legal advice to the business.

In-House Counsel

Free up your time from tedious invoice review to focus on providing strategic legal advice to the business.

In-House Counsel

Free up your time from tedious invoice review to focus on providing strategic legal advice to the business.

Delegate legal invoice review

Delegate legal invoice review

to a spend management AI agent

to a spend management AI agent

Automated Guideline Enforcement

The agent checks every line item against your custom billing guidelines flagging violations like block billing or administrative tasks.

Incorrect Rate Detection

Automatically verify that the hourly rates billed for partners associates and paralegals match the rates agreed upon in the engagement letter.

Next steps

Take control of your outside counsel spend.

Let's talk

You’ll hear back in less than 24 hours

Next steps

Take control of your outside counsel spend.

Let's talk

Next steps

Take control of your outside counsel spend.

Let's talk

You’ll hear back in less than 24 hours

FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

Have questions?
Find answers.

What are legal billing guidelines?

These are rules a company provides to its outside law firms, specifying how they should bill for their time (e.g., 'no billing for travel time', 'time must be recorded in 0.1-hour increments').

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What are legal billing guidelines?

These are rules a company provides to its outside law firms, specifying how they should bill for their time (e.g., 'no billing for travel time', 'time must be recorded in 0.1-hour increments').

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What are legal billing guidelines?

These are rules a company provides to its outside law firms, specifying how they should bill for their time (e.g., 'no billing for travel time', 'time must be recorded in 0.1-hour increments').

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How does the agent understand the narrative descriptions?

The agent uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to understand the work being described in each time entry and categorize it (e.g., 'Drafting motion', 'Legal research', 'Internal conference').

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How does the agent understand the narrative descriptions?

The agent uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to understand the work being described in each time entry and categorize it (e.g., 'Drafting motion', 'Legal research', 'Internal conference').

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How does the agent understand the narrative descriptions?

The agent uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to understand the work being described in each time entry and categorize it (e.g., 'Drafting motion', 'Legal research', 'Internal conference').

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What is 'block billing'?

Block billing is when a lawyer lumps multiple tasks into a single time entry, like 'Drafted brief, called client, and reviewed documents - 5 hours'. Many guidelines forbid this, and the agent can automatically flag it.

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What is 'block billing'?

Block billing is when a lawyer lumps multiple tasks into a single time entry, like 'Drafted brief, called client, and reviewed documents - 5 hours'. Many guidelines forbid this, and the agent can automatically flag it.

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What is 'block billing'?

Block billing is when a lawyer lumps multiple tasks into a single time entry, like 'Drafted brief, called client, and reviewed documents - 5 hours'. Many guidelines forbid this, and the agent can automatically flag it.

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Can we customize the billing rules?

Yes, the agent's workflow is fully configurable. You can upload your company's specific outside counsel billing guidelines, and the agent will enforce them.

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Can we customize the billing rules?

Yes, the agent's workflow is fully configurable. You can upload your company's specific outside counsel billing guidelines, and the agent will enforce them.

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Can we customize the billing rules?

Yes, the agent's workflow is fully configurable. You can upload your company's specific outside counsel billing guidelines, and the agent will enforce them.

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How does this integrate with e-billing systems?

The agent can ingest LEDES format bills or PDFs from any e-billing system (like Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker or SimpleLegal) and push the review results back into that system.

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How does this integrate with e-billing systems?

The agent can ingest LEDES format bills or PDFs from any e-billing system (like Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker or SimpleLegal) and push the review results back into that system.

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How does this integrate with e-billing systems?

The agent can ingest LEDES format bills or PDFs from any e-billing system (like Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker or SimpleLegal) and push the review results back into that system.

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Does the agent dispute the charge with the law firm?

No. The agent provides the in-house team with a clear report of all flagged violations. The human legal professional then uses this report to have a data-driven conversation with the law firm about adjusting the invoice.

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Does the agent dispute the charge with the law firm?

No. The agent provides the in-house team with a clear report of all flagged violations. The human legal professional then uses this report to have a data-driven conversation with the law firm about adjusting the invoice.

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Does the agent dispute the charge with the law firm?

No. The agent provides the in-house team with a clear report of all flagged violations. The human legal professional then uses this report to have a data-driven conversation with the law firm about adjusting the invoice.

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