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Configuring LEDES 1998B eBilling format

If you require eBilling at your firm, first follow the steps to Setup eBilling. This includes the one-time firm setup as well as the matter-level setup.

Configuring LEDES1998B Format

When you get to the matter configuration, choose LEDES1998B format.
Enter your Client Issued Matter ID number. This is typically provided by the client requesting this format.
Click Save.

Your time and expense cards will now contain fields for task, activity, and expense codes. When it comes time to bill, generate your invoices as usual, and then follow the steps to generate eBills. This can be done individually or in a batch.

Click here to learn to Generate an eBill (LEDES 2000)
Click here to learn to Generate an eBill(LEDES 2.0)
Click here to learn to Generate an eBill (LEDES 98BI)

LEDES 1998B Output File

The LEDES export file is a .txt format that can be interpreted by specific billing portals. Click here to view a sample .txt file.

Terms and Definitions

These are the terms and definitions for some fields included in the file.

BILLING_END_DATE	The Include Time/Expense Till date field sets this value when you generate an invoice.
BILLING_START_DATE	The default value for this setting is the Date of the oldest time/expense card However, you have the option to configure the billing start date to the first date of the Invoice month.
Activity Code	The activity code is the code that was selected when creating the billing entry. The software provides an option to skip entering the activity code, but generating an LEDES 1998B invoice requires filling in these mandatory fields as specified by the format.
LAW_FIRM_MATTER_ID	The first 20 characters are used when exporting the eBilling file.

UpdatedNovember 25, 2024