# Attorney timesheet

Record time daily. Use descriptions the client would recognise if they saw them on an invoice.

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## Details

Name: [Your name]
Period: [Start date — end date]
Client / project: [If the whole timesheet is for one client]
Approver: [Name]

## Time entries

| Date | Matter no. | Client / project | Task | Time (0.1 h) | Billable (Y/N) | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mon | [ ] | [Client — project] | [Task] | [0.0] | [Y/N] | [ ] |
| Tue | [ ] | [Client — project] | [Task] | [0.0] | [Y/N] | [ ] |
| Wed | [ ] | [Client — project] | [Task] | [0.0] | [Y/N] | [ ] |
| Thu | [ ] | [Client — project] | [Task] | [0.0] | [Y/N] | [ ] |
| Fri | [ ] | [Client — project] | [Task] | [0.0] | [Y/N] | [ ] |
| Sat | [ ] | [Client — project] | [Task] | [0.0] | [Y/N] | [ ] |
| Sun | [ ] | [Client — project] | [Task] | [0.0] | [Y/N] | [ ] |

## Totals

Total hours: [0.0]
Billable hours: [0.0]
Non-billable hours: [0.0]
Utilisation: [Billable ÷ available hours]

## Approval

Submitted by: [Name, date]
Approved by: [Name, date]

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## Before you submit it

- [ ] Every working day in the period has entries.
- [ ] Each entry has a client, project and task.
- [ ] Billable and non-billable time are marked.
- [ ] Totals add up.
- [ ] Notes explain anything unusual.
- [ ] It’s sent to the right approver.

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# Example: Hollis & Grant LLP week

A filled-in example. The companies are fictional.

## Time entries

| Date | Matter no. | Client / project | Task | Time (0.1 h) | Billable (Y/N) | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mon | 2024-117 | Westbrook Holdings — commercial lease negotiation | Drafting | 3.5 | Y |  |
| Tue | 2024-117 | Westbrook Holdings — commercial lease negotiation | Research | 2.25 | Y |  |
| Wed | 2024-117 | Westbrook Holdings — commercial lease negotiation | Client call | 4 | Y |  |
| Thu | Admin | Westbrook Holdings — commercial lease negotiation | Correspondence | 1.5 | N | Internal |

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