Stop Losing €38,000/Year in Unbilled Hours and Missed Court Deadlines
Your 11-person law firm is managing 40+ active matters across litigation, corporate, and family law. Filing deadline tomorrow, but who's handling it? Discovery documents scattered across shared drives and email attachments. Attorneys forget to log 23% of billable work. You need matter management that captures every hour and deadline—not enterprise legal software that costs €2,000/month and requires 6 months to configure.
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The €38,000/Year Leak in Every Small Law Firm
Lost Billable Hours = €18,000/Year Revenue Leak
6 attorneys × 23% unbilled work × €250/hour average rate × 48 weeks = €18,000/year lost. Quick client calls, document reviews, email responses—all work that should be billed but isn't captured because logging interrupts flow. Your effective realization rate drops to 77% when industry benchmark is 93%.
Missed Deadline Risk = €12,000/Year Malpractice Exposure
1 missed statute of limitations per year = potential €50,000 claim. Even near-misses require 40+ partner hours in damage control at €300/hour = €12,000. Paralegals track deadlines in personal calendars. When they're sick, nobody knows what's due. Bar complaints aren't just reputation risk—they're career-ending.
Client Status Chaos = 8 Lost Clients/Year × €800 Average
Clients email asking 'what's happening with my case?' Senior partner spends 15 minutes finding out, responding. 3 clients/month get frustrated by lack of proactive updates and don't return. 8 clients × €800 average matter value = €6,400/year in lost repeat business plus negative referrals.
Document Scavenger Hunts = 312 Hours/Year Wasted
6 attorneys × 1 hour/week searching for documents across shared drives, email attachments, and 'that folder Sarah created' = 312 hours/year. At €250/hour billable value, that's €78,000 in productive capacity redirected to administrative chaos. Discovery deadlines get missed because nobody can find the files.
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Matter Management That Actually Gets Used
One-Click Time Capture from Tasks
Every task has a timer. Click start when you begin, stop when you finish. Time automatically logs to the correct matter with activity description. End-of-day summary shows unbilled time for review. No more reconstructing billable hours from memory at 6pm Friday.
Deadline Escalation That Prevents Malpractice
Every matter deadline visible on firm-wide calendar. Automatic alerts at 14, 7, and 3 days. If responsible attorney hasn't started work at T-7, managing partner gets notified. Color-coded priority: statute of limitations in red, court deadlines in orange, client deadlines in yellow.
Client Portal for Proactive Updates
Clients log in to see matter status, recent activity, next steps. They feel informed without calling. You set visibility per client—some see everything, some see summaries only. Monthly engagement reports show portal activity vs. phone calls. Status anxiety eliminated.
Document Hub Linked to Matters
Every document uploaded to the specific matter it belongs to. Folder structure auto-created per practice area template. Discovery documents, pleadings, correspondence—all searchable. No more 'where's that file' conversations. Version history shows who changed what when.
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Team size GitScrum is built for
For teams up to 2 users
Per user, per month
"We stopped losing hours to status meetings. Now everyone sees progress in real-time."
Sarah Chen
Operations Lead, 15-person team
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Contact us at customer.service@gitscrum.com
How is this different from Clio or PracticePanther?
Those are legal practice management all-in-ones that try to do everything: billing, accounting, intake, trust accounting. GitScrum focuses on what matters most for small firms: tracking work, capturing time, and keeping clients informed. It costs 10x less and attorneys actually use it because it's simple.
Can we track different practice areas with different workflows?
Yes. Create board templates per practice area - litigation has intake, discovery, motions, trial prep. Estate planning has consultation, drafting, signing, filing. Corporate has due diligence, negotiation, closing. Each matter inherits the appropriate template.
What about trust accounting and IOLTA compliance?
GitScrum doesn't handle trust accounting - that requires specialized software with bar compliance certifications. We integrate with QuickBooks for accounting. GitScrum tracks the work; your accounting system tracks the money.
How do role permissions work for paralegals vs. partners?
Paralegals can manage tasks, upload documents, and track time but can't see billing rates or firm financials. Associates see their own matters. Partners see everything including profitability per matter. You control exactly who sees what.
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