Peer to Peer: ILTA's Quarterly Magazine
Issue link: https://epubs.iltanet.org/i/1530716
49 I L T A N E T . O R G Detecting Billable Work Not every task a lawyer performs is billable, nor is every digital action relevant to a client's bill. AI can learn to discern billable activities from non- billable ones, reducing time spent reviewing and filtering entries. Assigning Activities to Relevant Clients and Matters AI can automatically categorize and assign activities to the appropriate client and matter based on contextual cues, whether an email, a call, or a document edit. AI can also detect patterns in activity and group related tasks into a single entry to create more precise and compelling bills. Generating Detailed Narratives AI can generate narrative descriptions that accurately capture work activity and adhere to best practices for active language and specificity. AI can detect trends in punctuation style, verb tenses, and more to generate personalized narratives that save lawyers significant time. Learning Client-Specific Requirements and Preferences Advanced AI models can adapt to client-specific billing requirements, continually refining how they categorize, narrate, and present activities to meet those standards. By analyzing past billable entries and identifying client preferences, AI can produce bills that reflect the style and detail level expected by each client. AI can learn to discern billable activities from non-billable ones, reducing time spent reviewing and filtering entries. By analyzing past billable entries and identifying client preferences, AI can produce bills that reflect the style and detail level expected by each client.