Case Study: YAI (Young Adult Institute) cuts bill-payment time by 50% and streamlines legal operations with SimpleLegal

Technology and Automation Enable YAI to Scale with Growth

YAI (Young Adult Institute), a nonprofit serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, struggled with paper invoices, manual reporting, lost billing records, and no structured approval process—problems highlighted by Paralegal Alexandra Bedon. She chose SimpleLegal’s e‑Billing and matter management solution to provide a simple, user-friendly system of record that would introduce process, accountability, and legal spend visibility.

SimpleLegal implemented its platform with training and support, centralizing invoices and matter data, adding approval workflows (including mobile approvals), payment-process visibility, and enforcement of billing guidelines. As a result, SimpleLegal helped YAI cut time to pay bills by 50%, reduce bill review to 30 minutes or less, get 100% of law firms on e‑Billing, and establish a scalable foundation for growth.

YAI

Alexandra Bedon

Paralegal