Case Study: SmithAmundsen LLC achieves faster billing and significant cost savings with Thomson Reuters Elite Paperless Proforma

Firm Saves Time And Money With Paperless Proforma By Automating Pre-Bill Distribution Process

SmithAmundsen LLC is a regional law firm of 140 lawyers (240 employees) with offices in Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri. Facing an error-prone, time-consuming pre-bill distribution process, the firm wanted to automate pre-bill delivery, cut printing and courier costs, and get invoices out faster to improve cash flow.

SmithAmundsen implemented Paperless Proforma to eliminate paper pre-bills and give fee earners easy electronic review and one-click return to accounting. About 95 billing lawyers generated more than 2,000 proformas in a month, 90% of proformas were turned around in under five days, and the faster billing cycle helped the firm collect on current-month invoices about 32% of the time. The solution reduced printing and shipping costs, lowered human error, and achieved 100% firm-wide adoption.

SmithAmundsen LLC

Mary Rux

Director of Finance