• TOTAL
  • BREAKDOWN
  • AUDIT
  • HUMAN

How to calculate litigation team costs with your AI

Connect your legal data once. Your AI handles the math for any combination of attorney rates and hours.

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Short answer

How do I calculate litigation team costs with my AI?

Your AI pulls the specific hourly rates for each attorney and multiplies them by their logged hours. It then sums these individual totals into a single, unified cost figure. You'll get a full breakdown of how those numbers were reached.

The results you get.

Where your data lands.

The AI processes your team's billing info into these four specific outputs.

TOTAL

Single cost figure

The AI sums every seniority-based rate into one final number. This gives you the bottom line for the entire group immediately.

BREAKDOWN

Individual rate analysis

The AI separates costs by seniority level. You see exactly how much the partners, associates, and paralegals contributed to the total.

AUDIT

Verification report

The AI lists the specific hours and rates used for each person. This allows you to check the math against your original records.

HUMAN

Manual adjustments

The AI flags any missing rates or unlogged hours. You'll need to step in to fix these discrepancies before finalizing the bill.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI acts as your billing analyst, moving from raw rates to a finished total.

  1. Gather rates

    The AI looks through your provided attorney list to find the specific hourly rate for every person on the team.

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  2. Calculate individual totals

    It multiplies each person's rate by their recorded time to find their specific cost contribution.

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  3. Aggregate the sum

    The AI combines all those individual amounts into one final litigation cost figure.

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  4. Identify gaps

    The AI checks for any attorneys without assigned rates or missing time entries.

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  • Calculate the total cost for the team listed in the 'Smith Litigation' spreadsheet.

  • What is the total cost for the group of associates in the current matter?

  • Sum the fees for the attorneys in the 'Jones v. State' matter using their seniority rates.

  • Show me a breakdown of costs for the team in the 'Alpha Project' file.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change my attorney's hourly rates?

    No. The AI only reads the rates you provide to perform calculations.

  • 02

    Does the AI create new billing entries in my software?

    No. This tool is for calculating and analyzing costs, not for writing data back to your billing system.

  • 03

    What happens if an attorney's rate is missing?

    The AI will flag the missing rate and ask you to provide it before it can finish the calculation.

  • 04

    Can I group costs by seniority level?

    Yes. The AI can sum the totals for all partners or all associates separately.

  • 05

    Does the AI handle different currencies?

    The AI calculates based on the numerical values provided in your data.

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