For the matter, not the month
Narratives that bill. Data that stays put.
Matter-level time, proper notes, disbursements on the bill. Daily target vs actual on the home screen. And it all lives locally. Privilege is privilege; we don’t get a copy.
One payment. No rent. File is yours.
Law Firms — straight talk
The parts that usually go sideways.
Targets slip until December
Daily target on Today. You course-correct at lunch, not in a partner meeting.
Narratives get thin at 6pm
Notes pull from matter history. Compliant, fast, timestamped.
Cloud is a policy problem
One SQLite file, offline. No accounts, no telemetry, no call home. Back it up where policy says.
What you’ll actually use
Just the bits you bill for.
Matters, not just clients
Client → matter, each with rate and budget. How you already think.
Notes that bill
Autocompletes from history. Itemized the way guidelines want.
Stays in chambers
In ~/Documents/owntime/. Put it where your policy allows. Nowhere else.
And the rest of owntime
Timers, timesheets, invoices with tax, expenses with snaps, estimates, per-client currency, CSV you can hand to anyone — the full list.
What the client sees
A bill that looks like you wrote it.
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith — calls and letters | 1.8h | $350 | $630 |
| Smith — affidavit draft | 3.2h | $350 | $1,120 |
| Disbursement: Filing fee | — | — | $145 |
| Total | $145 | ||
Plain lines, your letterhead, your numbers. PDF, made locally. No server in the middle.
Test it on a real week.
14 days, full app. If it doesn’t survive your busy week, don’t pay. Simple.
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