Draftsheet AI

Draftsheet AI is an innovative, privacy-first time tracking solution purpose-built for law firms. It directly addresses the pervasive problem of underbilling, where fee earners lose an average of 48 billable minutes per day due to cumbersome manual time entry. At a typical rate of £250 per hour, this translates to approximately £48,000 in lost revenue per fee earner each year. The product works by running silently in the background on each lawyer's machine, passively monitoring active applications and document titles without interrupting workflow. This allows lawyers to focus entirely on their legal work while the AI captures their billable activity. Critically, Draftsheet AI is designed with security and confidentiality at its core: it never captures keystrokes, screenshots, file contents, email bodies, or full URLs. Instead, it records only application names, window titles, browser tab titles, and timestamps. At the end of each day, fee earners spend just 10 minutes reviewing AI-generated timesheet entries that are grouped into sessions, matched to clients and matters, and assigned billing codes. The system integrates directly with leading legal practice management platforms like Clio and LEAP, enabling one-click export. By recovering lost billable time, improving billing accuracy, and increasing revenue, Draftsheet AI is an essential tool for solo practitioners, small firms, and mid-sized practices seeking to maximise profitability without adding administrative burden.

Silent Passive Time Capture

Draftsheet AI runs unobtrusively in the background of each fee earner's computer, capturing activity data every few seconds. It monitors active application names, window and document titles, browser tab titles and domains, calendar event details, and active or idle timestamps. This fully automated approach eliminates the need for lawyers to start or stop timers, fill out manual timesheets, or reconstruct their day from memory. The system captures the complete picture of billable work without any interruption to the lawyer's natural workflow, ensuring no time is lost to administrative overhead.

AI-Powered Timesheet Generation

At the end of each day, fee earners click a single "Report" button. The AI then processes all captured activity data, intelligently grouping related work into coherent sessions. It automatically matches activities to the correct clients and matters, assigns appropriate billing codes, and writes professional narratives describing the work performed. The system learns from every edit a user makes, such as reassigning a client, correcting a billing code, or tweaking a narrative. This continuous learning means the AI model personalises itself to each fee earner's workflow and billing preferences, becoming more accurate and efficient over time.

Comprehensive Revenue Reporting

Practice managers gain a real-time, firm-wide view of billing performance through a dedicated revenue reporting dashboard. This feature provides immediate visibility into hours captured, approved, and exported per fee earner. It displays utilisation rates broken down by individual and team, highlights leakage by comparing billed versus recorded time, and offers a breakdown of billable activity by client and matter. The dashboard updates in real-time as entries are approved, giving leadership the data they need to make informed decisions before the month-end scramble, ultimately driving better financial outcomes for the firm.

Direct Billing System Integration

Draftsheet AI is built end-to-end for legal billing, which means it integrates directly with the practice management systems law firms already use, such as Clio and LEAP. After fee earners review and approve their AI-generated timesheets, they can push entries directly to their billing system with a single click. This eliminates the need for manual data entry, reduces the risk of transcription errors, and ensures that captured time flows seamlessly into the firm's invoicing workflow. The integration supports client and matter management, allowing the AI to accurately map captured activity to the correct billing context from the start.

Recovering Lost Billable Time for Solo Practitioners

Solo practitioners often juggle multiple roles, from legal work to client management to administration. They are particularly vulnerable to time leakage because they lack the support staff to help reconstruct their day. With Draftsheet AI, a solo lawyer can work uninterrupted, knowing that every minute spent on client matters is being captured automatically. The AI generates a complete, accurate timesheet each day that the lawyer can review in under 10 minutes. This ensures they bill for every email, document review, and research session they would otherwise forget, directly increasing their monthly revenue and making their practice more profitable.

Improving Billing Accuracy for Mid-Sized Law Firms

Mid-sized firms with multiple fee earners face significant challenges in maintaining billing consistency and accuracy. Different lawyers have different habits, and manual time entry often leads to underbilling or vague descriptions that are difficult to defend. Draftsheet AI standardises the time capture process across the entire firm. The AI generates detailed, professional narratives for every entry, which are consistent in quality and detail. Practice managers can use the revenue reporting dashboard to monitor utilisation rates and identify team members who may need additional support. This leads to more accurate invoices, fewer billing disputes, and improved cash flow for the firm.

Streamlining Workflow for Fee Earners Who Bill by the Hour

Fee earners who bill by the hour, such as associates in corporate law or litigation, often struggle to track time accurately across multiple matters in a single day. Switching between tasks makes manual timekeeping impractical and error-prone. Draftsheet AI eliminates this friction entirely. The desktop agent captures activity passively, so a fee earner can move seamlessly between drafting a settlement agreement in Word, reviewing an email in Outlook, and researching guidance in a browser. The AI automatically groups these activities into the correct client sessions. At the end of the day, the fee earner simply approves or adjusts the entries, saving hours of administrative work each week.

Providing Data-Driven Insights for Practice Management

Law firm partners and managing partners need reliable data to make strategic decisions about staffing, pricing, and profitability. Traditional time tracking often provides incomplete or inaccurate data that undermines these decisions. Draftsheet AI's revenue reporting feature gives leadership a real-time, accurate view of how time is being spent across the firm. They can see which clients and matters generate the most billable activity, identify underutilised fee earners, and spot trends in time leakage. This data empowers partners to make informed decisions about resource allocation, client pricing, and professional development, ultimately driving the firm's growth and profitability.

How does Draftsheet AI ensure client confidentiality and data security?

Draftsheet AI is built with a strict security-first architecture. The desktop agent is designed to watch the clock, not the content. It never captures keystrokes, typed text, screenshots, screen recordings, file or document contents, email body text, full URLs, query strings, or clipboard contents. The only data captured includes active application names, window and document titles, browser tab titles and domains, calendar event titles and durations, and active or idle timestamps. All activity logs are encrypted, and the system is compliant with Data Protection Act (DPA) requirements as standard. This ensures that sensitive client information remains completely confidential.

How much time does a fee earner need to spend using Draftsheet AI each day?

Fee earners typically spend just 10 minutes at the end of each day reviewing and approving their AI-generated timesheet. The process is simple: they click a single "Report" button, and the AI groups all captured activity into sessions, matches them to the correct clients and matters, assigns billing codes, and writes professional narratives. The fee earner then reviews each entry, approves it, or makes any necessary adjustments such as reassigning a client, correcting a billing code, or tweaking a narrative. Once approved, entries can be pushed directly to the firm's billing system with one click.

Does Draftsheet AI integrate with my existing billing or practice management software?

Yes, Draftsheet AI is built end-to-end for legal billing and integrates directly with leading practice management systems. The product supports direct integrations with platforms like Clio and LEAP, allowing approved time entries to be exported seamlessly. This eliminates manual data entry and ensures that captured time flows directly into the firm's invoicing workflow. For firms that do not use these specific systems, Draftsheet AI also supports CSV and PDF export options, making it compatible with a wide range of billing workflows. The system also allows you to import your existing clients and matters to improve matching accuracy from day one.

What happens if I need to cancel my subscription?

Draftsheet AI is designed to be flexible and low-risk for law firms. The product offers a free pilot period so firms can evaluate its effectiveness before committing. There are no setup fees, and you can cancel your subscription at any time. If you cancel, you retain access to your data for the remainder of your billing period. The standard plans include data retention periods (30 days for Solo, 90 days for Firm), so you have ample time to export any final reports or timesheets. The company understands that firms need flexibility, and the cancellation process is straightforward with no long-term lock-in contracts.

Draftsheet AI offers two straightforward pricing tiers designed to accommodate firms of different sizes. Both plans include a free pilot period, no setup fees, and the ability to cancel anytime. The pricing is structured as a per-seat annual contract.

SOLO PLAN: Ideal for sole practitioners and small firms. This plan includes passive activity capture, AI timesheet generation, billing code auto-assignment, CSV and PDF export, 30-day data retention, the ability to import clients and matters, email and chat support, and revenue reporting. Direct billing system integrations and phone support are not included in this tier.

FIRM PLAN: Ideal for mid-sized firms. This plan includes everything in the Solo plan, plus revenue reporting, direct billing system integrations (such as Clio and LEAP), client and matter management, a utilisation dashboard, 90-day data retention, and phone support. This tier provides the comprehensive tools practice managers need to monitor firm-wide performance and maximise profitability.