Pre-bill check against the client's pack, before you submit

Draft invoice SEP-2026 · matter ARB-2026-0019 · from Elite 3E · OCG v2026.1 · 41 fee lines · the same rules the client's reviewer will apply · information barrier: nothing here is visible to the client

Mark ready to submit

$388,600

Draft invoice total

$31,200

Predicted reduction if submitted as is · 3 lines

Recovered by fixing entries before submission

Predicted rejection rate after fixes · your 12-month average with this client: 13%

Lines likely to be reduced

Fixes are suggestions to the timekeeper; narratives are never rewritten without the timekeeper's confirmation, and AI-assisted edits are tagged as the client's GenAI disclosure rule requires3 at risk 38 pass

4 SepA. Senior Associate

Review production tranche 7; prepare privilege log entries; draft witness statement; internal team call. OCG-4.1 block billing

Fix: split into three entries from the 3E time detail (review 6.0h, privilege log 3.0h, witness statement 4.0h) and remove the internal call (0.5h). Predicted reduction falls from $6,100 to $0.

13.5h · $12,150

9 SepLagos counsel

Nigerian counsel fees, August, per attached invoice. OCG-3.1 pass-through at cost

Risk: billed $27,100 against a local invoice of $22,400. Fix: bill at cost with the invoice attached; administration time is billable as a separate hourly entry.

— · $27,100

17 SepJ. Partner

Travel Houston–Luanda for site inspection (return). OCG-10.2 travel

Fix: bill 50% of travel time unless working; itinerary shows 9h of document review en route, which is billable at full rate. Predicted reduction falls from $20,400 to $0.

31.0h · $31,000

38 lines pass all rules · 2 lines are within 10% of a threshold and are shown as advisories

Your pattern with this client, 12 months

Reductions: local counsel markup 34%, block billing 27%, rate 19%, travel 11%. The 2027 rate card has been pending since 1 Sep; bill at 2026 rates until approved.

Where it runs

Inside Elite 3E / Aderant / Intapp Time at pre-bill, or on the LEDES file before upload. Checks run against every client pack you are subject to; this view shows one.

What the client will see

The submitted invoice only. The client's review runs the same rule objects on the same lines, so a line that passes here passes there unless the pack changes; pack diffs are shared with you before they take effect.