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Your Law Firm's Books, Done Right. Automatically.

LedgerAI connects to QuickBooks and automatically categorizes legal research costs, bar dues, court filing fees, expert witness payments, and client cost advances. IOLTA trust account movements are flagged immediately for your review.

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LedgerAI  ·  Books Review  ·  Smith Law PLLC  ·  Q4 2024
284 transactions scanned Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2024
31 Reclassified
7 Needs Review
3 Personal Charges
2 Duplicate Clusters
4 Contractors
$4,200 Deductions Found
Flagged for your review
IOLTA Trust Transfer $12,500.00 Needs Review
Expert Witness LLC $3,400.00 1099?
Amazon (personal) $84.00 Personal Charge
31 avg corrections applied per review
7 avg items flagged for your review
$4,200 avg deductions surfaced per review
QB corrections written back to QuickBooks automatically
14-day free trial, no credit card
Applied automatically
Westlaw, LexisNexis, court filing portals, bar associations, and 670+ other known vendors categorized without any action from you.
Flagged for your review
IOLTA trust movements, expert witness payments, and personal charges go to your review queue immediately.
Written back to QuickBooks
Only the corrections you approve get written back. Nothing changes in QuickBooks until you say so.
Never changed silently
Anything outside high-confidence stays in your queue. Your books are never modified without approval.
What LedgerAI Finds

The four things that cost law firms
the most money and risk at tax time.

LedgerAI looks for the specific issues that hit solo attorneys and small firms hardest: research costs in the wrong account, trust account movements that need review, missing 1099 trails, and client costs that never get billed.

Research Error
Legal Research & Bar Costs Miscategorized
Westlaw, LexisNexis, bar dues, CLE credits, and court filing fees routinely land in "Miscellaneous" or "Office Expense." LedgerAI corrects them to their proper categories automatically.
Corrections applied automatically
Westlaw $320.00 Miscellaneous Legal Research
State Bar Association $495.00 Uncategorized Dues & Licenses
PACER (court filing) $28.40 Office Expense Court Costs
3 legal expense corrections applied to QuickBooks
Trust Risk
IOLTA Trust Account Movements Flagged
Retainer deposits and trust-to-operating transfers that end up in the wrong account can create ethics violations. LedgerAI flags every IOLTA-adjacent transaction for your immediate review.
Trust account review queue
IOLTA Trust Transfer $12,500.00 Review Now
Client Retainer Deposit $5,000.00 Verify Account
Trust-to-Operating $4,200.00 Confirmed
Trust movements flagged immediately. No silent account errors.
1099 Risk
Expert Witnesses & Contract Attorneys Not Tracked
Payments to expert witnesses, contract attorneys, and freelance paralegals over $600 need 1099 filings. LedgerAI tracks these automatically and flags them before deadlines.
1099 contractor queue
Expert Witness LLC $7,200 YTD Needs W-9
Contract Attorney J. $4,800 YTD Needs W-9
Freelance Paralegal $380 YTD Under $600
$12,000 in contractor payments tracked. 2 flagged for 1099.
Client Costs Tracked
Client Cost Advances Captured & Recoverable
Court fees, process server costs, and expert charges paid on a client's behalf are often forgotten at billing time. LedgerAI ensures every cost advance is tracked so nothing is left unbilled.
Client cost tracking
Filing Fees (Matter 2024-089) $340.00 Client Advance
Process Server (Matter 2024-091) $185.00 Client Advance
Deposition Transcript $620.00 Client Advance
Client costs tracked and recoverable. Nothing left unbilled.
How It Works

From connected to clean books
in a single run.

LedgerAI handles the mechanical work of the first pass and puts only what actually needs a decision in front of you.

Step 1

Connect QuickBooks in 60 seconds

One-click OAuth. No API keys, no configuration. LedgerAI reads your transactions directly from QuickBooks and starts categorizing immediately.

  • All QB Online plans supported
  • No QB password stored or shared
  • Choose any date range: monthly, quarterly, or full year
QuickBooks OAuth · Connecting...
✓ QuickBooks OAuth authorized
✓ Company: Smith Law PLLC
✓ Period: Q4 2024 (Oct 1 – Dec 31)
Loading Q4 2024 data...
284 transactions loaded
Step 2

Legal expenses and trust movements categorized automatically

Westlaw, LexisNexis, bar dues, court filing portals, and 670+ vendors match instantly. IOLTA trust movements are flagged immediately. Payments to expert witnesses are routed to Contract Labor for 1099 review.

  • Research, bar dues, court costs, and client advances all handled
  • Trust account movements flagged for immediate review
  • AI reviews only genuinely uncertain items
Categorization · Running patterns...
Westlaw $320.00 Legal Research auto
State Bar Association $495.00 Dues & Licenses auto
IOLTA Trust Transfer $12,500.00 Needs review... Review
PACER (court filing) $28.40 Court Costs auto
272 matched  ·  7 sent to review queue  ·  3 trust/contractor items
Step 3

You approve the decisions that matter

High-confidence corrections are written to QuickBooks automatically. Your review queue shows only what needs a real call: trust account movements, contractor payments, and anything the system is not sure about.

  • One-click approve or correct each item
  • Set a rule so the same vendor is handled automatically next time
  • Average law firm review takes under 10 minutes
Review Queue · 7 items
IOLTA Trust Transfer $12,500 Low Conf.
Expert Witness LLC $3,400 1099?
Amazon (personal) $84.00 Personal?
Approve (4)
Review All (7)
Real Results

What attorneys actually say.

MS
Maria S.
Solo Attorney, TX
★★★★★

"I almost received a bar complaint because a client retainer payment landed in my operating account instead of my IOLTA. LedgerAI now flags every trust movement the moment it hits QuickBooks. It gives me peace of mind I never had with my old bookkeeper."

Trust flags immediately
IOLTA movements caught
Bar risk eliminated
Peace of mind every month
★★★★★

"Westlaw, LexisNexis, court filing fees, expert witnesses: LedgerAI knew every charge and put it in the right bucket. My CPA said my books were the cleanest she had seen from a solo practice in years."

JR
James R.
Criminal Defense Attorney, IL
★★★★★

"I was missing over $6,000 in unbilled client costs per quarter. LedgerAI captures every court fee and expert cost automatically. I recovered it all in the first month."

AT
Amanda T.
Civil Litigation Attorney, FL
Pricing

Less time on cleanup. Cleaner books for tax time.

If your first books review does not surface meaningful cleanup opportunities, cancel during the trial and pay nothing.

Monthly Annual Save 20%
Essential
$69/mo

Monthly categorization and flagged item review

  • QuickBooks sync (1 company)
  • Unlimited transactions
  • AI auto-categorization with 674+ patterns
  • Legal research and bar dues detection
  • Review queue: uncertain items flagged for your approval
  • Corrections written back to QuickBooks
  • Monthly books review report
  • Email support
Agency
$249/mo

For bookkeeping firms managing multiple clients

  • Everything in Pro
  • Up to 5 QB companies ($49 per additional)
  • Per-client vendor profiles
  • White-label reports
  • Priority onboarding

14-day free trial on all plans. No credit card required to start.

Questions attorneys ask.

Does LedgerAI understand law firm specific expenses? +

Yes. Westlaw, LexisNexis, Casetext, state bar dues, CLE credits, PACER, court filing portals, process servers, and legal software like Clio and MyCase are all in the built-in library. Legal research, bar expenses, and court costs are categorized correctly on the first run.

How does it handle IOLTA and trust accounts? +

Any transaction that appears to involve a trust account or IOLTA transfer is flagged immediately for your review. LedgerAI does not automatically categorize trust movements; it surfaces them so you can verify the correct account classification and prevent ethics violations.

Can it track costs advanced for clients? +

Yes. Court fees, filing costs, process server invoices, and expert charges can be tracked as client advances. LedgerAI categorizes them correctly so your QuickBooks reflects the full cost picture. The billing reconciliation is still done in your practice management software, but the underlying books are clean.

How does it handle payments to expert witnesses and contract attorneys? +

Payments to expert witnesses, contract attorneys, and freelance paralegals are flagged as potential Contract Labor. Anyone paid over $600 year-to-date is added to the 1099 review queue.

Can I run a review on prior years? +

Yes. The Pro plan supports full-year reviews on any date range going back to 2020. Useful for cleaning up books before a tax filing or during a practice transition.

Will it change my existing QuickBooks data? +

Only miscategorized transactions are updated, and only after you approve each change. Trust movements are flagged, never automatically reclassified.

Can I cancel anytime? +

Yes. Cancel anytime from your dashboard. No fees, no lock-in.

Connect QuickBooks and get the clean law firm books your practice deserves.

Run a books review, catch every trust issue and missed expert witness 1099, and hand your CPA exactly what they need. 14-day free trial.

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