Chelsea

Billing Entries I Have On REPEAT

Chelsea — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:25:25 GMT

Review and evaluate Notice of Taking Videotaped Deposition of XX to determine necessary follow up in preparation for the same in light of extent of witness involvement.

A Sample Day of Billing Entries

Chelsea — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:51:33 GMT

Substacker Request -- Breaking Down a Motion for Summary Judgment

Chelsea — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:53:39 GMT

A Random Entry

Chelsea — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:07:13 GMT

Outline responsive strategy to Plaintiff’s complaint including early v. substantive dispositive motions and most advantageous timing for the same.

Billing for Large Document Review

Chelsea — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:28:28 GMT

How to Bill for Revising Your Work

Chelsea — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:46:46 GMT

Have you ever been writing something and then realized you wanted to change your argument entirely? Or you write a first draft and then realize it needs a lot of revisions? That is ok! Here is how you can capture your time.

A Quick and Easy Way to Bullet Proof Your Time

Chelsea — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:37:11 GMT

Sample Billing Entries

Chelsea — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:15:58 GMT

Commonly Cut Time -- Discovery Requests

Chelsea — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:41:36 GMT

Clients often cut time for what they consider to be "form" documents. One common example is discovery requests. Here is how to tailor your time and avoid deductions.

Back to the Basics — The Deposition Summary

Chelsea — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:38:37 GMT

All attorneys have to write deposition summaries. This task is often delegated to the junior attorney or even law clerk. Here is how to write a good deposition summary and capture all of your time. Suggested billing entries are listed at the end.

Steal These Random Billing Entries

Chelsea — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:02:34 GMT

Substacker Request -- Billing for Motion Practice

Chelsea — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:29:15 GMT

Deposition Summaries -- 3 Ways to Bill It

Chelsea — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:43:33 GMT

Not every deposition summary needs to be billed the same way. Here are some variations that you can use depending on the length of the deposition and/or complexity.

One Billing Phrase -- 3 Ways to Use It

Chelsea — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:40:59 GMT

You don't need to reinvent the wheel with every billing phrase. When you find a phrase you like, just modify it to match the work. Here are examples with the simple phrase "to determine issues re:".

Paralegal v. Attorney Billing - Samples

Chelsea — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:43:24 GMT

Paralegal tasks and attorney tasks can sometimes overlap, but the billing entries are worded differently. Here are some sample paralegal billing entries I often see and how I would change them if a similar task is done by an attorney. The main difference you’ll see is the “why” of the entry — why the paralegal or the attorney is doing the task is different. That difference should be reflected in the entry.

Sample Billing Entries

Chelsea — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:16:11 GMT

Here is a sample day of billing that got me 9.4 hours. Use these entries as you see fit to capture your time! As always, let me know if there's anything specific you want to see.

Niche Billing Language for Document Production

Chelsea — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:37:55 GMT

A Quick Billing Entry I Thought of

Chelsea — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:15:50 GMT

Analyze voluminous medical records from X Hospital as cross-referenced with Plaintiff’s Interrogatories and Requests for Production to ascertain responsive information including bates stamp citation to the same.

Partner v. Associate Billing

Chelsea — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:40:22 GMT

Deposition Preparation -- Defending the Deposition

Chelsea — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:08:50 GMT

When your client’s deposition has been noticed there are a number of things you can do to prepare. Here is what I typically do and how to bill for it.