In the world of law firms, agencies, and consulting firms, an unwritten rule often applies: time is money.
But how that time is captured is the difference between an average billing rate and maximum client trust. Many colleagues still rely on complex software, Excel spreadsheets, or, worse, end-of-day or end-of-week estimates. We deliberately chose a radically different path — and changed our industry from within.
Saying Goodbye to Estimation Chaos
Traditional time tracking in demanding projects is one of the biggest productivity brakes. It is inaccurate, frustrating, and almost always leads to lost minutes and therefore lost revenue. A lawyer who has to type 15 different tasks into a system at the end of the day forgets an average of 15–20% of the actual time worked. This “estimation chaos” harms both the firm and the employee, because it increases administrative stress and breeds distrust.
Our conscious decision: we replace digital chaos with haptic, delightfully simple intuition. We use the TimeSpin® Time Tracking Cube.
TimeSpin®: The Cube That Creates Transparency
What we do differently is a paradigm shift from tedious documentation to playful automation. Instead of clicking through menus or hunting for a timer on the screen, each side of our 12-sided cube (dodecahedron) is assigned to the most important client or project.
- The trick: a short twist of the cube to the corresponding side — and minute-accurate tracking starts automatically.
- The result: no more forgotten 6-minute units. No overhead. Only focus on demanding legal work.
This deliberate step toward simplicity is revolutionizing law firms.
Practical Example: Trust as Currency
In an environment where clients often scrutinize invoices critically, transparency is our greatest competitive advantage. Thanks to TimeSpin®, lawyers can not only document the total duration of a case, but also every single action — phone calls, research, or drafting — down to the second.
One concrete example: for flat-fee projects, the device can be used to validate effort. Flat-rate pricing can become uneconomical, and identifying this is another use case for TimeSpin®. This protects the client’s budget and enables proactive communication. This level of precise billability and honesty fundamentally sets us apart from colleagues who still round or estimate.
Increase Productivity, Prevent Burnout
Reasons for choosing TimeSpin®: it is more than just a billing upgrade — it is a New Work statement.
- Seamless compliance: The cube ensures legally secure time tracking according to German laws (keyword: BAG ruling), without burdening our employees unnecessarily. Break compliance is documented effortlessly.
- Gamification: The playful operation prevents burnout. Employees see their progress (e.g., via charts and reports in the app), which increases self-organization and motivation. People no longer work for control, but for their own success.
- Efficiency gain: Immediate synchronization of data with our legal tech system (e.g., via API integration into billing) reduced our administrative workload by an estimated 30%. That means more time for clients and less time for bureaucracy.
We consciously chose not the path of least resistance, but invested in a tool that places trust and precision at the center. That is the future of work: Work smart, not hard — literally at the twist of a cube.
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