LEDES 1998B Invoice Pre-Flight Checker

Paste or open a LEDES 1998B invoice file and catch the format errors and billing-guideline problems that e-billing systems reject or cut, before you submit. Runs entirely in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

LEDES 1998B file contents (line 1 "LEDES1998B[]", line 2 the 24 field names, then one line item per line)

Open a LEDES file

Max hours per timekeeper per day

Guideline checks (warnings)

Units not in 0.1 hour steps Too many hours in a day Block billing Vague or short descriptions Same timekeeper, different rates Internal firm conferences Overhead expenses Require UTBMS litigation codes (turn off for other code sets)

Overhead expense words (comma separated, matched in the description and expense code name)

Not legal or billing advice. This checks the LEDES 1998B layout, the arithmetic, and the ABA UTBMS litigation task, activity and expense codes, plus a few common billing-guideline patterns. It does not know your client's own guidelines, e-billing vendor rules, rate approvals, or LEDES 1998BI or XML formats. Warnings are prompts to look again, not proof of a problem. Check the client's guidelines before you submit.