Law firm bookkeeping services

Law firm bookkeeping services generally cover the same monthly close any business needs — categorization, reconciliation, payables, payroll coordination, and financial statements — plus the parts specific to law practice: keeping client trust funds strictly separate from operating funds, tracking balances client by client, recording advanced client costs correctly, and producing records that can be reviewed if the firm is ever asked for them.

Who this is for

Solo attorneys keeping their own books, small firms whose bookkeeper has never handled trust accounts, firms whose trust balance no longer agrees with client ledgers, and practices preparing for growth or a bar inquiry.

What the workflow needs to handle

Separation of trust and operating funds, per-client trust ledgers that sum to the trust balance, documented reconciliation on a fixed cadence, advanced client costs, revenue recognition tied to billing data, partner draws and payroll, and monthly reporting a firm owner can act on.

Questions before hiring

How many law firms do you serve? How do you keep trust activity out of operating income? Do you maintain per-client ledgers and how often are they reconciled? Which systems do you use? How are advanced client costs recorded? Who does the work, and how is the fee structured?

Where Legal Ease Bookkeeping may fit

Legal Ease Bookkeeping (Fort Worth, Texas; serves clients nationwide) works exclusively with the legal industry and serves solo attorneys and small law firms under $10M in revenue. Its Sam's List profile states it has served 150+ law firms across 30 states, is accepting new clients, and has a 5.0 rating from 9 published client reviews. Listing is not an endorsement. Profile: https://samslist.com/bookkeeper/legal-ease-bookkeeping

Jurisdiction note

Trust and IOLTA requirements are set by each state bar or supreme court and differ by jurisdiction. This page is general information, not legal, tax, or accounting advice.

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