Software for Law Costs Draftsmen
 

 

CostsMaster Limited Edition

CostsMaster Limited Edition brings to you the following features

Bill types: 3 column CLS and 3 column inter partes

VAT can be excluded and claimed at different rates for each part

Rates can be defined globally, for each part or just for parts where the rates change

Fee Earners. Work can be recorded against fee earners which is then automatically aggregated to the appropriate rates for the finished bill. This draftsman has the flexibility to break down the work in any manner he wishes and to decide at any time how to present the work in the finished bill. All work can be reassigned to different fee earners at will

Enhancement can be defined globally.

Program functions can be accessed by mouse or by keyboard shortcut for speed when costing a file

Safety features include timed auto saves and incremental backups to preserve data in the event of a system crash

Work can be recorded as a procedural step, as work against a party, as Documents or travelling and waiting.

Parties can be defined at will. Work can be recorded against parties as telephone calls, letters out, letters in, personal attendances, long telephone calls or "extra" attendances. Keyboard shortcuts make recording routine work as simple as two keystrokes

Disbursements can be recorded for procedural steps, parties, travelling and waiting, costs of assessment or as miscellaneous disbursements.
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Time can be entered interchangeably as minutes, units or hours and minutes and the program will automatically interpret the time you have recorded

Costs of Assessment can be claimed and provision is made for fixed prescribed rate costs.

The finished bill is automatically calculated and assembled in Word to allow you the flexibility of finalising the document in an industrial strength word processor. There are nearly 100 common phrases that are used in the finished bill.

The finished bill is produced with red lines embedded.

A handful of preset Abbreviations are supplied which are immediately expanded to their full text

Technical Support via email.

See Also

CostsMaster - Draftsman Edition Product Description

CostsMaster Feature Comparison