Insights
Rora Tanaka, recognized globally as a thought leader in the field of legal technology and the leading expert on LEDES formats, has developed best practices documents for "Strategic Management" and legal systems "Implementation" as well as "LEDES-at-a-glance".
Visit our online store to purchase and download
Implementation
This series of documents were developed to clarify the obstacles in implementing global e-billing.
International e-Billing Using LEDES 1998BI
LEDES 1998BI is considered a valid format for international e-billing; however this format has many limitations. This document discusses the limitations of this format for international e-billing, but also provides workarounds necessary to implement LEDES 1998BI in jurisdictions with complex tax requirements.
PDF 7 pages
Price $120
International e-Billing Using LEDES 1998B
LEDES 1998B is considered a format that can only work in the US. This document discusses the limitations of this format for international e-billing, but also provides workarounds necessary to implement LEDES 1998B in jurisdictions with tax requirements.
PDF 8 pages
Price $120
Strategic Management
This series of documents were developed to aid legal department management to better understand how technology can provide transparency and accountability in daily departmental operations.
Sample Outside Counsel Policy
A company with significant outside counsel spend must implement an Outside Counsel Policy to effectively manage the relationship and legal spend with their outside counsel firms. This document is a comprehensive sample policy including guidelines for engagement, allowable disbursements, procedures for rate increases, etc.
PDF 20 pages
Price $240
Achieving Transparency & Accountability in Your Global Law Dept
This presentation discusses possible ways of leveraging technology to provide "transparency and accountability" in corporate legal spend. It further highlights the importance of workflows and automation to show "transparency and accountability" in daily legal operations to mitigate risks.
PDF 14 pages
Price $240
LEDES (Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard) file format specifications
LEDES E-Billing File Formats at a Glance
Click image to download free LEDES E-Billing File Formats at a Glance FREE PDF (5 MB)
RORA Client Systems provides this free chart of all LEDES (Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard) e-billing file formats and how they relate to each other. All fields in LEDES 1998B, LEDES 1998BI, LEDES 1998BI V2 are represented along with their equivalents in LEDES XML 2000, LEDES XML 2.0 and LEDES XML 2.1.
Now for the first time you can see LEDES piped column to XML field mappings, LEDES field name changes between versions, LEDES data fields that are discarded in subsequent versions, LEDES data elements added in new versions, and LEDES data relations between and across versions.
LEDES e-billing file formats at a glance is an invaluable aid to anyone working with LEDES e-billing files or wanting to understand all the LEDES formats.
Download the free PDF or purchase a 50" x 26" printed LEDES-at-a-glance poster.
Purchase LEDES E-Billing File Formats at a Glance Poster