A Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard (LEDES) format invoice is used to transmit billing information electronically to a client. You only need to use LEDES invoices if your client requests that you bill them electronically using a LEDES invoice. AppColl automatically generates both LEDES 1998B and 2.0 invoices every time an invoice is saved. Please note: LEDES invoices require a Tax ID number (which can be added to your law firm contact record) and an explicit Start Date in the invoice. In other words, the Start Date field in the invoice cannot be blank. 

Send a LEDES invoice to a client (Prerequisite: If you haven't already done so, create an invoice as described here.) 

1. Hover over the Billing module and select Manage Invoices.
2. Select the Invoice for which you wish to access the LEDES file. 

3. Right-click on the file in the LEDES file to save the file to your system to send along to client. 

4. Alternatively to access LEDES files, in the Invoices table, click on the Columns link.

5. In the Available Columns popup window select the LEDESFile column.
6. Click on the Arrow to add the column to the Columns Selected.
7. Move the column Up or Down depending on the desired location. 
8. Click the OK button.

9. If the LEDES files could not be generated, the reason will be shown in the table as shown below. Hover over the explanation to see the full text.
10. Click the LEDES file to view in your browser or Right-click to save to your system.

Import LEDES files

In addition to generating LEDES files, you can also import existing LEDES 1998B files. 

1. Hover over the Billing module and select Manage Invoices.
2. Click the Import button.

3. Click the Choose File button to browse for and select the LEDES file.
4. Click the Import button.