Laurel vs TimeNet Law

Laurel captures work activity and billable time for professional services firms, then uses that information to support timekeeping and billing review. AI-generated narratives help users prepare time entries, and billing tools flag out-of-scope time before it is written off. The system checks outside counsel guidelines when entries are made, allowing issues to be addressed before billing. Activity capture connects with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Webex; practice management connections include Aderant, Elite Enterprise, Elite 3E, Prolaw, and Practice Engine. Laurel Mobile supports speaking work into entries, moving activities to a timesheet, and running a lock-screen timer. The API uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials with read-only or read/write permissions. Laurel states SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 42001 certifications, GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA compliance support, and encryption in transit and at rest. It also offers in-region storage, customer-managed encryption keys, and single-tenant AI without public LLMs. Pricing is on request.

TimeNet Law is a Mac-native legal practice platform covering time tracking, billing, trust and firm accounting, matter management, documents, calendaring, and local AI. It is aimed at solo, small, and medium law firms, including multi-attorney offices. Its built-in IOLTA accounting handles client and matter retainers, trust ledgers, compliance-ready reporting, and automatic application of trust funds to invoices. Oasis runs AI models locally on the Mac; the maker says client data is not sent to cloud AI providers or third-party servers. Oasis requires an Apple Silicon Mac with an M1 or later chip and 24GB of memory. Core work, time capture, billing, accounting, and Oasis are described as usable offline. Native iPhone and iPad apps provide a firm dashboard, voice time capture, and access to cases, clients, matters, invoices, and entries, syncing through iCloud, Dropbox, or local files. Annual with Price Lock costs $450 a year per user; Monthly costs $39.99 a month per user. A free trial has no time limit and requires no credit card.