We assist you in gaining greater insights into your data so you can make better, more informed decisions.

At any time during your program, Stuart Maue attorneys are always available to answer any questions regarding our findings.

Today more than ever, organizations are under pressure to reduce legal spending and increase profitability. Stuart Maue offers a legal cost management solution designed to assist organizations in controlling their legal cost while gaining a more accurate picture of where and how their dollars are being spent. With Stuart Maue's e-Billing PLUS program our clients receive the most comprehensive legal cost review services in the industry.

Attorney review of each invoice distinguishes Stuart Maue from many e-Billing vendors in the industry that rely on software based searches and reviews. By employing both experienced litigators and fee experts, Stuart Maue provides reliable and meaningful findings for our clients. In addition, we have a full time staff of developers who work to provide proprietary software for our clients, an advanced data warehouse, as well as standard and customized management reporting.

Benefits of the e-Billing PLUS Program

Superior results over traditional e-Billing software: Like most e-Billing systems, Stuart Maue's software application provides the easy and rapid flow of law firm and vendor invoice data, secure data transfer and storage, and a wide variety of management reports. Unlike other e-Billing vendors, Stuart Maue's process is not limited to software. Rather than an analysis that relies on word searches, our experienced attorneys and accountants review every fee and expense entry. In addition to identifying costs that are not compliant with the client's policies and guidelines, our professionals examine entries and billing patterns for inconsistencies with ethical rules of professional responsibility, industry standards, and other relevant authority. At any time during the program, clients have the opportunity to discuss compliance and billing questions with the attorney in charge of their program.
Time savings
: E-Billing is designed to speed the process of reviewing and approving law firm and vendor invoices. However, traditional e-Billing requires client personnel to review and edit the audit findings produced by software. Often these findings are inaccurate and incomplete and as a consequence, the software fails to deliver time savings. With the e-Billing PLUS program offered by Stuart Maue, the client has the peace of mind in knowing that an experienced attorney, dedicated to the program, will perform a detailed analysis of the invoices. Our findings include an explanation for all fee and expense entries that raise billing issues. The explanations are not a computer-generated generic statements but specific to the entries at issue. Confident in the accuracy of the analysis, your staff has more time to dedicate to other duties such as managing cases and outside counsel.
Access to management reports, actual-to-budget figures, and other metrics: Clients can reach our customer portal through any internet browser. The portal provides easy access to reports containing the results of our analysis, as well as data and documents relating to matters, invoices, law firms, and vendors. Client personnel are alerted to any action items that require immediate attention, and through the portal they have the ability to add, modify, delete, and approve invoices for payment. In addition, the portal provides access to a wide variety of customized reports which allow the client to track spend by a broad range of parameters, including matter, firm, individual attorney, and budget options, etc. All client data is constantly updated and stored in our data warehouse for real-time reporting.
A stress free, no-cost solution for law firms and vendors: With the e-Billing PLUS process, Stuart Maue provides your law firms and vendors with access to our web-based electronic billing application at no additional cost. Firms may upload their invoices in a secure manner over the internet. In addition, if a law firm or vendor has any questions regarding the invoice upload process, our customer service department is available to assist the firms Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm Central Time.

For more information about Stuart Maue's Legal Cost Management services, call us at:
1-800-291-9940 or e-mail us at: info@smmj.com.

Features of E-Billing PLUS:

Analysis of invoices by experienced attorneys and accountants
An electronic invoicing tool for law firms and vendors
Customizable workflow for each client
Cutting edge portal technology for clients
Advanced reporting capabilities
Software modifications to meet individual client needs
Supports multiple currencies
Optional integration with accounts payable system