Skill

legalcode-time-narrative

Generate, improve, and validate attorney billing narratives for LEDES/UTBMS-compliant invoices. Covers all four core operations: (1) generate narratives from bare time entries, (2) rewrite vague descriptions into specific, billable-quality text, (3) convert block-billed entries into individual task-level line items, and (4) validate completed narratives against client billing guidelines and e-billing platform rules (Tymetrix, Legal Tracker, CounselLink, eBillingHub, Brightflag). Applies the ABA UTBMS task code framework (L-codes for litigation, C-codes for counseling/advisory, P-codes for transactions, B-codes for bankruptcy) combined with cross-cutting activity codes (A101–A111). Also enforces professional ethics compliance under ABA Model Rule 1.5 and MRPC fee standards. Use when a law firm timekeeper needs to draft, fix, or audit billing narratives; when a legal ops team needs to pre-validate invoices before e-billing submission; when a file reviewer is converting legacy block-billed time records; or when an outside counsel is preparing narratives to survive client billing guideline review or lodestar fee petition scrutiny. Triggers on: UTBMS task codes, LEDES narratives, block billing, time entry descriptions, billing narrative, legal billing compliance, Tymetrix billing, CounselLink invoice, Legal Tracker submission, billing guidelines narrative, vague time entry, attorney time records, fee petition narrative, lodestar.