AI meeting notes and billable hours for family law firms
Custody, support and property calls are long, emotional and full of numbers that matter later. Astrid writes the note, lists who owes which documents, sends the client a plain recap, and drafts the time entry for every call.
How family law firms use Astrid
Financial disclosure calls
Income, assets and debts discussed on a call are written into the note and the client's list of documents to send.
Custody and parenting plan calls
Schedules, holidays and relocation questions are recorded as the client said them, with the date.
Billing a client who calls often
Every call becomes a draft time entry with its real length and an invoice-ready description.
The calls Astrid recognizes
Astrid sorts each family law call by type and writes the note in that type's template, set up with you during onboarding from the file notes you already write.
A first call about a family matter: the situation, goals, children, finances, and what the process looks like.
A routine check-in with the client on where the matter stands, with no major new development.
A call about custody, parenting time, schedules, relocation or the children’s needs.
A call about income, assets, debts, support, property division or gathering financial documents.
A call preparing the client for mediation or a settlement conference: priorities, ranges, proposals.
A call about settlement: an offer, a demand, valuation, or whether to accept.
A call updating the client on a filed case: pleadings, hearings, discovery, deadlines, court rulings.
A call between the attorney and opposing counsel to resolve a discovery or procedural dispute.
Billable hours, from the same calls
Billed by the hour, so Astrid drafts a time entry for every call and the rest of your billable work. See how billable hours works.
Billable hours add-on
Or $590 per timekeeper per year, billed annually (2 months free). Added to the $40 notetaker seat.
Add it for the people who bill by the hour. Staff who do not bill do not pay for it.
- A time entry for every call, meeting, email thread and document you work on
- Measured durations for calls and meetings, explained estimates for everything else
- Your week of time on one page, approved one at a time or all at once
- Approved time files to Clio, Smokeball, Lawcus and 8am MyCase
- Included in the 14-day free trial
Sensitive calls
Family matters often involve safety concerns and calls where the other parent or a new partner may be listening. Your firm sets recording consent per matter, and calls can be marked privileged so only attorneys and firm administrators see them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Astrid have note templates for family law?
Yes. Each family law call type gets its own note template, set up with you during onboarding from the file notes your firm already writes. You can change them any time.
Does Astrid draft time entries for this practice?
Billed by the hour, so Astrid drafts a time entry for every call and the rest of your billable work.
How is recording consent handled?
Your firm sets one-party or all-party consent for each matter, and Astrid keeps a consent record for every call. The meeting notetaker and the dial-in both announce the recording.