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Bill can be used by all types of law firms but is especially great for solo practitioners and small firms,
new or slow-growing firms, and cost-conscious lawyers that only need a general trust accounting or
billing solution.

Key Product Features:

• Trust Accounting: Three-way reconciliation and reporting to help lawyers stay compliant.
• Billing: Flexible invoicing including time-based, flat fee, and contingency.
• Time & Expense: Tracking for all matter-based time entries, fees, and expenses.
• Invoice Templates: Professional looking, customizable invoice templates.
• Accounts Receivable: Easily monitor accounts receivables. Know what’s owed, overdue, and
paid.
• Payments: Offer clients online payment options to get paid faster.

Smokeball Bill Training Resources:
Smokeball Bill clients get free access to our training webinars, self-paced learning academy, support
hub, and the Smokeball User Community, as well as invitations to our regularly scheduled CLEs and
thought leadership webinars. If clients sign up for a higher tier of our software, such as Grow or
Prosper+, they will also gain access to our one-on-one training and onboarding with a dedicated
onboarding specialist and account manager.

Examples of Smokeball Training Resources:

• Smokeball Bill Support Hub
• [Training Webinar] Getting Started with Smokeball Bill
• Introduction to Smokeball Bill Academy Course
• Smokeball Community

4. What does Smokeball Bill help the LSBA solve?

We recognize that many solo and small law firms face challenges with accurate trust accounting and
recordkeeping, often hindered by limited budgets for software. Meanwhile, the State of Louisiana
requires that attorneys reconcile their trust accounts, and complaints about fund misuse or improper
trust accounting are frequent causes of malpractice claims.

By offering Smokeball Bill as a free tool for trust account management, the LSBA can help bridge the
gap in access to essential software for its members. This initiative would help small law firm LSBA
members comply effortlessly with trust accounting regulations and reduce malpractice claims.
Below are a few of the benefits of providing free access to Smokeball Bill to all LSBA members:

1. Increased Access to Technology: Provides support for all members to manage trust
accounting and billing easily with software at no cost. Smokeball Bill costs $49 per user per
month normally.
2. Trust accounting compliance tool to help prevent malpractice
3. Provides easy to use regular trust account reconciliation

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