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Cost Entry (Soft Costs)

9) Work Rate

• If the Work Rate field did not auto-populate after entering the Cost Type and Matter fields in steps 2 & 3, enter
the work rate amount in this field.
o The Work Rate is the amount being charged for the selected Cost Type.

10) Work Amount
• This field will auto-populate after entering the Cost Type and Matter fields in steps 2 & 3, or from entering the
Work Rate in step 9.
o The Work Amount should be the Work Rate times the Quantity.

11) Narrative
• Enter any additional information that needs to be included on the invoice. For example, include additional
information for certain Cost Types for certain clients like AIG, Zurich or CNA.
• The tool bar above the narrative box allows common text-related commands such as cut, paste, undo, bold,
italic, underline, and spell check:

• Spell check is applied upon selection of the Spell Check button on the tool bar. Anything that is recommended
for spell check will be highlighted in red, and the available action items is aligned on the right:

• If a word is misspelled, select the correct word from the Suggestions box or type it in the Change To: box, and
then select the Change button.

12) Language
• If the Language field did not auto-populate to English after entering the Cost Type and Matter fields in steps 2 &
3, enter it.
• Click on the arrow to the right of the Language field and select English (the first choice in the list):

Cost Entry 3/27/2018