From Time Entry to Cash in Hand: How Aderant’s Work-to-Cash Suite Transforms Legal Operations

Efficiency isn’t optional—it’s a competitive advantage for law firms.

Today’s law firms face relentless pressure to deliver faster, smarter, and fully compliant outcomes from the moment a client matter is opened. Yet too many still operate in silos, relying on disconnected systems and vendors that introduce friction, risk, and missed opportunities. 

Aderant’s Work-to-Cash suite offers a transformative alternative, and now with the advanced machine learning and decision intelligence of HerculesAI Legal: a unified, AI-powered platform that automates the entire client/matter lifecycle—from intake to invoice to payment.

At the heart of this innovation is MADDI , Aderant’s virtual associate. MADDI doesn’t just automate tasks—it understands the context, intent, and urgency behind every decision. This intelligence enables firms to close the loop between time entry and cash collection, ensuring that every step in the process is optimized for speed, accuracy, and compliance.  

For example, MADDI can identify patterns in rejected time entries and proactively guide timekeepers to adjust their behavior. It can flag potential compliance issues before they become billing problems. And it can deliver performance analytics that help firm leaders optimize operations across departments.

Closing the Loop: From Time Entry to Payment 

One of the most powerful aspects of Aderant’s Work-to-Cash solution is its ability to tie billing outcomes directly back to time-entry behavior. MADDI is trained on accepted and rejected time entries, learning from patterns to guide timekeepers toward more compliant and billable entries. This feedback loop helps firms reduce write-offs, accelerate billing cycles, and improve overall financial performance – supercharging the human capabilities of legal professionals. 

By integrating tools like iTimekeep, BillBlast, and Onyx into a single platform, Aderant eliminates the need for bolt-on solutions and manual interventions. Timekeepers receive real-time prompts and behavioral insights that help them enter time accurately and in compliance with Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs). Billing teams benefit from automated invoice generation and submission, while finance departments see faster payments and fewer disputes.

OCG Enforcement and Compliance  

Compliance challenges don’t start at billing—they start at intake. Onyx, part of the Work-to-Cash suite, automates OCG enforcement from the very beginning of a matter. It ensures that timekeeping and billing practices align with client expectations, reducing the risk of write-offs and delayed payments. 

With MADDI and Onyx working together, firms can enforce compliance throughout the entire client/matter relationship. This not only accelerates payment but also strengthens client trust and satisfaction.   

End-to-End Automation with MADDI 

MADDI enables seamless automation from intake to invoice, eliminating the friction that often slows down legal operations. Whether it’s enforcing OCGs at the start of a matter or flagging non-compliant entries before they reach billing, MADDI works behind the scenes to ensure that every step is aligned with client expectations and firm policies. 

This end-to-end automation doesn’t just save time—it transforms how firms do business. By removing manual effort and reducing the risk of errors, MADDI empowers legal professionals to focus on higher-value work while maintaining full control over compliance and performance. 

Unified Platform vs. Fragmented Vendors 

Many firms still rely on multiple vendors to manage different parts of the Work-to-Cash process. But at times, this approach introduces tedious challenges and increased risk. 

Aderant offers a better way. Its unified platform brings together intake, timekeeping, billing, and compliance into a single, seamless experience that breaks down silos. This integration improves coordination across teams, reduces costs, and ensures that everyone is working from the same playbook – a borders experience that accelerates revenue for law firms. 

Faster Payments, Fewer Write-Offs 

Ultimately, the goal of any work-to-cash solution is to get firms paid faster and more reliably. Aderant delivers on this promise by automating the processes that matter most. Time entries are more accurate. Invoices are more compliant. Payments arrive sooner. 

And because MADDI is constantly being trained from data derived from accepted and rejected entries, the system gets smarter over time—helping firms continuously improve their performance and profitability. 

Aderant’s Work-to-Cash suite isn’t just a workflow tool—it’s a strategic asset that law firms can trust. To learn more, visit Aderant.com.