Reveal the story behind the numbers
Tessaract surfaces the performance indicators that matter, showing not just time recorded, but what is billed and converted into cash.
- Fees billed by fee earner
- Departmental targets aggregated automatically
- Live performance vs target
- WIP by status, including draft and submitted bills
Clear indicators show who is on track and where action is needed. Spot issues early and course correct in real time, not at month end.
Empower fee earners
Tessaract gives fee earners a clear view of performance, helping them balance delivery with financial accountability.
- Time entries and daily activity
- Billings vs target
- Projected and actual revenue
- Tasks and key deadlines
With real-time visibility, fee earners see how daily work impacts month-end outcomes, embedding accountability and keeping performance on track.
Productivity and profitability, measured.
Tessaract gives firms a clear view of productivity and performance across fee earners and matters.
- Fees billed and paid
- Write-offs and credits
- Projected vs actual revenue
Case cost analysis reveals true profitability by fee earner and matter, shifting performance conversations from activity to value and supporting smarter decisions on resourcing and growth.
A report builder that gives you control
Tessaract’s report builder works like an in-system pivot table, letting you create bespoke views with flexible fields and groupings.
Save and share reports, so partners and managers get the insight they need without relying on technical support.
Build a performance culture powered by data
When performance and productivity are visible, measurable and linked directly to financial outcomes, firms operate differently. Conversations become fact based. Targets become meaningful. Profitability becomes predictable.
Tessaract gives your firm the clarity to manage utilisation, billing discipline and margin with confidence.
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Legal tech insights from the Tessaract team
How IT leaders can utilise legal practice management software to improve law firm profitability
For IT leaders in mid-size law firms, improving profitability is not simply a project to support finance with. It is also a data, reporting and technology challenge. Disconnected matter and financial information can prevent partners, fee earners and business leaders from seeing where profit is being lost. By the time scope creep, budget overruns or falling realisation become visible, it may be too late to protect the margin.
Why law firm data needs to leave the boardroom
Law firm leaders generally feel well informed. In our research with LPM, Mind the Delivery Gap, 80% say leadership has sufficient visibility into performance, while 79% believe their legal management information supports effective decision-making.
Why data driven fee earners are a competitive advantage for law firms
Law firms have never had more data. The challenge is making sure the right people can access the right information at the right time. Our Mind the Delivery Gap research, produced in partnership with LPM, found that 79% of firms believe their management information supports decision making effectively, and 80% say leadership has sufficient visibility into firm performance. However, there is a significant disconnect. Only 14% of respondents said the information they need is always available, and 29% believe providing better insight to fee earners should be an essential investment priority.
When systems don't connect, your IT team becomes the integration layer
They appear as a report that needs to be manually reconciled before it can be trusted. A user raises another support ticket because two systems show different information. A spreadsheet quietly becomes essential to a core process. A member of the IT team is asked to extract, reformat and move data between applications because there is no reliable way for it to flow automatically.
Measuring matter profitability remains a challenge for law firms
Every pricing decision, hiring decision and growth plan depends on understanding one thing: which matters actually make money. Yet our Mind the Delivery Gap research, produced in partnership with LPM, found that only 18% of firms are completely confident in their ability to assess matter profitability. A further 38% say their view is inconsistent or inaccurate, while 67% of leaders report that users experience frustrations with their core systems.
Can your law firm grow without adding more operational pressure?
Growth is firmly on the agenda for mid-size UK law firms. According to Mind the Delivery Gap, our research completed in partnership with LPM. 44% expect moderate organic growth, 33% are pursuing geographic growth and 20% anticipate growth through mergers and acquisitions.
Does legal practice management software need accounting?
When law firms replace their legal practice management software, accounting is increasingly becoming part of the same conversation. Our recent discussions with law firm buyers show firms looking for systems that combine practice management, legal accounting, billing and client money management, rather than treating finance as a completely separate technology decision.
Mid-size law firms flock to the cloud: Why cloud native software is now your best bet
The legal sector is entering a new phase of digital transformation. What was once considered a gradual shift toward cloud technology has now become a clear industry movement.
What is legal practice management software and what should it actually do?
Choosing legal practice management software is one of the most important technology decisions a law firm can make. Yet many firms still evaluate systems based on feature lists alone.
Is technology becoming a deciding factor for potential employees?
Recruiting and retaining talent remains a persistent challenge for mid-size law firms. They are competing with larger firms that can often offer higher salaries, structured career progression, and more established remote working options.