Industry: Law Firms
Accounting for Law Firms, Built Around Client Matters
Etisson places vetted, US-trained accountants inside your CPA firm. Dedicated to your law firm clients, running full-cycle books and matter-level cost tracking every month, at 40% of the US hiring cost.
- Dedicated Accountant
- Full-Cycle Monthly Close
- Client Matter Cost Tracking
Month-End Close
GL Reconciled
Done
Client Matters Reconciled
Done
Client Cost Advances Tied Out
Done
Day 3
Books closed and ready for review
Understanding the Landscape
Law Firm Accounting Challenges, Solved
Running a law firm means client cost advances, matter-level tracking, and multi-partner distributions that general bookkeeping can't keep up with. Here's how Etisson's trained specialists tackle every one.
Where Law Firm Books Get Complicated
Law firm accounting demands more than basic data entry.
Client Matter Reconciliation
Every client matter reconciled accurately each month.
Client Cost Advances
Advanced costs tracked separately per client matter.
Matter-Level Profitability
Profitability tracked separately across every matter.
Multi-Partner Distributions
Partner draws and distributions calculated correctly.
How We Solve This
Dedicated accounting experts embedded directly into your firm's workflows.
Reconcile Every Matter
Books reconciled and closed accurately every month.
Track Cost Advances
Every advanced cost tracked by client matter.
Report Matter Profitability
Clear profitability reported by matter and practice.
Calculate Partner Draws
Partner distributions handled accurately every month.
Expertise
Why Law Firm Accounting Expertise Matters
Generic bookkeepers can record transactions and reconcile bank accounts. But law firm accounting means client cost advances, matter-level profitability, and multi-partner distributions, work most accountants aren't set up for. Etisson's accountants are trained and reviewed to a US standard before the work ever reaches you.
- Accurate client matter reconciliation
- Client cost advance tracking by matter
- Matter-level profitability reporting
- Multi-partner distribution calculations
- Consistent US tax filing discipline
- Every client matter reconciled accurately
- Cost advances tracked accurately by matter
- Clear matter-level profitability reporting
- Accurate partner distribution calculations
- Year-round 1065/1120/1099 compliance
How we plug into your firm
From Kickoff to First Close in Under 14 Days
No multi-month onboarding. No expensive recruiter fees. Just a vetted accountant inside your firm, working your tools, your way.
Discovery Call
30 minutes. We map your client mix, tools, and workflow gaps.
Matched Accountant
We assign someone with documented law firm accounting experience within 48 hours.
40 Hour Free Pilot
Real work on a real file. Zero risk, zero commitment. You evaluate fit.
Embedded Long-Term
If it clicks, they stay same person, same process, structured handoffs.
$1.8M+
Trust funds reconciled monthly
12K+
Rental units under our books
2,400+
K-1s prepared each tax season
Day 3
Avg. month-end close
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. They're trained on client matter tracking, cost advances, and partner-level reporting, not just standard bookkeeping.
QuickBooks, Xero, and integrations with practice-management tools like Clio and PracticePanther, plus your existing tax tools.
Real work on your actual clients, not a demo. 40 hours of live accounting, and you evaluate quality before committing.
That's our most common starting point. We bring backlogged matter and cost advance reconciliations current, or rebuild from scratch.