Submitting Invoices from Collaborati to Lawtrac
This guide details how to manage invoices created in Collaborati, how to upload LEDES invoices, and provides general guidelines and troubleshooting tips for Invoices.
Invoices can be submitted from Collaborati to Lawtrac either by manual submission, or by uploading a LEDES file.
Important Note: The only accepted LEDES file format is LEDES98B.
The table below describes the possible Invoice Status options seen in Lawtrac:
| Invoice Status | Description |
| Waiting for Client to Accept | This Invoice Status specifies that the invoice has been submitted, but Lawtrac has yet to process and create those invoices within its database. |
| Pending File Submission | The invoice is waiting to be submitted. Click Return to File Preview, then Submit Invoices. |
| Pending Approval | The invoice is in the Lawtrac system and waiting for the client to act on it. |
| Ready to Submit | This Invoice Status only applies to invoices created in Collaborati. Clicking on the Submit button will submit the invoice to the client. |
| Approved | The invoice was approved. |
| Rejected | The invoice was rejected. It may or may not contain client adjustments. |
| Error | The invoice includes at least one error. See Troubleshooting Uploaded Invoices to fix the file with errors. |
| Paid | (Only available if the client shares invoice payment status) You can click on the Invoice Number to view one or more of the following: Amount Paid, Date (of invoice payment), Check (Check number), or PO Number. |