How to Use the Billables Pacer (Video)

Welcome. This walkthrough takes about five minutes and covers setup, your weekly routine, and how to use the Pacer Dashboard.

Video chapters

  • 0:00 Overview: the Read Me First tab

  • 0:28 Setup: your details and hours targets

  • 0:52 Setup: holidays and planned time off

  • 2:03 Hours Log: enter your weekly hours

  • 2:50 What counts toward your target (pro bono and non-billable)

  • 4:02 Pacer Dashboard: where you stand

  • 4:55 Hours you still need to hit your target

  • 5:28 If the daily pace is too high: weekend days

  • 5:58 Try another scenario

Here’s how to get started:

  1. Open the Read Me First tab in the Billables Pacer.

  2. Fill in the yellow cells on the Setup tab: your cycle dates, your hours targets, and planned time off.

  3. Input your billable, pro bono, and non-billable hours. Watch the Pacer Dashboard work.

Already partway through your billing year? The workbook has an AI prompt that turns your monthly time reports into a table you can paste straight in. Check your firm’s AI policy first.

Something not working? Write to hello@sisterinbiglaw.com.