Yes. Accounting Atelier provides bookkeeping services for law firms exclusively. We don't serve other industries. Our systems, workflows, and expertise are built specifically for legal accounting and IOLTA compliance.

A law firm bookkeeper understands trust accounting rules, three-way reconciliation requirements, the difference between earned and unearned funds, and bar compliance documentation. General bookkeepers typically lack this specialized knowledge - which puts your license at risk.

Many clients come to us behind on reconciliation. We offer trust account cleanup as a one-time project to get you current and compliant, followed by monthly legal bookkeeping services to maintain it. We've cleaned up backlogs spanning years.

Yes, every month. We reconcile your trust bank balance, trust ledger, and individual client ledgers as part of our standard service. This is non-negotiable and included in every engagement.

We work in QuickBooks Online and are certified ProAdvisors. We also integrate with Clio (Certified Partner), MyCase (Partner), and LeanLaw for legal-specific billing and trust accounting.

CPAs focus on tax preparation and planning. We focus on day-to-day bookkeeping, monthly IOLTA compliance, and delivering financials that help you run your firm - not just file your taxes. We work with your CPA to confirm they have what they need.

By the 10th of each month. Earlier timelines available if needed - let us know during your consultation.

Book a consultation. We'll discuss your needs, current state of your books, and trust accounting requirements. If we're aligned, you'll receive a custom proposal within a few business days.

Yes. We're a Clio Certified Partner and provide bookkeeping for lawyers using Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, and other legal practice management software. We integrate your practice management data with QuickBooks Online for complete financial visibility.

Law firm bookkeeping ranges from around $500 to over $2,000 per month for solo and small firms, depending on the services you need, your transaction volume, and the complexity of your trust activity. Every engagement is custom-quoted. Compare that to doing it yourself: an attorney billing $200 per hour who spends three hours per week on bookkeeping is losing $2,400 per month in billable time.

The best bookkeeping service for a law firm is one that specializes in legal accounting and includes IOLTA trust compliance as part of its standard service. Look for a provider that completes monthly three-way trust reconciliation, maintains individual client ledgers, integrates with your practice management software (Clio, MyCase, or similar), and delivers books by a predictable date each month. General bookkeeping firms that serve multiple industries rarely have the trust accounting expertise that bar compliance requires.

Both, but for different reasons. A bookkeeper handles day-to-day transaction coding, monthly reconciliation, trust accounting, and financial reporting. A CPA handles tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory work. Most solo and small law firms need a specialized bookkeeper for ongoing monthly work and a CPA for annual tax prep. Your bookkeeper should deliver financials in the format your CPA needs, reducing year-end scramble and CPA fees.

Yes. We're a Clio Certified Partner and a MyCase Partner, and we integrate practice management data with QuickBooks Online so your billing, trust activity, and books stay aligned. We also work with PracticePanther and LeanLaw. Connecting your practice management software to your accounting is one of the most common things general bookkeepers get wrong, so we set it up and reconcile it as part of the engagement.

Three-way trust reconciliation compares three balances every month: your trust bank statement, your trust account ledger, and the total of all individual client ledgers. When the three agree, your IOLTA records are in balance. Solo and small firms need it the same as larger firms, because state bars expect the documentation regardless of firm size. We complete it monthly for every client.

For most solo and small firms, yes. An attorney billing $200 per hour who spends three hours a week on bookkeeping and trust reconciliation gives up about $2,400 a month in billable time. Trust accounting is also the area where a mistake carries bar consequences. Specialist bookkeeping for solo and small firms ranges from around $500 to over $2,000 a month depending on scope.

Yes. We work with solo and small firm attorneys across the United States. Trust accounting rules vary by state bar, so we set up reconciliation and documentation to match your jurisdiction's IOLTA requirements.

If your firm holds client funds in trust, hire a specialist. A generalist can code transactions and reconcile a bank account. Trust accounting needs three-way reconciliation, client-ledger tracking, and bar-ready documentation that most generalists have never done. We go deeper on the tradeoff in legal bookkeeper vs. general bookkeeper.