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Chase unbilled time before month end

Every Friday, WebRun opens Smokeball, finds time entries logged but not yet invoiced, logs them to a Trello board grouped by attorney, and pings the billing team on WhatsApp so unbilled work gets invoiced before the month closes.

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Every Friday at 3:00 PM WebRun
1 Smokeball find unbilled time entries
2 Trello log entries by attorney
3 WhatsApp ping the billing team
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Step by step

What does WebRun do on every run?

The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.

  1. WebRun signs in and gets to work

    Opens www.smokeball.com in a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys.

  2. 1
    Smokeball - find unbilled time entries
    smokeball.com
    WebRun in Smokeball: find unbilled time entries
    WebRun opens Smokeball to find unbilled time entries.
    • Open Smokeball and filter time entries to unbilled
    • Capture the attorney, matter, and hours for each unbilled entry
    • Note how many days each entry has been sitting unbilled

    Done when Every unbilled entry has been listed with its details.

  3. 2
    Trello - log entries by attorney
    trello.com How to Automate Trello
    WebRun in Trello: log entries by attorney
    WebRun opens Trello to log entries by attorney.
    • Open the unbilled time board in Trello
    • Create or update a card per attorney with their unbilled hours
    • Move attorneys close to month end to a priority list

    Done when Every attorney's unbilled time is logged on the board.

  4. 3
    WhatsApp - ping the billing team
    whatsapp.com How to Automate WhatsApp
    WebRun in WhatsApp: ping the billing team
    WebRun opens WhatsApp to ping the billing team.
    • Post a message to the billing team group with this week's totals
    • Flag attorneys with the most unbilled hours first
    • Never generate or send an invoice. Leave that to the billing team

    Done when The billing team has this week's unbilled time summary in WhatsApp.

How do I chase unbilled Smokeball time before month end?

WebRun checks Smokeball every Friday for time entries logged but not yet invoiced, logs the totals to a Trello board grouped by attorney, and pings the billing team on WhatsApp with this week's summary, so unbilled work gets invoiced before the month closes instead of slipping into the next cycle.

  • Unbilled time is chased weekly instead of discovered at month end
  • Every attorney's unbilled hours are tracked on one shared board
  • Billed time drops off the list automatically

Built for law firms · legal billing coordinators · practice managers · solo and small firm attorneys

Run settings

How is each run configured?

Starting pageWhere Chrome opens at the start of each run
www.smokeball.com
ScheduleRuns automatically on this cadence
Every Friday at 3:00 PM
DeliveryHow each run's result reaches you
Unbilled time summary · WhatsApp
OutputWhat each run produces - A list of unbilled time by attorney and matter, with hours and days unbilled.
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Setup & safety

Secure by default

Connect once, stays signed in

WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.

Your credentials stay in your own private environment - WebRun never stores your passwords.
Strict Lockdown

Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.

Domains ALLOWLIST
Typed input ALLOW
Shell command BLOCK
File uploads BLOCK
Runs in a contained environment More on policies
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Questions, answered

Will it generate or send invoices?

No. WebRun only finds unbilled time and reports it. It never generates or sends an invoice on its own.

How does it prioritize attorneys?

It reads total unbilled hours per attorney in Smokeball and lists the highest totals first, so the biggest gaps get closed before month end.

What happens once time is billed?

It reads the live billed status in Smokeball each Friday, so billed time drops off the Trello board automatically.

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