Creating time entries is how you turn your tracked work activity into billable records in Laurel. You have several options for creating entries, from using Laurel's AI-powered Suggestions to building entries manually from scratch. This guide walks you through all available time entry creation methods so you can choose the approach that works best for your workflow.

Suggestions predicts which matters/projects you worked on today and surfaces the associated work activities—it's a guided way to build your timesheet without reconstructing your day from memory.

When you open your Timesheet, Suggestions automatically displays the matters/projects Laurel predicts you worked on that day. Suggestions appear as "pills" below the Create Entry box. No setup is required—they'll appear when Laurel has enough information to make a prediction.

If you want to hide your Suggested matters/projects, click the caret next to them to collapse them.

Note: If you do not use work activities to prepare and release your entries, Laurel will list your recent matters/projects as "pills" in the place of AI-driven Suggestions.

Click any suggested matter/project to filter your Work Activity panel to show only the activities associated with it. Laurel also creates a draft entry for that matter on your Timesheet so you have a starting point.

Note: If you do not use work activities to prepare and release your entries, you will not see filtered activities when you select a recent matter/project.

Select the activities you want to include and drag them onto the draft entry, or click "Create Entry." Laurel automatically generates the narrative and makes code predictions for entries created this way.

Review Laurel's suggestions for narrative and billing codes, fill in any required fields, and click Save.

Important: To clear the Suggested matter/project "filter" and see all your activities again, click the "X" on the selected matter/project pill in your Work Activity panel or in the center of the screen.

This is the fastest method for creating time entries.

Go to the Groups tab in your Work Activity panel. Look for work groups that show a matter (project, initiative) prediction - these appear as grouped activities with a suggested matter (project, initiative).

Click the "+" (plus) button next to the predicted matter (project, initiative). This immediately creates a new time entry using both the grouped activities and Laurel's matter (project, initiative) prediction.

The more you use and release time from Laurel, the better this method becomes as Laurel's AI learns your work patterns and improves its predictions.

Use this method when you want control over which specific work activities to include in an entry.

Open the Work Activity panel and select either the Groups tab for AI-organized work Groups or the All tab for a chronological (or reverse chronological) list of your activities.

Click to select one or more work groups or individual work activities. You can select multiple items by clicking their checkboxes or using Shift + click to select a range.

After making your selections, click the "Create Entry" button that appears at the top of the Work Activity panel.

Note: You can also create entries from captured Work Activity using Drag-and-Drop.

From the All tab, select one or more activities and drag them onto your Timesheet:

When you create a new entry using Drag-and-Drop, Laurel automatically generates the narrative and makes code predictions.

You can select and drag multiple activities at once. All selected activities will be applied together, with their total duration reflected in the entry.

Use this method to build entries from scratch without using tracked activities.

Click the "Create Entry" button at the top of your Timesheet panel.

The Create Entry modal will open. You'll need to input all details yourself, including matter (project/initiative), duration, narrative (description), and billing codes.

If you want to create a manual entry using a specific start and stop time, you can do this using "Add Activity" panel in the Create Entry modal (it's on the right when the modal is open). "Add Activity" allows you to enter the start and stop time of a work activity, and an optional description of what that activity was.

Note: You can also use the "Add Activity" feature in entries with tracked work activity, to account for offline work that's related to an entry you're already working on. This is perfect for adding time spent on a hallway conversation or untracked call to an existing entry.

This method works well for matters (projects, initiatives) you work on frequently.

Look at the bottom of the left panel where your Recent and Starred Matters (projects, initiatives) are listed.

Click the "+" (plus) button next to any matter (project, initiative) in these lists. This opens the Create Entry modal with that matter already selected.

When you use Laurel's Timer feature, entries are automatically created on your Timesheet.

Click the "Timers" button in the far left-hand panel of the Laurel Web App to open your Timer Board.

Create and start a timer for your work. The running timer will appear as a draft entry on both your Timer Board and Timesheet.

Save time when creating similar entries by copying existing ones. You can duplicate both released and unreleased entries using the steps described below.

Using the date picker or the forward and back arrows in the Timesheet Header, navigate to the date of the entry or entries you wish to duplicate.

Click the checkbox beside the time entry or entries you wish to duplicate. An Action Bar will appear at the top of the Timesheet panel.

With your entry or entries selected, click on the "Duplicate" button in the Action Bar that appears at the top of your Timesheet. The "Duplicate" button looks like two pieces of paper overlapping each other.

After you've clicked "Duplicate," the Select Duplicate Dates modal will appear on your screen. Use the date picker to select one or more dates to which you'd like to assign a copy of the selected entry or entries. Use the forward and back arrows at the top of the modal to navigate to a different calendar month. After you've selected the desired date or dates, click the "Create X entries" button to finish.

Once you've followed the above steps to duplicate your time entry or entries, a copy of each selected entry will appear on the Timesheet for any dates you selected. Aside from the date, all entry details, including the matter (also called project or initiative), increment, narrative (also called description), and billing codes, will be identical to those on the original entry or entries.

Use this method when you need the same entry on multiple days, such as vacation time, multi-day court proceedings, or recurring meetings.

Click the "Create Entry" button at the top of your Timesheet panel to open the manual entry creation modal.

At the top of the Create Entry modal, you'll see a new "Create Across Days" option. Click it to enable bulk entry creation.

Use the date picker to select multiple dates where you want this entry to appear. You can select consecutive days or choose specific dates throughout a week or month.

Fill in your matter (project/initiative), duration, narrative (description), and billing codes as you would for any manual entry. These details will be identical across all selected dates.

When everything looks correct, click the "Create" button. Laurel will create a separate entry for each date you selected with identical details.

Important note: This feature respects your firm's "allow future dates" configuration. If your firm has future dates blocked, you won't be able to create entries beyond today using this method.

Regardless of which creation method you use, you'll finish the process of preparing an entry in the Create Entry modal.

Check any suggestions Laurel has provided for matter (project, initiative), duration, description, and billing codes. Make sure everything looks accurate for your work.

Fill in any missing required information such as billing codes, billing increments, descriptions, or other mandatory fields your organization requires.

When everything looks correct, click the "Save" button to add the entry to your Timesheet.

Your new time entry will appear on your Timesheet where you can edit it as needed. When you're satisfied that the entry is accurate and complete, you can release it to your firm's PMS.