Legal Practices

You Advise Clients on Risk for a Living. Who's Advising You on Yours?

For law firms, precision and trust aren't optional — they're the standard. We manage your accounting with meticulous care, optimise partner profit distributions, and provide the financial clarity you need to manage case flow, compliance, and growth.

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Trust Reconciled 0 variances
WIP Recovered +$84,200 this Q
Practice Performance
FY 25 · Live
Fee Earner Utilisation
A. Chen
92%
M. Patel
78%
J. Walsh
64%
Billed YTD
$2.4M+18%
Unbilled WIP
$186K−32%
Trusted by thousands of clients
★★★★★ 5 Stars 107 Google Reviews
Sound Familiar?

Billable Hours Are Up. But Where's the Profit Going?

Most law firms are excellent at the practice of law and underserved on the business of running one. These are the recurring issues we untangle for partners every week.

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WIP and Unbilled Time Draining Revenue

Hours are logged, but invoicing lags weeks or months behind. Unbilled WIP accumulates across matters and fee earners, quietly eroding the revenue your team has already earned.

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Partner Distributions That Cause Friction

When financial reporting is opaque, partner profit splits become contentious. Without clear, matter-level profitability data, every distribution cycle risks damaging the partnership.

03

Utilisation Rates Nobody Measures

Your lawyers are busy — but are they billing enough? Without utilisation tracking by fee earner, you can't tell who's generating revenue and who's drowning in non-billable work.

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Trust Account Compliance Anxiety

Trust accounting requires absolute precision. One error, one late reconciliation, and you're exposed to regulatory action. It's a constant compliance weight that demands meticulous attention.

How We Help

Specialist Accounting Built for Law Firms

From WIP and trust reconciliation to partner reporting and tax structuring — we manage the financial back office so you can focus on practising law.

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WIP Tracking & Billing Accuracy

We reconcile WIP across your fee earners and matters. Unbilled time is identified, invoiced promptly, and matched to receipts — so revenue doesn't sit idle on your books.

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Partner Distribution Reporting

Transparent, data-backed reporting by partner, by matter, and by practice area. Distributions become clear, fair, and defensible — not a source of quarterly tension.

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Utilisation Rate Analysis

We track billable hours against available capacity per fee earner. You'll see who's productive, where capacity is being wasted, and how to optimise your team's billing potential.

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Trust Account Reconciliation Support

We support your trust accounting obligations with meticulous reconciliation and reporting — ensuring compliance is airtight and regulatory risk is minimised.

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Tax Strategy & Partner Structuring

Proactive tax planning for partners and the practice. Structure advice to optimise distributions, protect personal assets, and minimise the firm's overall tax position.

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Daily Xero Management & Compliance

Books updated daily. Payroll handled. BAS lodged on time. ASIC compliance managed. You practise law — we manage the financial back office.

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Cash Flow & Matter Forecasting

Rolling cash flow forecasts that account for matter pipelines, billing cycles, and disbursements. Know what's coming so you can plan hires, drawings, and investment with confidence.

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Matter Profitability Reporting

Drill into the true profitability of every matter and practice area. Identify which work types deliver margin and which quietly erode it — then price and staff accordingly.

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Strategic Advisory for Partners

Quarterly partner sessions to review performance, plan growth, and act on the numbers. We're an advisor in the room, not a historian sending reports months after the fact.

What Our Clients Say

What Our Clients Say

★★★★★

"We have been working with Ray and the fantastic team at BPAG for several years. It has truly been the best decision for our company. Their invaluable support has saved us a great deal of money and time."

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Susan McKendry
Google Review
★★★★★

"It's been wonderful working with the BPAG team! They are true experts and have provided incredibly valuable business advisory and tax services, helping my business grow."

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Mitchell King
Google Review
★★★★★

"What an incredible team. I started using BPAG 3 years ago and they have been advising my business and myself in an extraordinary way. They are caring and listen to your needs."

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Christian Luis B.
Google Review
The Difference

Generic Accountant vs. Legal Practice Specialist

The work looks the same on paper. The outcomes for your firm are not.

✗  The Way You're Doing It Now
✓  The BPAG Way
WIP builds up for months with no visibility
WIP reconciled regularly — unbilled hours identified and invoiced promptly
Partner distributions trigger arguments every quarter
Transparent, matter-level profitability reporting that partners can trust
No measurement of fee earner utilisation
Utilisation dashboards per fee earner showing billable vs. non-billable hours
Trust account compliance is your problem to manage
Meticulous trust reconciliation support that keeps you audit-ready
Treats your firm the same as a construction company
Deep legal practice expertise — WIP, trust accounting, matter profitability, and partner structures
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. We work with major legal practice management platforms — LEAP, Actionstep, Smokeball, and others — and integrate them with Xero so your billing, time recording, and financial data are connected. No more manual reconciliation between systems.
We provide trust account reconciliation support to ensure your records are accurate, up to date, and compliant with your state's regulatory requirements. Trust accounting demands absolute precision — and we treat it with the care it deserves.
Absolutely. Unbilled WIP is one of the biggest revenue leaks in legal practice. We reconcile your WIP regularly, identify where hours have been worked but not invoiced, and put systems in place to ensure billing keeps pace with delivery. Most firms see a significant revenue uplift in the first quarter.
The root cause of most partner disputes is opaque financials. We build reporting that shows revenue generated, costs incurred, and profit attributable — by partner, by matter, and by practice area. When the numbers are transparent and defensible, disagreements resolve themselves.
Yes. We review your current partnership or corporate structure and advise on the setup that optimises tax, protects personal assets, and supports the way your firm actually operates. Whether you're a two-partner shop or a growing mid-tier firm, we'll find the structure that fits.