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Using the LeanLaw Calendar Page for Time Entry and Planning

How to use LeanLaw's Calendar page to create time entries, run timers, and visually plan your billable day — including calendar view options and Microsoft 365 event integration.

The Calendar page gives you a visual, day-by-day view of your time entries. It's the most intuitive way to log time if you prefer to see your work laid out chronologically — and it's the home for running timers directly from the browser.

 

Accessing the Calendar Page

Navigate to the Calendar page by clicking the Calendar tab or icon in the Time section of LeanLaw's top navigation. The calendar displays your time entries for the current day by default.

 

Creating a Time Entry from the Calendar

  1. Click on any time slot on the calendar to open the time entry form.
  2. Fill in the required fields: Timekeeper, Client, Matter, Description, and Hours (or use start/end times — see Article 4).
  3. Click Save. The entry appears as a block on the calendar and is also accessible from the Time Entries page.

💡 Snippets on the Calendar:   The Snippets dropdown is available on the Calendar page's time entry form — the same as on the Time Entries page. Click the Snippets dropdown or type a short code in the Description field. See Article 10 for setup.

 

Calendar View Options

The Calendar page supports multiple view modes to fit your workflow:

View

Best For

Day view

Reviewing and filling in a single day's entries. Shows time blocks hour by hour.

Week view

Spotting gaps across the week. Useful for catching unbilled time before billing runs.

Month view

Located in the top left corner. High-level overview of active days with a green bar icon. Less useful for detailed entry — use Day or Week for editing.

Navigate between dates using the arrow buttons or by clicking a date on the mini calendar. The calendar always shows entries belonging to the currently logged-in user unless you have admin access to switch timekeepers.

 

Running Timers from the Calendar Page

The Calendar page is also the home for browser-based timers. To start a timer:

  1. Click Start New Timer on the Calendar page.
  2. Select the client you are working for. You can leave other fields blank and fill them in later.
  3. The timer runs in the background. You can navigate away from the Calendar page and the timer continues.
  4. To pause a timer, click the pause icon. You can have multiple timers but only one can run at a time — starting a new one pauses the current one.
  5. When finished, click the save icon next to the timer. A time entry form appears — add a description, adjust the time if needed, and click Save.
  6. If you want to keep the timer running while saving the entry, click Keep Timer before saving.

📋 Note: Browser-based timers live on the Calendar page. For timers in the Desktop Tracker app, see Article 5 in this collection.