Law Firm Bank Reconciliation: 20+ Hours to Under 30 Minutes
A law firm spent more than 20 hours a week on finance reconciliation, spread across four people. Biks automated the recurring reconciliation so the team reviews and validates the result instead of producing it line by line. It took two weeks to build and four weeks of validation before going live. The weekly work now takes under 30 minutes to review.
- Weekly reconciliation, now under 30 minutes of review
- 20+ h → 30 min
- People taken off the routine
- 4
- 2 weeks to build, 4 weeks validating, then live
- 6 weeks
Before
- More than 20 hours a week of manual reconciliation
- The work split across four people, competing with their other duties
- Every line produced by hand
After
- The recurring reconciliation runs automatically
- Under 30 minutes a week to review and validate
- People keep the financial judgement, not the typing
A law firm was spending more than 20 hours every week on finance reconciliation. The work was spread across four people and competed with the rest of their responsibilities.
What had become a week-long administrative burden now takes under 30 minutes to review.
How did the law firm automate its reconciliation?
The recurring work now runs automatically instead of asking the team to repeat the same reconciliation by hand. Their role is reviewing and validating the result. They no longer produce it line by line.
The first version was built in two weeks, then validated against the firm's own records for four weeks before going live: six weeks in all. That change keeps people responsible for the financial judgement while removing the repetitive administration around it.
How does it work, step by step?
The reconciliation runs the same way every week; people come in at the end.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| Collect | Bank lines and the firm's records for the period come in. |
| Match | Transactions are matched under the firm's reconciliation rules. |
| Flag | Anything that does not match is listed for review. |
| Review and validate | The finance team checks the result and resolves the flagged items. |
What results did the law firm get?
Weekly reconciliation at the firm.
| Before | With Biks | |
|---|---|---|
| Time each week | 20+ hours | Under 30 minutes of review |
| People on the routine | 4, alongside their other work | Review only |
| How the work is done | Line by line, by hand | Automatically, then reviewed |
| Time to live | Not applicable | 6 weeks: 2 to build, 4 to validate |
What changed for the finance team?
- More than 20 hours became under 30 minutes: The weekly reconciliation shifted from production work to review.
- Four people were released from the routine: The same team can spend its time on work that requires attention and judgement.
- Live in 6 weeks: Two weeks to build, four weeks of validation.
The result is a smaller, clearer responsibility for the finance team every week.
See how Biks automates finance and accounting, or read how a 13-outlet F&B brand reconciles against the bank every day.
“It reduces our manual work by hours, and our team can focus on reviewing and validating.”
Common questions
- How much time can AI save on bank reconciliation for a law firm?
- In this Biks case study, a law firm's weekly finance reconciliation went from more than 20 hours, split across four people, to under 30 minutes of review.
- How long does it take to automate finance reconciliation?
- Six weeks for this law firm: two weeks to build, then four weeks of validation against the firm's own records before going live.
- Does the finance team still check the reconciliation?
- Yes. The reconciliation runs automatically; the finance team reviews and validates the result and keeps the financial judgement.
