How does CSC E-Billing work?
The corporate law department’s law firm (or vendor) uploads its invoices into CSC E-Billing using the LEDES 1998B or LEDES 2000 format. (LEDES is the Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard and was created to standardize bill/invoice data transmitted electronically from a law firm to a corporate client.) When a law firm uploads invoices to CSC Matter Management, they only have access to those invoices uploaded by that firm. Invoices can also be manually uploaded into CSC E-Billing for firms not using the electronic method. Receipts and other documents can also be uploaded and attached to invoices, such as for meals and travel expenses. Once an invoice is uploaded, the law firm has the ability to see the status of the invoice as it moves through their client’s approval process. This is beneficial to law firms because they do not have to track down someone in the Legal Department to provide them with status of the invoice’s approval. They can simply check on the status themselves. Invoic
