Inside LawAccounting's Cost Advance & Client Disbursement Engine: How Firms Track Hard Costs From Vendor Bill to Client Recovery Without Losing a Dollar (2026 Feature Spotlight)

Advanced client costs are the quietest leak in law firm finance. A filing fee, an expert invoice, a records request, a process server - each one is firm cash sitting on a matter, and at most firms a meaningful share never makes it onto an invoice or a settlement statement. This feature spotlight walks through how LawAccounting handles cost advances end to end: vendor bill, matter allocation, hard versus soft cost treatment, client recovery, and the reporting that shows exactly what is still outstanding.