Laurel
San Francisco, California, United States
What it is
Laurel captures work activity and billable time for professional services teams, then uses that activity to support timekeeping and billing. AI-generated narratives help users create time entries, while billing tools review bills and flag out-of-scope time before entries are written off. The service enforces outside counsel guidelines at the point of entry so issues can be addressed before billing. Laurel lists Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Webex for activity capture, plus practice management connections to Aderant, Elite Enterprise, Elite 3E, Prolaw, and Practice Engine. Laurel Mobile supports speaking work into time entries, moving activities into a timesheet, and running a timer from the lock screen. The locally installed Desktop Assistant supports Windows 10 and 11; Unix and Macintosh users can use Laurel in a supported browser without that assistant. The API uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials with read-only or read/write permissions. Laurel says it has SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 42001 certifications, supports GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA compliance, encrypts data in transit and at rest, and offers in-region storage and customer-managed encryption keys through BYOK. Pricing is on request.
For and against
For
- Supports time entries from captured activity.
- Flags out-of-scope time before write-off.
- Mobile app supports lock-screen timers.
- Lists integrations with Teams, Zoom, and Webex.
- Pricing is available on request.
Against
- Pricing requires contacting Laurel.
- Desktop Assistant is limited to Windows 10 and 11.
- Unix and Macintosh users need a supported browser.
The verdict
Laurel brings activity capture, timekeeping, and billing checks together for professional services firms. Its price is available on request, and desktop support differs by operating system.
Who it suits
Laurel is purpose-built for legal, accounting, and consulting professional services teams managing billable work. It may suit teams that want activity capture, time-entry support, and billing review in one service.
Plans and prices
Laurel
one price for everything · contact Laurel for a demo
Read 15 Oct 2026 · laurel.ai
On the record
- AI isolation
- The home page states that Laurel uses no public LLMs, offers single-tenant AI and supports bring-your-own-key encryption.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI privacy
- Laurel says it does not use public LLMs and provides single-tenant AI.laurel.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- AI Suggestions
- Suggestions predicts matters and relevant activities for each day and prepares draft entries for confirmation.help.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- API
- Laurel provides API credentials using OAuth 2.0 client credentials, with read-only and read/write permissions.help.laurel.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- API documentation
- Public API documentation is hosted at developer.laurel.ai and includes identity, time and ingestion service endpoints.developer.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Automated timekeeping
- The platform captures work at its source and generates compliant billing narratives with AI.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Billing
- Its billing tools review bills and flag out-of-scope time before entries are written off.laurel.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Laurel as privately held, founded in 2018, headquartered in San Francisco and employing 51–200 people.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Laurel says it enforces outside counsel guidelines at the point of entry so issues can be fixed before billing.laurel.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Compliance claims
- Laurel lists ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type 2, CCPA, GDPR and HIPAA compliance.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance controls
- Administrators can configure billing rules, restricted words, narrative limits and enforcement levels from alert through blocking.help.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Custom connectors
- Firms can build connectors for unsupported billing systems by importing clients, matters, users and time data through Laurel APIs.developer.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- Laurel says data is encrypted in transit and at rest and offers in-region storage and customer-managed encryption keys through BYOK.laurel.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Data residency
- Laurel offers in-region storage and customer-managed encryption keys through BYOK.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Desktop support
- The locally installed Laurel Desktop Assistant supports Windows 10 and 11; Unix and Macintosh users can use Laurel in a supported browser without that assistant.help.laurel.ai · read 3 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Laurel maintains a searchable Help Center, technical implementation guides and in-app support messaging.help.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Funding news
- Laurel announced a $100 million Series C led by IVP on June 10, 2025, with participation from GV and 01A.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Hardware requirements
- Laurel lists a multicore x64 processor, at least 8 GB RAM and at least 100 GB storage, preferably SSD.help.laurel.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
