The LEDES ebilling standards are globally recognized and accepted as industry - specific EDI standards for the exchange of legal ebilling information.
Session 57: International
LEDES eBilling: EMEA & APAC 2:30 — 3:30 Grand Ballroom 8 In the U.S. and many other countries, electronic billing is accepted with few limitations.
Not exact matches
To make this easier, certain providers follow standards such as iCal for calendar entries, vcard for contact files and Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard (
LEDES) for
ebilling.
Because
eBilling systems leverage invoices in a format computers can access easily (
LEDES), we can leverage data from these systems to answer key questions, questions we can't answer with invoices submitted in pdf.
In this session, led by Tracy Carter of Yahoo's Legal Operations Team and Marika Daggett of Google's Legal Operations Team, you will learn about core
eBilling regulations; how electronic invoicing works for VAT purposes; the basics around what's needed to comply with VAT / TAX laws;
LEDES / VAT facts and get an overview of how to manage a VAT Invoice.
Unfortunately, in EMEA and APAC, implementing
LEDES - based
eBilling requires complying with a myriad of laws, implementing thoughtful processes, and entering into agreements with suppliers.
LEDES (Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard) is a standardized
ebilling format used in the legal industry for the electronic exchange of information.
The
LEDES XML v2.1 standard is an update to the
LEDES 2000
ebilling format and is intended to be the future direction of the XML
ebilling standard.