The situation
The firm runs a mix of hourly and fixed-fee work. On fixed fee, faster review is straight margin. On hourly, it is a conversation with the client.
Both conversations need the same thing: a defensible account of what the AI did and what it cost. The managing partner will not put a number in front of a client that the firm cannot show its working for.
The tooling here is personal. Four practice groups bought four different things, and two of them overlap.
What runs where
Vendor account
All four practice-group subscriptions on one record, with the overlap visible.
Managed fleet
One deployed file across every firm laptop, so nothing runs off the record.
Developer machines
The knowledge-management team’s own tooling, including subscription seats no API bill shows.
What Oabo shows in the first 30 days
- The overlap between the four subscriptions, priced.
- Cost per matter, so a fixed-fee engagement carries its own AI cost instead of the firm’s average.
- Review hours absorbed, per matter type, in their own register.
- A quality grade on every claim, so the partner talking to the client knows which figures are evidenced.
What to expect
Two units, two blocks. Cash is money your ledger moved. Capacity is time your people got back. Oabo never adds them together.