Case Study
23x ROI - $4,639 in additional revenue per timekeeper, per month
Firm Name
Kirker Davis
Location
Austin, TX
Practice Area
Family Law
Firm Size
40 Employees
Investor
Clio Reisman Finalist
+$4,639
Revenue / TK / Month
23x
Return on Investment
+$202
Billable $ / User / Day
The Practice
Where Chaotic Days Cost Real Money
Kirker Davis is a family law firm in Austin with about 20 timekeepers. Managing Partner Chris Kirker describes the daily reality: "Like any busy lawyer, my day gets derailed. On any given day, was jumping between a case, a new client call, and a dozen urgent emails. At the end of the day, I'd try to piece it all together from memory, notebooks, and post-it notes. It was a mess."
The cost was significant. "I honestly think I might have been losing up to 30% of my billable time every day. Across a whole team, the numbers are absurd."
The Evaluation
From Privacy Skeptic to Angel Investor
Chris's first question for Ajax was about privacy. "I was worried about the 'Big Brother' issue and making my team feel spied on. They addressed it perfectly by showing me how each person owns and controls their own Ajax entries, deciding for themselves what to release into Clio. That built the trust we needed to move forward."
Kirker Davis kicked off with a five-person pilot. On day one, a minor technical issue with their Virtual Desktop arose. Alex, the Ajax co-founder, personally built a solution and had it ready by day two. "That level of responsiveness let me know immediately that we were in good hands."
Within days, the pilot group was using Ajax as their primary timekeeping tool. The results were so clear that Chris didn't just buy the software - he made an angel investment in Ajax.
The Results
Undeniable Numbers
One partner had never billed a 0.1 or 0.2-hour entry in his entire time at the firm. In the first two weeks with Ajax, he captured 6.9 hours of that small-but-valuable work. Across the firm, Ajax captured an extra $202 per user, per day - a 23x return on investment.
"This isn't just another piece of software. It's a competitive advantage. When you see a tool that makes your best people more effective and immediately boosts your firm's revenue, you know it's going to be big."
Chris Kirker
Managing Partner
What The Team Says
From Partners to Paralegals
“There's all kinds of things that I'm seeing that I wouldn't otherwise capture because I keep getting pulled away doing all these other things.”
Stephen Payne
Attorney
“Ajax is actually picking up my literary style. Often the Ajax narrative is just better than mine.”
Anthony Brigano
Attorney
“I was surprised that it could capture, you know, review this document and read this email... I appreciated that it saw that I opened the document that was attached to the email and read it, and it understood that I did that.”
Page Brown
Paralegal
“It works as the perfect safety net. I know that if I get pulled into three things at once, I don't have to worry about those quick emails or calls slipping through the cracks. Ajax catches them.”
Chris Kirker
Managing Partner
About Customer
About Kirker Davis LLP
Kirker Davis LLP is a family law firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in San Antonio and McKinney. The firm handles high-stakes divorce, custody, property division, and other family law matters. Led by founding partner Chris Kirker, the firm is recognized for concierge-level representation and has been repeatedly named among the top family law practices in Texas.
