# Bill a consultation

Create the client's invoice from the consultation itself with the amount of the fees, follow what is invoiced and unpaid on the consultation, and choose the product the fees are billed under.

Where accounting is installed, a consultation carries its own billing: the firm invoices its fees from the consultation, and the consultation shows what was invoiced and what is still unpaid.

## Before you start {#before-you-start}

- The consultation is **Approved**, **Late** or **Done**.
- You need the invoicing rights of accounting besides your level on **Consulting**.
- The fees are billed under the product **Consulting Fees**, set by default. To use another one, open **Consulting/Configuration/Settings** and choose it in **Consulting Invoice Product** under **Invoicing**.

## Steps {#steps}

1. Open the consultation from **Consulting/Consultations**.
2. Open **Actions** and choose **Create Invoice**.
3. In the window **Create Invoice**, type the **Amount** of the fees and click **Create Invoice**.

![The amount of the fees, billed under the consulting invoice product.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7777-80461812/law-consulting-billing-billing_amount-en.png)

4. A draft invoice opens: for the client of the consultation, dated today, with one line of the product and the amount, and the lawyers of the consultation. Check it, then choose **Actions** › **Confirm**.

![The draft invoice of the consultation, ready to confirm.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7781-593e5cc4/law-consulting-billing-billing_invoice-en.png)

## Follow the billing {#follow-the-billing}

- The **Invoices** button on the consultation opens its invoices.
- In **Other Info**, **Invoicing** shows the amount invoiced and the amount still unpaid.
- On the cards of the consultations, the **$** badge is pale yellow without invoice, red while an invoice is unpaid and green once everything is paid.

## FAQ {#faq}

### Closing a consultation asks about an invoice. {#closing-asks-about-an-invoice}

**Mark Done** on a consultation that has no invoice asks whether to bill it: **Create Invoice** opens the window above, **Mark Done Without Invoice** closes it unbilled.

### Can I bill a consultation in several invoices? {#several-invoices}

Yes. Each **Create Invoice** adds one invoice; **Invoicing** adds them up.

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- Source: https://jaah.app/docs/law-consulting/bill-a-consultation
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- Version: Consultations 19.0.1.0.28
- Verified: 2026-10-13