# About — software shaped by running real teams The Hammer Lex grew out of a decade of building and operating teams at Tateeda — refined against the real problems of tracking time, billing fairly, and knowing what's profitable. ## Our story — built because the tools fell short Before The Hammer Lex was a product, it was an internal system. We needed to manage timekeepers across many matters, bill multiple rate structures accurately, and see profitability without waiting for month-end reconciliation. The market's tools each solved a slice — none solved the whole. So we built one platform that connects clients, work, and money. Today we've reshaped it for law firms: matters instead of generic projects, legal billing models, and client transparency built in. It's backed by Tateeda, a custom software company — which means The Hammer Lex keeps evolving, and bespoke integrations are always on the table. ## What we believe - **Practitioner-built** — designed by people who lived the billing and reporting pain. - **Profitability-first** — we treat margin as a first-class metric, not an afterthought. - **Transparent by design** — clients and stakeholders see what they should, when they should. - **Still improving** — backed by a software team that ships continuously. ## By the numbers - 10+ years operating real teams - 5 modules in one connected platform - Any size — solo to large firms - Custom integrations on request ## From the founder > "We created The Hammer Lex as a response to incomplete tools on the market. Now it's fully efficient for time, billing, and workforce management in a firm of any size." > — Slava Khristich, Tateeda Global ## Talk to us Whether you're moving off spreadsheets or replacing a patchwork of apps, we'd like to understand your workflow. Get in touch: https://hammerlex.com/contact.html