Elite/3E API
Programmatically access Elite/3E’s matter, time, billing, and AR datasets—clients, matters, WIP, proformas, invoices, eBilling, and payments—via a stable REST API. Supergood builds and operates production-grade, unofficial Elite/3E integrations so your team can automate case/matter sync, time captur
What is Elite/3E?
Elite/3E is Thomson Reuters’ ERP for law firms covering financials, practice management, and billing. It centralizes:
- Clients and matters
- Time and expense entry (WIP)
- Proforma (pre-bill) generation and approval routing
- Invoicing (including LEDES formats) and accounts receivable
- General ledger, accounts payable, trust accounting, and reporting
Ecosystem products commonly co-deployed with 3E include:
- eBillingHub (electronic billing submission and status tracking for client portals)
- MatterSphere (matter-centric workspace integrated with Microsoft Office)
- ProLaw (case management and practice management, often at small/midsize firms)
- 3E Essentials (streamlined cloud offering with modular capabilities)
- Elite Payments (formerly Tranch) for client-friendly payment plans and collections
Common data entities:
- Clients, matters, and responsible timekeepers
- Time and expense entries (WIP) with LEDES phase/task/activity codes
- Proformas (draft bills), invoices, adjustments, write-downs, and write-offs
- eBilling submissions, statuses, and remittance messages
- Payments and allocations (including trust transfers and Elite Payments)
The Elite/3E Integration Challenge
Law firms rely on 3E daily, but turning portal-centric workflows into automated pipelines is tough:
- Entitlements and licensing: Access varies across core 3E, 3E Essentials, and add-ons like eBillingHub; API coverage differs by module and version
- Enterprise security controls: MFA complicate headless automation; on-prem deployments add network and VPN constraints
- Portal-first experiences: Key actions—proforma generation/approval, invoice finalization, eBilling submissions—often live in the UI; webhook coverage is limited
- Complex schemas and state machines: WIP, proforma, invoice, and AR objects have nuanced status transitions, approval routing, and posting rules
- eBilling nuances: LEDES variants, client portal idiosyncrasies, and resubmission workflows via eBillingHub require normalization and resilience
- Customizations: Firms customize fields, rate schemes, approval paths, and matter templates—integrations must adapt per environment
How Supergood Creates Elite/3E APIs
Supergood reverse-engineers authenticated browser flows and network interactions to deliver a resilient API endpoint layer for your Elite/3E workflows.
- Handles username/password and MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) securely
- Maintains session continuity with automated refresh, cookie rotation, and environment change detection
- Normalizes responses so you integrate once and rely on consistent objects across matters, WIP, proformas, invoices, eBilling, and payments
- Aligns with customer entitlements and licensing constraints across 3E core, 3E Essentials, MatterSphere, eBillingHub, and Elite Payments
Getting Started
- Schedule Integration Assessment
Book a 30-minute session to confirm your product mix (3E, 3E Essentials, eBillingHub, MatterSphere, ProLaw), licensing, and authentication model.
- Supergood Builds and Validates Your API
We deliver a hardened Elite/3E adapter tailored to your workflows and entitlements, including eBilling normalization and optional Elite Payments hooks.
- Deploy with Monitoring
Go live with continuous monitoring and automatic adjustments as Elite/3E evolves.
API Endpoints
Authentication
/auth/sessionsEstablish a session using credentials. Supergood manages MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and when enabled. Returns a short-lived auth token maintained by the platform.
Authentication
/auth/sessions/refreshRefresh an existing token to keep sessions uninterrupted.
Matters
/mattersCreate or upsert a matter record tied to a client, including billing arrangement and eBilling configuration.
Time Entries
/time-entriesCreate a time entry (WIP) with LEDES codes and narrative for a matter.
Proformas
/proformasGenerate a proforma (pre-bill) for a matter, optionally auto-finalizing to an invoice.
eBilling Submissions
/invoices/{invoiceId}/submit-ebillingSubmit a finalized invoice via eBillingHub to the client’s eBilling portal and track the status.
Use Cases
Matter and Case Synchronization
- Create or update matters and related client metadata - Align case-centric tools (ProLaw, MatterSphere) with 3E’s financial records - Keep responsible attorney, practice group, rate schemes, and custom fields in sync
Time Capture and WIP Management
- Push time and expense entries from your app or browser extension - Enforce LEDES phase/task/activity codes and billable flags - Retrieve WIP for review and forecasting
Proforma and Billing Automation
- Generate pre-bills by cycle or matter - Apply write-downs, merge/split line items, and route for approval - Finalize to invoices and trigger downstream eBilling
eBilling Submission and Status Tracking
- Submit LEDES invoices via eBillingHub to client portals (e.g., CounselLink, Legal Tracker) - Monitor acceptance, rejection reasons, and remittance messages - Automate resubmissions and exception handling
Payments and Collections
- Post client payments and allocate across invoices and phases - Surface payment plans via Elite Payments (formerly Tranch) - Drive AR dashboards and dunning workflows
Technical Specifications
Authentication
Username/password with MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and where enabled; supports service accounts or customer-managed credentials
Response format
JSON with consistent resource schemas and pagination; LEDES-related metadata normalized
Rate limits
Tuned for enterprise throughput while honoring licensing, posting rules, and batch processing constraints
Session management
Automatic reauth and cookie/session rotation with health checks across multi-environment (on-prem/cloud) setups
Data freshness
Near real-time retrieval of WIP, proformas, invoice statuses, and eBilling events
Security
Encrypted transport, scoped tokens, and audit logging; respects 3E, 3E Essentials, and eBillingHub entitlements
Webhooks
Optional asynchronous delivery for long-running proforma generation and eBilling status updates
Latency
Sub-second responses for list/detail queries under normal load; proforma generation and eBilling submissions run asynchronously
Throughput
Designed for high-volume time capture and monthly billing cycles; supports batch operations with idempotency keys
Reliability
Retry logic, backoff, and idempotency minimize duplicate postings; resilient to eBillingHub and client portal hiccups
Adaptation
Continuous monitoring for UI/API changes across 3E versions and customizations with rapid adapter updates
Frequently asked questions
Supergood supports workflows across core 3E financials, 3E Essentials, eBillingHub submissions, and coordination with MatterSphere and ProLaw. Coverage is scoped during integration assessment and aligned to your entitlements.
We support username/password + MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and can operate behind ADFS/Azure AD. Sessions are refreshed automatically with secure challenge handling and environment-aware cookie rotation.
Yes. We normalize LEDES metadata, orchestrate eBillingHub submissions, and track statuses across common client portals (e.g., CounselLink, Legal Tracker), including rejection reasons and resubmissions.
We can post payments, allocate them across invoices, and surface payment plans via Elite Payments (formerly Tranch). AR balances and dunning workflows can be automated via webhooks and polling.
We detect and normalize custom fields, rate schemes, and approval paths. Proforma generation and approval are represented with consistent objects while respecting your posting rules and security roles.