Bench + Attorneys: Faster Bank Import
Attorneys handling divorce, bankruptcy, personal injury, and business litigation cases need to analyze bank statements for financial discovery and evidence preparation. If you use Bench for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Attorneys Using Bench
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV formatted for direct import into Bench. Convert client and opposing party bank statements to searchable Excel spreadsheets for faster discovery review, asset tracing, and litigation support.
The Attorneys + Bench Workflow
Attorneys receive bank statements during discovery in litigation, review them for asset tracing in divorce and bankruptcy cases, analyze financial evidence in fraud and embezzlement matters, and manage IOLTA trust accounts for client funds. They convert statements to structured data for timeline construction, hidden asset identification, and expert witness preparation.
Key terms you'll encounter: IOLTA trust account, discovery production, asset tracing, three-way reconciliation.
How It Works
Upload any bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Saves 2-4 hours per case on financial discovery analysis, with complex asset tracing cases saving a full day or more of manual statement review
AI formats for Bench
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Bench bookkeepers handle column mapping during their review process — dates in MM/DD/YYYY.
Import and reconcile
Share BankScan AI's converted CSV files with your Bench bookkeeper via the Bench portal. They import the data into your Bench account for categorisation and reconciliation. Bench bookkeepers can use BankScan AI's pre-structured data to speed up categorisation, reducing the typical 5-day turnaround to 1-2 days for historical catch-up bookkeeping.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Bench Features for Attorneys
- Bench ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Bench's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Bench bookkeepers can use BankScan AI's pre-structured data to speed up categorisation, reducing the typical 5-day turnaround to 1-2 days for historical catch-up bookkeeping.
- Built for Attorneys — Saves 2-4 hours per case on financial discovery analysis, with complex asset tracing cases saving a full day or more of manual statement review
- Software compatible — Output works directly with Clio, MyCase, QuickBooks for Lawyers
Import Steps for Attorneys Using Bench
As an attorney, here's how to get bank data into Bench:
- Share BankScan AI's converted CSV files with your Bench bookkeeper via the Bench portal
- They import the data into your Bench account for categorisation and reconciliation
Common Import Issues
Bench's human bookkeepers handle most import issues. Main challenge is when bank feeds disconnect — BankScan AI serves as the backup data source for gap periods.
Bench Import — Built for Attorneys
Unique hybrid model combining software with dedicated human bookkeepers. Popular with US small business owners who want hands-off bookkeeping without hiring an in-house accountant.
Try Free — Bench + Attorneys