Wave + 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 Wave for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Attorneys Using Wave
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV formatted for direct import into Wave. Convert client and opposing party bank statements to searchable Excel spreadsheets for faster discovery review, asset tracing, and litigation support.
The Attorneys + Wave 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 Wave
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Wave supports both single amount column and separate Income/Expense columns — dates in YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY.
Import and reconcile
In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV). Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import. Wave's invoicing is tightly coupled with bank imports — when you import a bank deposit, Wave suggests matching it to outstanding invoices automatically.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Wave Features for Attorneys
- Wave ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Wave's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Wave's invoicing is tightly coupled with bank imports — when you import a bank deposit, Wave suggests matching it to outstanding invoices automatically.
- 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 Wave
As an attorney, here's how to get bank data into Wave:
- In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV)
- Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import
Common Import Issues
Wave's free tier has occasional processing delays on large files. Also, Wave uses MM/DD/YYYY by default which conflicts with UK DD/MM/YYYY — select the correct format during import.
Wave Import — Built for Attorneys
Completely free with no paid tier for accounting features (monetised through payment processing). Popular with budget-conscious startups and side-hustlers.
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