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27 workflow templates, showing 1 to 24

  • Authority comparison table

    From the opinions, statutes and regulations counsel selected, and only those, the researching lawyer gets one side-by-side table: each authority's court, date, stated issue, operative words, posture and separate opinions, quoted with pinpoints, and a list of every quotation to check. The lawyer decides what applies.

    Starts it
    Researching lawyer
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    3 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Case chronology from the matter documents

    From the document set the handling attorney approved, the paralegal or associate prepares a draft chronology for that attorney: each event with its source and Bates number or page, document dates kept apart from event dates, conflicting accounts side by side, and the gaps. What matters is left to the attorney.

    Starts it
    Paralegal
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    5 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Citation and quotation check

    Before a draft is filed or relied on, the associate or paralegal has one worksheet: every citation, quotation and record cite counted, then set against the sources supplied, and every good-law check left for the lawyer. No result calls anything confirmed; each says only what was compared.

    Starts it
    Associate
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    4 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Client document request tracker

    When a client sends its first batch of records, the engagement manager gets the request list brought up to date: each item and period marked received, incomplete, mentioned only or missing, plus a short follow-up draft. The manager judges what is sufficient and approves anything sent.

    Starts it
    Engagement manager
    Brings
    export, notes, pasted text
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Closed-file retention review

    When closed matter files are ready for records review, the records officer has a draft list for supervising counsel in four groups: files whose period has run under the firm's own schedule, files under a hold, client originals not yet returned, and files that cannot be assessed. Nothing is destroyed or moved.

    Starts it
    Records officer
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    7 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Conflict search record

    Before the responsible attorney decides on a new matter, the conflicts clerk has a draft search record: every name searched with its aliases and related entities, every possible match with its source matter and why it matched, the names still to search, and the limits of the search. It clears nothing.

    Starts it
    Conflicts clerk
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    5 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Consultation fact record

    After a first consultation, the intake attorney gets a draft fact record: each statement marked by how the client knows it, each date by how exactly it was given, the outcome the client wants set apart, every document mentioned but not supplied, and questions to choose from. It names no legal issue.

    Starts it
    Paralegal
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    5 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Court-order deadline notice preparation

    When a court order arrives, the legal assistant has a draft notice ready for the attorney: every directive in the court’s own words, every date copied from the order or proposed under the firm’s own written rule file, and a list for the attorney to confirm. Nothing is calendared or sent until the attorney confirms.

    Starts it
    Legal assistant
    Brings
    document, pasted text
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Deposition transcript summary

    Before the next deposition, a motion or trial, the attorney has a draft page-line summary of the transcript, arranged by the topics they named: every point cited, every exhibit and objection logged, and every place the testimony differs flagged without a label. The attorney decides what it means.

    Starts it
    Paralegal
    Brings
    notes, document
    Gets
    8 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Discovery requests and commitments register

    Through discovery, the litigation paralegal keeps one register for the handling attorney: each request and its response in the exact words served, the Bates ranges produced against it, every supplement promised in correspondence with its date as written, and the promises now overdue. The attorney decides what it means.

    Starts it
    Litigation paralegal
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    9 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Document production index and summaries

    From a production review counsel has cleared, the paralegal prepares a draft for that counsel: an index of every document by Bates range, a short summary of each, every statement cited to its Bates page, missing documents and differing passages listed, and anything matching counsel's screen list held by number only.

    Starts it
    Paralegal
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    9 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Executive week-ahead calendar review

    Before the week starts, the executive assistant hands the executive one brief: every clash, every journey or run of meetings with too little time, every meeting with no stated purpose or no preparation time, and proposed time for the week's priorities. Nothing is accepted, declined, moved or sent.

    Starts it
    Executive assistant
    Brings
    export, notes
    Gets
    7 outputs
  • Filing package check

    Before a filing goes to the attorney for signature, the paralegal gets every item on the firm’s own checklist for that court and judge marked pass or open: caption against the docket, length and format, certificates, exhibits, signature blocks and service. The attorney decides and signs.

    Starts it
    Paralegal
    Brings
    export, notes, document, pasted text
    Gets
    5 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Hearing preparation pack

    Before a set hearing, the arguing attorney has one draft pack: the hearing as the notice states it, the docket history, each order's directives quoted, each witness's prior statements with page cites, exhibit and checklist status as the firm records them, and an open-items list. The attorney decides every argument.

    Starts it
    Paralegal
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    10 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Matter budget and status summary

    The responsible partner sees one matter whole: scope, phases against their dates, the budget against fees to date and the projected total, a red, amber or green status with the rule behind it, risks and next actions with owners. Built from the time export and the matter plan, never a view on the merits.

    Starts it
    Matter lead
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    10 outputs
  • Matter closing checklist preparation

    When the handling lawyer flags a matter for closure, the firm's closing checklist is filled from the matter record: final billing as recorded, open tasks, unreturned items and the handoffs billing and records must accept.

    Starts it
    Operations assistant
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Matter coverage plan for absences

    When leave or a staffing change takes someone away from active matters, the practice manager gets a draft coverage plan: a proposed cover for each matter, the attorney-confirmed dates in the absence, the access each cover needs and every handoff that is blocked. The practice lead and responsible attorneys decide.

    Starts it
    Practice manager
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    8 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Month-end close checklist

    Before the month ends, your controller holds the whole close on one page: every task with its owner, its date and what it waits on, the chain that sets the close date, and each gap already written as a question. Entries are prepared for approval, never posted.

    Starts it
    Controller
    Brings
    export, notes
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Outgoing work sign-off log

    Every item that needs a responsible attorney's sign-off before it leaves the firm sits in one log, in the order it has to go out: waiting, approved or returned, with the attorney's own note. Anything close to its date with no decision is flagged first. The log tracks status and never touches the legal substance.

    Starts it
    Operations manager
    Brings
    export, notes, pasted text
    Gets
    6 outputs
  • Overdue-invoice follow-up preparation

    Every overdue invoice gets a follow-up drafted in your firm’s tone for its age and addressed from the right person, and every invoice that should not be chased is held with the reason written down.

    Starts it
    Billing coordinator
    Brings
    export, notes, document, pasted text
    Gets
    3 outputs
  • Prebill exception review

    Before the billing attorney opens a prebill, the billing coordinator has every awkward entry marked: rates that differ from the firm's rate table, possible duplicates, entries outside the client's billing guidelines, unclear narratives and expenses without support, each sent to the person who acts next.

    Starts it
    Billing coordinator
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    5 outputs
  • Privilege log entry check

    Before a draft privilege log goes to review counsel, the paralegal gets an entry-by-entry check against counsel’s approved format and role map, and a list of logged documents’ attachments with no entry. It checks metadata only: review counsel makes every privilege call and writes or approves every description.

    Starts it
    Paralegal
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    6 outputs

    Prepares work for a lawyer. Not legal advice.

  • Receivables exception review

    The controller gets every short payment, unmatched or ambiguous receipt, possible duplicate and disputed invoice on one list, each with its evidence and a proposed next step, before anything is applied on a guess.

    Starts it
    Billing coordinator
    Brings
    export, notes, document
    Gets
    3 outputs
  • Referral source follow-up

    The day after a partner meets someone who sends the firm work, they have a follow-up draft and a list of every promise made at the table, by both sides. The draft uses only approved materials and nothing said in confidence; the partner checks it, chooses the next step and sends it.

    Starts it
    Partner
    Brings
    export, notes
    Gets
    5 outputs
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