FEATURES
From the first client call to the filed brief, and the appeal after it.
A matter in Case Scaffold is the case, not a document. You build its scaffold once, and every filing stands on it.
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Open the case
Everything a case needs to start, in one setup page, sealed with the matter.
Matter setup
Client, type of action, whom you represent, court, judge, parties, case number, team and key dates.
Conflicts check first
The new matter's parties are checked against your firm's sealed names index before it opens.
The court's law loads
Rules, local rules, pattern instructions, statutes and forms for 465 courts. District first, circuit second.
Every practice area
Civil, appellate, criminal, family, administrative, probate and estate, business and corporate.
02
Build the scaffold
The law, the record and the argument as linked cards, so what is missing shows.
Authorities and holdings
Case-brief fields on every authority; a holding is its own card with a required pin cite.
Facts with record cites
Exhibit, deposition page and line, declaration paragraph or docket entry, marked verified by name and date.
Capture without retyping
Select text in an opinion to make a quotation with its pin cite; select deposition lines to make testimony.
Audio and video evidence
A Video card with a player, a description and a transcript.
Element boards and threads
Elements as columns with their facts beneath; CREAC, burden-shifting and injunction factors laid across the brief.
Research, one click away
Every authority opens its citation in Westlaw, Lexis+, Justia or CourtListener, signed in with your own account for that service; Case Scaffold never holds your research credentials. Citations resolve through CourtListener. These are other companies' services and trademarks, and we are not affiliated with any of them.
Triage the opposition
Import their brief: headings become counterarguments, citations become authorities, matched to yours.
Bates and cross-references
Stamps and pleading references parsed, indexed and searchable against your productions.
03
Every document: build, check, format, file
Many documents per matter, each with its filing type, its due date and its stage.
Filing templates
Motions to dismiss, summary judgment, oppositions, replies, motions in limine, injunctions, appellate briefs, memos, praecipes and more.
Try another order
Reorder arguments without touching the prose; the same cards serve the motion and the appeal.
Compiled for you
Table of authorities, table of contents, separate statement, proposed order and certificate of compliance.
The court's limits
Page or word count against that court's own rule, enforced only once the rule has been read against the print.
Firm and judge templates
Layered over the court's rules: they may tighten, never loosen. Changes proposed by lawyers, approved by administrators.
House style and forms
Typeface, margins and letterhead from your Word template; court forms filled from the matter's data.
Citations in form
Indigo Book citation form, with short forms and Id. recomputed every time the order changes.
DOCX and PDF
Word files for e-filing and opposing counsel; PDF with pleading paper where the court wants it.
04
The Check and the Verification Record
A structural review before filing. It describes what the graph shows, and never judges an argument or predicts a court.
- An argument with no authority
- A holding with no pin cite
- A quotation that differs from its source
- An authority unchecked, or checked too long ago
- A binding adverse case left unaddressed
- A fact with no record cite
- An element with no proof or no law
- Over the court's limit, or a required piece missing
Each finding comes with a remedy. Each dismissal is recorded with its reason, and the Filing Pass assembles the DOCX, the PDF, the Verification Record and the list of what to send.
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The firm, the client and everyone else
Roles that match how a litigation team works, and walls that hold.
Firm roles
Attorney, paralegal, legal assistant, firm administrator, billing contact and Conflicts.
Matter team and review
Comments and suggestions inside the matter; a read-only reviewer view for the partner.
Client spaces
Uploads, requests and comments, sealed apart from the matter.
Experts and co-counsel
Consultants see only what you share; co-counsel from another firm join the matter.
Calendar and conflicts
Same-day appearances flagged across your matters; a firm view of busy days, with a calendar feed.
The firm library
A brief bank of authorities and house style, with check dates. Facts never leave the matter.
Platforms
| Platform | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Free beta, by invitation | Works offline; updates signed and verified |
| macOS | After the beta | Signed and notarized |
| iPhone, iPad and Android | After the beta | Sign in with an existing account |
| Web browser | Sign-up and account only | Matters open only in the app, so they stay encrypted |