Filing deadlines that never rely on memory.
Court rules, statutory windows, and firm SLAs encoded once and applied automatically to every matter. Escalation paths activate when a deadline approaches without acknowledgment — not when someone remembers to check.
Rule-based deadlines
Court rules encoded once. Applied every time.
Docketwright maintains a rule library for your practice areas — court filing windows, statutory response periods, and firm SLAs. When a matter is activated, the relevant rules load automatically. No manual deadline entry, no rule lookups on each new matter.
Escalation workflows
Escalation that doesn't need a person to trigger it
Every deadline has an escalation path. If the assigned attorney hasn't acknowledged a filing deadline within a defined window, a reminder fires. If the deadline approaches further without action, escalation moves to the supervising partner. Managing partner notification is the final step before the deadline arrives unacknowledged.
Visibility and reporting
Legal ops sees every upcoming deadline across the firm
The matter dashboard gives legal ops and managing partners a firm-wide view of upcoming deadlines — by matter, by practice group, by attorney, or by urgency. Red-amber-green status indicators surface which deadlines need attention without manual filtering.