CLIO MANAGE

Legal task management software that gives every task an owner

Tasks sit on the matter with an owner and a due date, and Clio’s AI suggests priorities for you to confirm.

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A "Tasks" user interface displaying a list of outstanding legal tasks, each with a due date, description, and an action to mark it complete.

Law firm task management the whole team can see

A matter’s tasks show by due date, overdue work is flagged, and your dashboard opens on what’s due today.

Assign with a clear owner

Give each task a named owner and a matter, so responsibility is clear.

Track status and priority

Move tasks through Pending, In Progress, In Review, and Complete, with High, Normal, or Low priority.

Keep sensitive work private

Private tasks stay visible only to the creator, the assignee, and admins.

Bring co-counsel in

Assign work to outside counsel through a secure portal, with reminders and a notice when they finish.

Clio is my memory. Everything that ever happens gets recorded in Clio. If that doesn’t happen, it doesn’t exist.

Jordan Couch

Palace Law

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Task lists that repeat what works

Turn your process for each case type into a reusable task list with relative deadlines.

Reuse task lists

Apply a saved task list to a new matter, or duplicate one and adjust it for a variation.

Organize by stage

Set custom stages for each practice area and see matters on a kanban board.

Move with the case

Stage changes can assign the next task list and generate the documents that go with it.

Deadlines slip in the gaps between people. Clear ownership closes them.

Reminders and calendars that keep tasks in view

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See tasks on the calendar

Tasks appear in Clio’s calendar, where you can mark them complete.

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Set multiple reminders

Get reminders from minutes to weeks ahead, plus a notice when someone finishes a task.

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Add tasks from your phone

Create and update tasks in the mobile app between meetings.

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AI task management that suggests, so you can decide

Clio’s AI drafts the matter setup and suggests priorities, and you make the call.

Set up a matter faster

Clio’s AI fills a new matter with tasks, events, notes, and expenses for you to review before you proceed.

See priorities and risks

Get recommended priorities and flagged risks based on matter activity.

Edit or reject suggestions

Change or decline anything Clio’s AI proposes, and its access follows your existing permissions.

Tasks link the calendar to the bill

Clio Manage connects each task to its matter, its deadline, and the time recorded against it, so completed work is easy to bill.

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Legal task management software FAQs

What is legal task management software?

Legal task management software tracks the work on each matter: who owns each task, when it’s due, and what’s done. Clio ties tasks to matters, calendars, reminders, and time entries. Get a demo.

Can I see tasks assigned to other users?

Yes. Tasks on a matter are visible to everyone with access to it, except private tasks, which only the creator, assignee, and admins can see. Start a free trial.

Can I sync tasks to my calendar?

Tasks appear in Clio’s calendar, where you can complete them. A one-way feed sends tasks to external calendars, and changes made there don’t sync back. Get a demo.

What statuses and priorities are available?

Tasks move through Pending, In Progress, In Review, and Complete, with High, Normal, or Low priority. Start a free trial.

Can I get notified when someone completes a task?

Yes. Turn on completion notifications, and set multiple reminders from minutes to weeks before a task is due. Get a demo.

How does AI help manage legal tasks?

Clio’s AI can fill a new matter with tasks, events, notes, and expenses, and recommend priorities and risks from matter activity. You review, edit, or reject each suggestion, and AI access follows the permissions you already set. Get a demo.

How can Clio help plan workloads?

Reports show upcoming, overdue, and completed tasks by user, filtered by category, client, matter, or date, and compare estimated time with recorded time. Get a demo.

Can I track time from a task?

Yes. Add billable or non-billable time from a task, and see which tasks have no time entry before you bill. Start a free trial.

Is legal task management the same as legal project management?

They overlap. Task management covers individual pieces of work and deadlines, while project management looks at the whole matter plan. Clio supports both with task lists, stages, and reports. Get a demo.

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