Civil Litigation

As a civil litigator, you work hard fighting for your clients. You spend hours managing their cases, court dates, procedures, and reacting to your opposing counsels’ various maneuvers. The last thing you want to do is fight with your legal software. Whether you’re handling landlord/tenant disputes, medical malpractice claims, or other types of lawsuits, Clio makes it easy to stay on top of deadlines, keep key documents organized, and get paid faster at the close of a case.

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Legal software for civil litigation lawyers

Save time by running all your firm’s operations securely from the cloud.

Stay on top of critical case deadlines

Whether a court deadline, a court appearance, or an appointment with a client, you’ll be on time with Clio Manage.

Capture every detail with the Clio Calendar.

  • Know your schedule

    Organize your calendar by each litigation case, set custom reminders, and connect Clio to your Office 365 Calendar or Google Calendar to ensure all your calendars are automatically updated and always accurate.

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  • Be ready to meet court deadlines

    Create events automatically for your civil litigation cases based on rules and deadlines from hundreds of U.S. courts with Court Rules in Clio. Keep track of filing deadlines, case milestones, court dates, and more.

  • Keep track of every key task

    Create detailed custom Task Lists for key litigation events, so your team knows who needs to do what (and by when) to get the best results for your clients.

Keep every civil litigation case organized

Organize thousands of documents and communications—and access them in an instant from anywhere.

  • Create new documents seamlessly

    Use Clio’s document management features to easily create and organize key court documents like pleading captions, filing information sheets, representation certificates, and court forms.

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  • Access files from anywhere

    Quickly find and access key case information and documents on any device, even your phone.

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  • File emails, research, and more to each case

    Connect Clio Manage to Fastcase, Casetext, Outlook, Gmail, and more to keep client communications, legal research, and anything else you need organized under your case.

Get paid faster for litigation cases

Streamline your billing process and make it easier for litigation clients to pay by offering credit card payments.

  • Bill the way you want

    Bill for litigation cases hourly, using flat fees, or on a contingency basis. Quickly create professional, easy-to-read bills branded with your firm’s logo.

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  • Keep trust accounts organized

    Allow litigation clients to deposit funds into trust via online credit card, all according to legal industry rules. Connect Clio with accounting tools like QuickBooks Online and Xero to keep trust records accurate everywhere.

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  • Get paid faster with credit card payments

    Firms who accept credit card payments get paid 39% faster than those who accept payment by check. Email bills to litigation clients, accept credit card payments, and sync transactions seamlessly to Clio Manage and third party accounting systems with Clio Payments, powered by LawPay.

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