Never miss a filing with automated docket updates

Real-time docket alerts, court document search across 1B+ filings, and court documents tied to every matter.

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Let Clio watch the docket for you

Get docket tracking inside Clio Work with Clio Docket.

Connect a matter to its docket

Link the matter using its jurisdiction and case number.

Get docket alerts

Clio Work watches for new filings, motions, orders, and scheduling changes and notifies you in Clio Work.

Search court dockets

Look up US federal and state filings by party, case number, keyword, or court from inside the matter.

File documents to the matter

Retrieved documents save to the right matter folder, named and filed.

I pulled the document straight from Clio without going through PACER. That alone is worth it. For a federal civil rights case with active briefing, that workflow is a real time savings.

Dmitriy Stadlin

Principal Attorney, Stadlin Law Firm

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Court documents without the download step

Pull filings into Clio without downloading, renaming, and re-uploading them.

Retrieve from the matter

Find and pull court documents while you’re working in the matter.

Keep names consistent

Documents arrive named and filed in the matter folder.

Hand off to the next step

Open a filing in Clio Work to analyze it or start a response.

Know what changed on your cases

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Track motions and orders

Alerts cover new filings, motions, orders, and scheduling changes on connected dockets.

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Check court coverage

See which courts are supported on the coverage page.

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Put new filings to work in Clio Work

Docket tracking sits beside research and drafting in the same workspace.

Draft the response

Start a first draft of a motion, brief, or letter with AI legal drafting.

Finish in Word

Polish the response in Word using Clio for Word.

Docket tracking works alongside the rest of Clio Work

Clio Work keeps dockets, research, and drafting tied to the matters in Clio Manage.

Court docket tracking resources

Clio Docket court coverage

Check whether Clio Docket covers your courts before you evaluate it, with strongest coverage across federal courts and major state trial courts.

See Clio Work at Work

Watch Clio Work analyze complaints, build timelines, review contracts, and draft documents in short demos, with each result ready for your review.

Court docket tracking FAQs

What is legal docketing software?

It tracks court dockets for your cases and alerts you to new activity, so updates reach you instead of you checking each court’s site. In Clio Work, docket tracking connects each docket to its matter and saves documents there. Try Clio Work for free.

What is docket tracking in Clio Work?

A feature within Clio Work, not a separate subscription, that monitors connected dockets, searches US court filings, and saves retrieved documents to the matter. Try Clio Work for free.

How does Clio Work track court activity?

Connect a matter using its jurisdiction and case number, and Clio Work watches for new filings, motions, orders, and scheduling changes and alerts you. Try Clio Work for free.

Can I run a court docket search inside Clio?

Yes. Look up US federal and state filings by party, case number, keyword, or court from inside the matter. Check court coverage.

How are court documents saved to my matter?

Retrieved documents are saved to the correct matter folder, named and filed, with no download or re-upload. Your team finds them where they’d look for any other matter document. Try Clio Work for free.

Is docket tracking included with Clio Work?

Yes. Any Clio Work subscription includes docket tracking, alongside research and drafting. Try Clio Work for free.

Is docket tracking a replacement for legal research software?

No. Docket tracking follows court activity on your cases. Legal research is a separate capability in the same Clio Work workspace, so a new filing can lead straight to the authority you need for a response. Explore AI legal research.

Which courts are covered?

Coverage includes US federal and state courts. Check the coverage page for the courts currently supported in each jurisdiction. Check court coverage.

Does docket tracking work with my calendar?

Pair docket alerts with court rules calendaring in Clio Manage to turn court rules into calendared deadlines. Explore calendaring.

Connect your next case to its docket