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Matter Record Main Page

From within a matter record, you will see the following tabs at the top of the page. Click on each tab to navigate through the Matter record.

The tabs on the Matter General Report page give you the ability to toggle through the criteria most important to you. Your database also remembers the last tab you selected and defaults to it the next time you use the "Back" button on your browser to return to this screen.

Open Matter Tabs

Main

From the Main tab at the top of the open matter detail page, view and/or adjust information about the incident that the matter record addresses, view Legal and business unit classifications, and view the alternate fee arrangement, if one exists.

Main Tab 

Matter Detail

  • Change incident location, area, and geographical location by typing directly into the text boxes or selecting an option from the drop-down menus
  • Click the calendar icon oc icon to select a date for "Date of Incident" and "Date Reported"
  • Click Update to save changes

Contacts

From the Contacts tab at the top of the open matter detail page, view internal and external contacts, other outside counsel/vendor contact information, and send a message to corporate staff or staff and vendors.

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Internal Contacts

  • images_matter_record_main_page_hmfile_hash_fa882cd3.png—Allows you to view the contact's job title, timekeeper ID, area of expertise, and any comments attached to their profile. You can also release this individual from the matter record by typing "yes" into the text box at the bottom of the page and clicking Release From Matter.

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  • images_matter_record_main_page_hmfile_hash_08ccb725.png—Allows you to send an internal message to the individual. In the new pop-up window, type in the subject of the note in the "Subject" box, and enter your message in the "Message" box. Click Send Message when finished.

External Contacts

Your external contacts are the individuals that are members of the Legal team associated to the matter record. Send an internal note using the images_matter_record_main_page_hmfile_hash_08ccb725.png icon.

Other Outside Counsel/Vendors

These contacts are individuals belonging to any other firm or vendor associated with the matter record. Send an internal note using the images_matter_record_main_page_hmfile_hash_08ccb725.png icon.

Send a Message

You can send a message to all external contacts (corporate staff) or all individuals on your Contacts page (corporate staff and firms/vendors).

  • Type a message title into the "Subject" text box and your message in the "Message" box
  • Use the checkboxes images_matter_record_main_page_hmfile_hash_cfd560dc.png to save the message as a text record or receive a copy of the message via email
  • Click Continue>>> to send the message

Text

From the Text tab at the top of the open matter detail page, add text about the matter record status, outcome notes, case summary, etc. The Lawtrac site administrator manages the subjects of the texts that can be selected from the drop-down menu.

Click Save New Text to add the new text to your matter text list on the left side.

  • Click Author under the matter text to edit the text record or delete the text record
  • Click either Subject or Date on the top right corner to sort the matter text list accordingly

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Parties

From the Parties tab at the top of the open matter detail page, you can view all parties or entities associated with the matter, the date they were added, and their category.
To add a party or entity to the matter record, please refer to the Add a Party/Entity section.

Calendar

From the Calendar tab at the top of the open matter detail page, you can view future matter events and add new events by type of event, event date, time, and detail.

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  • images_matter_record_main_page_hmfile_hash_fa882cd3.png —Edit the event

  • trash_can_grey —Delete the event

  • calendar clock icon oc —Identify an internal staff member as responsible for the calendar event

Product

From the Product tab at the top of the open matter detail page, you can view and edit the matter product.

Documents

From the Documents tab at the top of the open matter detail page, view and add documents that are associated with the matter.

green circle target icon marker in the Documents tab indicates that there are documents currently available for viewing.

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Checklists: General

From the Checklists: General tab at the top of the open matter detail page, view and update general questions that are directed to outside counsel.

If the matter record contains any Legal classification-specific questions, those appear here as well.

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Checklists: In-House

From the Checklists: In-House tab at the top of the open matter detail page,view and edit questions that are directed to the Legal team.

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Finance Overview

From the Finance Overview tab at the top of the open matter detail page, you can view financial consideration by adversary and by company.
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Invoices

From the Invoices tab at the top of the open matter detail page, you can view invoices by date added and the total of all fees and other expenses.

Click on the Invoice number to open the invoice detail page.

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Budgets

If the matter record does not have a budget on file, this tab may not appear.

From the Budgets tab at the top of the open matter detail page, you can view budgets by date added, the type of fee, and the frequency of the budget.

Click on the budget number to open the budget detail page.

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