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Process · Independent review and matter closure

Independent review and matter closure

Keep each decision with the matter revision and close only after review.

Step by step

  1. Prepare the revision Matter Coordinator

    The Matter Coordinator brings the current matter, linked documents, deadlines and events together for a supervising attorney to inspect.

    • Presents the current record and evidence
    • Updates Matters, Legal documents, Record attachments
  2. Review revision Supervising Attorney

    The Supervising Attorney records the source revision, decision, reason, date and reviewer. Approval, rejection or return is a distinct decision on the version examined.

    • Stores the decision on a source revision
    • Updates Review decisions, Matters, Team members
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  3. Resolve a return Matter Coordinator

    The coordinator addresses the stated reason and presents the updated matter revision for another independent review.

    • Shows the change requiring another review
    • Updates Matters, Review decisions
  4. Check open work Supervising Attorney

    The supervising attorney examines outstanding deadlines, productions and operation receipts before accepting the close request.

    • Exposes work that needs reconciliation
    • Updates Matter deadlines, Document productions, Operation receipts
  5. Close matter Matter Coordinator

    The coordinator records the closure date and final state with the decision history intact.

    • Keeps the closure date and chronology
    • Updates Matters, Matter events
Matter Coordinator
Prepares and closes; Supervising Attorney makes the independent review decision; Auditor reads the history; App Administrator governs access.

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