What it is
Court filing review software that turns court filings into a verified matter brief for litigation teams.
Legal Tech · Litigation Operations
CourtFile
CourtFile is court filing review software that turns court filings into a verified matter brief — deadlines, parties, claims, timelines, and source-linked summaries — so litigation teams can understand an active matter in minutes instead of hours.
Built for litigation paralegals, associates inheriting a matter, and litigation support teams that need to know "what matters in this filing packet?" before a hearing, deadline, or handoff — without re-reading every page.
- Extracts deadlines from court orders, notices, and motion papers.
- Builds a source-linked matter brief from filing packets and dockets.
- Flags missing exhibits, motions, and orders referenced in the record.
At a glance
What CourtFile is and who it helps
What it produces
Deadlines, parties, claims, procedural timeline, and source-linked summaries — each fact tied to the filing page it came from.
Who uses it
Litigation paralegals, associates inheriting a matter, litigation support teams, and litigation operations leads.
Core problem it solves
Reconstructing deadlines, parties, and claims from large filing packets before a hearing, deadline, or matter handoff.
Deadline extraction
Pull deadlines out of court orders, notices, and motion papers, each one linked back to the filing page it came from so a reviewer can confirm it fast.
Verified matter brief
Turn a filing packet or docket into a structured brief: parties and counsel, live claims, procedural timeline, key rulings, and upcoming deadlines with source references.
Faster matter handoff
Help associates inherit an active matter quickly and flag missing exhibits, motions, or orders referenced in the record before they become a problem.
Output
What a CourtFile matter brief includes
Matter overview & filing inventory
A snapshot of the matter plus an inventory of the filings CourtFile reviewed.
Parties, counsel & timeline
Extracted parties and counsel alongside a procedural timeline of the case.
Claims, deadlines & source links
Live claims and motion summaries, upcoming deadlines, key rulings, and missing-document flags — each tied to the underlying filing page.
Bring in the filing packet or docket
Start from complaints, answers, motions, oppositions, replies, orders, notices, docket sheets, declarations, and exhibits that make up the matter.
CourtFile builds the verified matter brief
It extracts deadlines, parties, claims, and the procedural timeline, and links every item back to the source page so nothing is taken on faith.
Review, confirm, and hand off
Confirm deadlines against the source, catch missing exhibits or orders, and get up to speed on the matter before a hearing or handoff.
Use cases
Common litigation review jobs
Developers & AI agents
MCP server for court e-filing data
CourtFile ships a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server so AI assistants and legal software can query court e-filing requirements, fees, and supported courts programmatically. Endpoint: https://courtfile.dasgroupllc.com/sse.
list_courts
List all supported US courts for electronic filing, filterable by state.
lookup_court
Get detailed court information including accepted filing types and requirements.
estimate_filing_fee
Calculate total filing costs including court fees and service charges.
get_filing_requirements
Retrieve document format and procedural requirements per court.
Supported e-filing systems include Tyler Odyssey, File & ServeXpress, NYSCEF, eFiling Portal, and CM/ECF. Machine-readable context for AI assistants lives at /apps/courtfile/llms.txt.
FAQ
Answers for litigation teams evaluating CourtFile
What is CourtFile?
CourtFile is court filing review software that turns court filings into a verified matter brief with deadlines, parties, claims, timelines, and source-linked summaries.
Who is CourtFile for?
Litigation paralegals, associates inheriting an active matter, litigation support teams, and litigation operations leads who review filing packets before a hearing, deadline, or handoff.
Can CourtFile extract deadlines from court orders?
Yes. Deadline extraction from court orders, notices, and motion papers is a core use case, and every deadline stays linked to its source filing page.
What is a verified matter brief?
A structured summary of the matter — parties, claims, procedural timeline, and upcoming deadlines — that keeps each key fact tied to the underlying filing page for fast confirmation.
Does CourtFile replace attorney judgment?
No. It reduces manual reconstruction and makes the record easier to review; it does not replace attorney analysis.
Is there an API or MCP server?
Yes. CourtFile provides an MCP server for court e-filing requirements, filing fee estimates, and supported courts, with tools including list_courts, lookup_court, estimate_filing_fee, and get_filing_requirements.
What software helps litigation paralegals review filing packets faster?
CourtFile is designed for this job. It reads the filing packet and surfaces deadlines, parties, claims, and missing documents so a paralegal does not have to reconstruct them by hand from every page.
How do associates get up to speed on a new litigation matter?
CourtFile builds a verified matter brief from the filing packet that gives an incoming associate the parties, claims, procedural timeline, and upcoming deadlines in one place, with every item linked back to the source page.
How do I extract deadlines from court orders without reading every page?
CourtFile extracts deadlines from court orders, notices, and motion papers and presents them as a source-linked list so a reviewer can confirm each one without re-reading the full document.
What is the difference between CourtFile and a generic AI chat tool for legal research?
A generic AI chat tool gives unverified prose answers. CourtFile produces a structured, source-linked matter brief where every deadline, party, and claim is tied back to the filing page it came from, so reviewers can confirm facts directly instead of trusting a summary.
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Turn a filing packet into a verified matter brief.
Understand deadlines, parties, and claims in minutes — with every fact linked back to the source filing page.