Last
October,
during its
annual Clio
Cloud
Conference,
the
law
practice
management
company
Clio
announced
its
plan
to
roll
out
an
e-filing
service,
called
Clio
File,
during
2024,
starting
with
Texas,
which
would
make
it
the
first
law
practice
management
platform
with
built-in
e-filing. Today,
it
delivered
on
that
promise,
launching
Clio
File
for
e-filing
in
Texas
courts.
“Lawyers
can
now
seamlessly
submit
court
documents
directly
from
our
flagship
practice
management
product,
Clio
Manage,
streamlining
their
workflows
and
simplifying
the
filing
process,”
said
Chris
Stock,
vice
president
of
legal
content
and
migrations
at Clio.
“This
is
an
exciting
step
in
expanding
the
capabilities
of
our
platform,
providing
a
comprehensive
solution
for
legal
documents,
from
drafting
to
court
filing.”
Clio
File
is
included
in
all
Clio
Manage
subscriptions
for
customers
filing
in
Texas.
Users
pay
a
per-filing
service
fee.
Users
of
the
service
can
file
in
all
Texas
state
courts,
but
not
federal
courts.
I
have
not
yet
seen
Clio
File,
but
according
to
Clio,
its
features
include:
-
Court
forms
and
document
e-filing
directly
from
within
Clio
Manage,
eliminating
the
need
to
download
and
upload
documents
or
switch
between
tools. -
Court
e-service,
ensuring
all
parties
receive
notice
through
built-in
e-service
as
subsequent
filings
are
made
in
the
case. -
Automatic
fee
expensing
to
record
filing
fees
in
Clio
Manage. -
A
status
dashboard
to
monitor
and
track
all
outgoing
court
filings
in
one
place
within
Clio
Manage,
providing
real-time
updates
on
filings’
acceptance
or
rejection. -
Real-time
email
and
in-app
notifications
when
filings
are
submitted,
accepted,
or
rejected. -
Court-returned
documents
sync,
with
stamped
copies
returning
to
the
matter.
The
e-filing
feature
words
in
tandem
with
two
other
features
Clio
already
offered
–
its
built-in
rules-based
calendaring
that
came
after
it acquired
CalendarRules
in
2021
and
its
automated
preparation
of
court
documents
for
all
50
states
using
its
document
automation
product
Clio
Draft,
which
it
developed
after
it
acquired
Lawyaw
in
2021.
Clio
has
said
that
it
plans
to
expand
the
feature
into
other
states
that
accept
e-filing.