Court Calendaring

Court calendaring solutions help law firms track and manage the many court dates and deadlines that arise across a high-volume litigation caseload. These platforms automatically import key hearing dates, filing deadlines, and case events from court systems, then distribute that information to attorneys and litigation teams, often through direct integration with calendar applications such as Outlook. Many solutions apply jurisdiction-specific court rules to automatically calculate downstream deadlines from a single trigger date, accounting for local holidays and business-day versus calendar-day counting. Reminders or "ticklers" flag approaching deadlines well in advance, reducing reliance on manual calendar entry and the risk of missed dates across a large volume of matters. Court calendaring is closely related to docketing, though the two serve distinct functions. Docketing centers on capturing and maintaining the official case record and procedural history for each matter, while court calendaring focuses on translating that information into actionable dates and reminders on attorneys' calendars. Because of this overlap, the two are frequently paired or integrated within a single platform. See also: Docketing. Generative AI is beginning to be used to extract dates and deadlines directly from court orders and filings, further reducing manual entry in the calendaring process.