FOR LITIGATION PRACTICES

Your Litigation Team Can't Afford
After-Hours Silence.

Missed calls lose motions. Delayed intake loses cases. OpenClaw runs your firm's front line 24/7 — client intake, deadline tracking, opposing counsel calls — so your attorneys focus on winning.

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✓ 24/7 litigation intake ✓ Conflict check routing ✓ Deadline & docket coordination ✓ Opposing counsel capture

The Litigation Problem

Every Hour Your Front Line Is Dark, You're Losing

Pain Point

The After-Hours Emergency

A temporary restraining order deadline, an emergency deposition notice, a client in crisis at 11 PM. If nobody answers, that client calls the next firm on their list.

68% of litigation prospects call the next firm within 60 minutes if nobody answers.
Pain Point

The Intake Bottleneck

Complex litigation requires detailed intake: matter type, opposing parties, conflict check, jurisdiction, urgency. Most answering services take a message. That's not intake — that's a Post-it note.

Average litigation intake takes 12–18 minutes. Most firms lose 20+ after-hours inquiries/week.
Pain Point

Deadline Coordination Chaos

Statutes of limitations, discovery deadlines, motion filing windows, deposition schedules. Miss one deadline by a day and you've committed malpractice.

23% of legal malpractice claims stem from calendaring errors.
Pain Point

Opposing Counsel Black Hole

Opposing counsel calls after hours with a settlement offer or extension request. Your answering service takes a message. By morning, the offer expired or the window closed.

40% of settlement communications happen outside standard business hours.

What OpenClaw Does

6 Operations for Litigation Practices

24/7 Litigation Intake & Conflict Screening

Automated intake captures matter type, opposing parties, jurisdiction, urgency level, conflict check flags, and attorney availability. Routes to the correct litigation team. Conflict check escalations go directly to managing partner.

→ Never lose an after-hours intake opportunity again.

Deadline & Docket Coordination

Monitors deadline notices, deposition schedules, and filing windows. Automated reminders at 72h/48h/24h/4h intervals. Unacknowledged deadlines escalate to managing partner.

→ Zero missed deadlines across your entire docket.

Discovery Request Tracking

Logs incoming discovery requests (interrogatories, document requests, RFAs, depositions). Assigns to responsible attorney, tracks status, sends reminder sequences before response deadlines.

→ Discovery response deadlines tracked automatically.

Settlement & Mediation Communication

Captures settlement offers and mediation communications from opposing counsel. Logs details, timestamps, routes to responsible attorney. Creates follow-up sequences for unresponded offers.

→ Settlement opportunities never lost to voicemail.

After-Hours Client Crisis Management

When a client calls in distress after hours, OpenClaw follows your crisis protocol: triage urgency, provide reassurance, collect critical details, escalate to on-call attorney within your SLA.

→ Client crises handled within 15–30 minutes, every time.

Witness & Expert Coordination

Manages communication with witnesses and expert witnesses: scheduling prep sessions, sending reminders, tracking document exchanges, handling after-hours availability confirmations.

→ Expert and witness coordination automated end-to-end.

Honest Comparison

What You're Actually Comparing

Dimension Doing Nothing Answering Service Generic AI OpenClaw Private
24/7 availability ✗ Voicemail ⚠️ Scripted ⚠️ ✓ Always-on
Litigation intake quality ✗ None ✗ Message only ⚠️ ✓ Matter-specific
Conflict check routing ✗ Manual ✗ None ✗ ✓ Automated
Deadline & docket tracking ✗ Manual ✗ None ✗ ✓ Automated
Opposing counsel handling ✗ Voicemail ⚠️ Message only ⚠️ ✓ Protocol-driven
Settlement communication capture ✗ Lost ✗ Lost ⚠️ ✓ Logged + routed
Client crisis protocol ✗ None ✗ None ✗ ✓ SLA-driven
Expert/witness coordination ✗ Manual ✗ None ⚠️ ✓ Automated
Cost/month $0 ($180K+ lost) $400–$800 $50–$200 risky $29–$89
Data privacy N/A ✗ Third party ✗ Cloud ✓ Your server

The Math Nobody Does

What Your After-Hours Gap Is Actually Costing

23% of malpractice claims stem from calendaring errors. 68% of prospects call the next firm within 60 minutes. The math is not subtle.

Solo Litigator
$120K–$180K
lost after-hours leads/year
OpenClaw cost: $588–$1,068/yr
Small Firm (3–8 attorneys)
$300K–$600K
at-risk revenue/year
OpenClaw cost: $1,068–$2,388/yr
Mid-Size (10+ attorneys)
$600K–$1.5M
at-risk revenue/year
OpenClaw cost: $2,388–$10,692/yr

Questions Litigation Attorneys Actually Ask

FAQ

How does OpenClaw handle litigation intake after hours?
OpenClaw captures detailed intake for new litigation matters 24/7: matter type, opposing parties, jurisdiction, urgency level, conflict check flags, and attorney availability. Routes to the correct litigation team based on matter type. Conflict check escalations go directly to the managing partner.
Can OpenClaw track statutes of limitations and discovery deadlines?
Yes. OpenClaw monitors incoming deadline notices, deposition schedules, and filing windows. Automated reminders go to responsible attorneys at configurable intervals (72h, 48h, 24h, 4h). Unacknowledged deadlines escalate to the managing partner. Integrates with existing calendaring systems.
What happens when opposing counsel calls after hours?
OpenClaw captures settlement offers, extension requests, and discovery disputes from opposing counsel after hours. Logs details, timestamps, and routes to the responsible attorney with a structured summary. Settlement communications are logged and routed — never lost in a voicemail.
Does OpenClaw handle conflict checks?
Yes. Automated conflict screening flags potential conflicts with existing clients and routes to the managing partner immediately when triggered. Matter isolation ensures opposing party data never touches current clients' matters.
How does OpenClaw handle client crisis calls at 11 PM?
When a litigation client calls in distress after hours — served papers, emergency hearing, arrest — OpenClaw follows your firm's crisis protocol: triages urgency, provides immediate reassurance, collects critical details, and escalates to the on-call attorney within your configured SLA (typically 15–30 minutes).
Is client data safe on OpenClaw's infrastructure?
OpenClaw runs on your server infrastructure. Case files, client communications, opposing counsel correspondence, and settlement discussions never route through shared cloud infrastructure. For litigation involving material non-public information or privileged communications, this is architecturally enforced — not just contractually promised.
What does OpenClaw cost for a litigation firm?
Solo: $49/month. Professional: $89/month (full intake + deadline tracking + conflict screening). Practice Group: $199/month (everything plus discovery request tracking + settlement communication logging + multi-attorney coordination). All plans: private deployment, flat monthly pricing, zero per-user fees.
How fast can we get OpenClaw running at our litigation firm?
Most litigation firms deploy within 48 hours. Day 1 covers architecture review and server setup. Day 2 covers your intake workflows, deadline tracking configuration, escalation protocols, and opposing counsel communication handling. Your team trains on the review-and-approve workflow. Live test matter within 2 business days.
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