Follow-ups & post-court work
Track the expected draft, compare what arrives and bring the unresolved wording to counsel.
Receipt changes the follow-up
You return from court. Opposing counsel will circulate the draft, your assistant is watching for it, and client advice still needs preparing. “Follow up on the order” leaves too much of that handover unstated.
A useful record says who owes the draft, what it must be checked against and who reviews it next. When it arrives, the receipt chase ends and the wording review begins.
NISI connects the outstanding item to the matter record and prepared work. This example brings a discrepancy between the attendance note and draft order to counsel, with both sources in reach.
Your assistant has the next task. You have the wording that needs a decision.
The Harbour matter
The fictional attendance note and draft wording differ. Neither source is silently treated as the settled order.
The attendance note records opposing counsel’s undertaking to circulate a draft. The next check concerns receipt of that draft.
“Disclosure period recorded as 30 days. Opposing counsel to circulate the draft order. Review wording against the attendance record before approval.”
The draft contains a 21-day period. Receipt is established for the draft, while the wording now requires counsel’s attention.
Document marked “Draft for review.” Proposed paragraph: “The parties shall provide the specified disclosure within 21 days.”
The received draft uses 21 days. Our attendance note records 30 days. Please reconcile this difference against the available record and confirm the wording to request.
Once counsel settles the position, prepare the appropriate response and client advice for review.
Begin with the draft expected after the appearance.
Fictional demonstration. Nothing is sent, filed or scheduled. Resets when you reload.
It closes the receipt question. Review, approval and any later filing remain separate steps with their own status.
No. It illustrates a discrepancy in fictional records. Counsel must establish the governing terms and relevant dates from the proper sources before relying on a deadline.
No. This demonstration prepares an internal review note. Counsel still needs to settle the wording and authorize any communication.
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