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What Is Rules-Based Calendaring?

Software that calculates deadlines automatically from court and procedural rules once a triggering event, such as service of a complaint, is entered.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Rules-based calendaring removes manual date arithmetic and updates deadlines when rules change. It still needs someone to enter the right trigger dates and check the results.

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Related Terms

Docketing
Tracking court filings, deadlines and events for every matter, often calculated from court rules.
Practice management software
The system that runs a law firm day to day: clients and matters, calendar and deadlines, time tracking, billing, trust accounting and a client portal.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.