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Keep your court case organized. Papers, dates, next steps.

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A knock at the door. Rosa wasn't expecting court papers, but she has just been served with a lawsuit. There's a response to prepare. She takes a breath, opens her laptop, and starts with what she knows.

That is where ProPera Legal comes in. It gives the work a home, so representing yourself can begin with something manageable. Open a case. Put the court, people and case number there once, instead of starting over on every page.

For Rosa, the missing pieces are already around her: a payment record, a message, a letter. Bring them into the case. Give each a useful name. Now finding the right record takes a moment instead of another search through the house.

Next, get the account out of your head and onto the page. Write in plain paragraphs. ProPera Legal handles the caption, numbered lines and formatting while you concentrate on what you want to say. You can return to the draft and improve it as you go.

A document tells the story. The supporting files help someone follow it. Attach the evidence you choose, arrange the exhibits, and reuse a file when another request needs it. Your original uploads stay together.

Gather the request, documents and exhibits into a motion packet. Look through the whole PDF before saving it. Check your court's instructions and file separately. Afterward, keep stamped copies and proof of service with the same request, so the record keeps growing in one place.

When a hearing approaches, the date, location and remote link are close by. Connect the hearing to its motion. Rosa can return to her papers, rehearse her explanation and arrive knowing where her information is.

Life keeps moving while a case is open. Check the workspace in your phone's browser, then continue on your computer or tablet. The same account keeps the work within reach.

If you use ChatGPT or Claude, you can connect it to help with your case records and drafts. You choose what to ask. Read the result, check the facts, and decide what belongs in your work.

You can also share selected work with someone helping you, including an attorney or paralegal when you choose. Set their access. Keep the conversation connected to the documents, while you remain responsible for your decisions.

Rosa's story is an example, not a promised result. But the first step is yours to take: gather what you have, make a clear record, and start preparing for yourself.

And if the software feels like one more hurdle, we can connect you with an advocate. They can help you get set up, organize files and carry out the practical tasks you choose. Advocates are not attorneys and do not give legal advice.

If a disability makes participating in court difficult, the ADA protects access, and you can ask the court for an accommodation. An advocate can help with the practical steps. The court decides the request; private advocacy fees are not automatically covered.

Visit our pricing page for software plans and the advocacy cost estimator. Thanks for watching. Create your free account, then open Connections to link your favorite AI system, such as ChatGPT or Claude. Drag your case documents into your connected assistant's chat, and ask it to set up your first case in ProPera Legal. Review what it creates, and take your next step with confidence.

Keep your case together
Draft with guidance
See what’s coming
01 · YOUR CASE

Start with your case.

Enter the court, the people involved and the case number once. Every document you write uses them.
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The court and case number fill every caption
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Party names the way your court writes them
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Status, docket and e-filing links in one place
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Your dashboard: where you left off, what is coming up, your cases.
Step 1 of 5: Your dashboard: where you left off, what is coming up, your cases.
02 · WRITE A DOCUMENT

Write your declaration like an email.

Type in plain words. As you write, the editor puts it on numbered pleading paper with the caption filled in.
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Line numbers, caption and footer set out for you
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Headings and paragraphs number themselves
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Standard fonts embedded in every PDF
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Write on the left; the court-formatted pleading updates on the right.
Step 1 of 5: Write on the left; the court-formatted pleading updates on the right.
03 · YOUR PROOF

Keep your proof with your case.

Upload photos, letters and recordings. Name each one and attach it to the request it supports.
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Files up to 250 MB, previewed in the app
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One file on several requests, uploaded once
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Label and reorder exhibits without touching the files
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Every file for your case, in one list.
Step 1 of 6: Every file for your case, in one list.
04 · THE FILING

Put the whole filing together.

A request to the court, called a motion, gathers its documents and exhibits. Check the packet as one PDF before anything is saved.
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Every page in order, every exhibit labeled
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The same look as the preview, page for page
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Stamped copies and proofs of service kept with the motion
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Everything for the filing is gathered on one motion.
Step 1 of 6: Everything for the filing is gathered on one motion.
05 · YOUR HEARING

Know what is coming up.

Each hearing keeps its date, department, courthouse and remote link. The Today page counts down to the next one.
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A countdown that gets louder as the day nears
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Courtroom, judge and remote details on the record
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Linked to the motion being heard
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Your court dates, soonest first.
Step 1 of 5: Your court dates, soonest first.
ON EVERY DEVICE

Works on your phone and your computer.

Check a date on your phone, write on your computer. One account, every device.
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Web, macOS and Windows today; iOS and Android in testing
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Light and dark themes
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Two-step sign-in, and sign out of other devices
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One account on your desktop, in the browser, and on your phone.
Step 1 of 5: One account on your desktop, in the browser, and on your phone.
OPTIONAL · CONNECT AN ASSISTANT

Use the assistant you already have.

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or another assistant. It can read your case and draft into the editor, with your permission and your review of every change.
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Sixty tools across every kind of record
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Your assistant and your account; disconnect any time
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Nothing changes in your case unless you ask
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Ask the AI assistant you already use, in plain words.
Step 1 of 6: Ask the AI assistant you already use, in plain words.
A place to begin

You don’t have to do it all today.

Start with what you have. Build from there.
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Make a home for your case

A name and a few details are enough to start. You can fill in the rest later.
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Bring your papers together

Keep letters, evidence, and drafts with the case they belong to.
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Focus on your next step

Work on one task, save your progress, and return when you’re ready.
LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE

A clear path through your next task.

Learn court concepts and follow the app step by step, with desktop and mobile screenshots.
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ProPera Legal® helps you organize and prepare. It does not replace legal advice. Court requirements vary; confirm them with your court.

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