Legal Matter

Type: Information Object

Status: Planned
Industry Sector: Legal Services
Sensitivity Level: Confidential
Personal Information: No PII

Description:
A discrete unit of legal work undertaken for a client.

Accessed by Application(s):

• Conflict Checking Application
• Contract Lifecycle Management Application
• Court Filing Application
• Due Diligence Management Application
• Intellectual Property Management Application
• Legal CRM Application
• Legal Document Management Application
• Legal Knowledge Management Application
• Legal Operations & Analytics Application
• Legal Practice Management System
• Legal Research Application

 Yes

Attributes

Order	Name	Description	Type	Cardinality	Example value
1	Matter ID	Unique identifier for the legal matter	String	Mandatory	MAT-2024-00891
2	Client Name	Name of the client for whom the matter is opened	String	Mandatory	Acme Corporation Ltd
3	Matter Type	Classification of the matter	String	Mandatory	Contract
4	Status	Current status of the matter	String	Mandatory	Open
5	Fee Arrangement	Billing arrangement agreed with the client	String	Mandatory	Hourly
6	Opened Date	Date the matter was opened	Date	Mandatory	2024-03-01
7	Closed Date	Date the matter was closed. Empty if still open	Date	Optional	2024-09-30
8	Lead Solicitor	The solicitor responsible for managing the matter	String	Mandatory	Jane Smith

 Yes
 
 Planned
 No PII
 Confidential
 Legal Services
 A discrete unit of legal work undertaken for a client.

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