One missed deadline ends a career. caseclaw makes sure it never happens. Point it at a matter and it auto-calculates every filing deadline from 600+ court rule sets. Throw a new client name at it and it checks conflicts against your entire case history in under a second. Start typing and it's already timing your work in six-minute increments. No browser tabs. No clunky SaaS dashboards. No $500/seat enterprise contracts. Just one command and the peace of mind that nothing is slipping through.

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Missed deadlines are the

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caseclaw

One missed deadline ends a career. caseclaw makes sure it never happens.

Missed deadlines cause more malpractice suits than bad legal advice. Conflicts of interest are a close second. And every attorney has lost thousands in billable hours they forgot to log. caseclaw is the command center that sits in your terminal and guards against all three—silently, ruthlessly, around the clock.

Point it at a matter and it auto-calculates every filing deadline from 600+ court rule sets. Throw a new client name at it and it checks conflicts against your entire case history in under a second. Start typing and it's already timing your work in six-minute increments.

No browser tabs. No clunky SaaS dashboards. No $500/seat enterprise contracts. Just one command and the peace of mind that nothing is slipping through.

Who it's for: Solo attorneys drowning in deadlines, small-firm litigators juggling 40+ matters, paralegals who hold everything together, and in-house teams that need audit-proof tracking.

What it replaces: The spreadsheet you swore you'd update, the calendar reminder that got buried, and the sinking feeling at 11 PM that you forgot to file something.

Pricing

Feature	Free	Pro ($29/mo)	Firm ($99/mo)
Deadline tracking (manual)	✅	✅	✅
Auto-calculated deadlines	5/month	Unlimited	Unlimited
Court rules database	50 courts	600+ courts	600+ courts
Conflict checks	Basic (local)	Full (fuzzy + entity)	Full + cross-matter
Case law monitoring	—	10 alerts	Unlimited alerts
Time/billing capture	Basic timer	Smart billing codes	Multi-attorney + LEDES export
Opposing counsel intel	—	Win/loss lookup	Full analytics
Matters	3 active	Unlimited	Unlimited
Team members	1	1	Up to 25
API access	—	—	✅
Priority support	—	Email	Dedicated Slack

caseclaw upgrade pro to unlock. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

Setup

caseclaw init                          # Initialize in current directory
caseclaw auth login                    # Authenticate (free account)
caseclaw config set jurisdiction "NY"  # Set default jurisdiction
caseclaw config set court "SDNY"       # Set default court

Core Features

1. Deadline Tracking ⏰ (The Malpractice Killer)

The #1 reason attorneys get sued is missed deadlines. caseclaw makes it impossible.

Add deadlines manually:

caseclaw deadline add --matter "Smith v. Jones" --type "Answer" --due 2026-03-15 --court SDNY
caseclaw deadline add --matter "Smith v. Jones" --type "Discovery cutoff" --due 2026-06-01
caseclaw deadline add --matter "Acme Corp" --type "SOL" --trigger-date 2024-02-01 --statute "NY CPLR 214" --years 3

Auto-calculate deadlines (Pro):

caseclaw deadline calc --event "complaint-served" --date 2026-02-10 --court SDNY → Auto-generates: Answer due (21 days), Discovery deadline, Pre-trial conference, etc.
caseclaw deadline calc --event "appeal-filed" --date 2026-02-18 --court "2d Cir"

View and manage:

caseclaw deadline list — All upcoming deadlines
caseclaw deadline list --matter "Smith v. Jones" — Per-matter deadlines
caseclaw deadline list --overdue — 🚨 What you missed
caseclaw deadline list --next 7 — Next 7 days
caseclaw deadline list --next 30 --json — Export for calendaring
caseclaw deadline done --id DL-0042 — Mark complete

Alerts:

caseclaw deadline alerts --email [email protected] — Daily email digest
caseclaw deadline alerts --slack #deadlines — Slack notifications (Firm)
caseclaw deadline alerts --calendar — Sync to Google/Outlook

2. Court Rules Compliance 📏

Every court has different rules. Wrong font? Wrong margin? Filing rejected, deadline missed, client furious.

caseclaw rules show SDNY — Full rule summary
caseclaw rules show SDNY --topic "page-limit" — Specific rule
caseclaw rules show SDNY --topic "font"
caseclaw rules show SDNY --topic "efiling"
caseclaw rules check brief.pdf --court SDNY — ✅/❌ compliance check
caseclaw rules diff SDNY EDNY — Compare two courts' rules
caseclaw rules search "electronic filing" --state NY

Supported checks (Pro):

Page/word limits
Font family and size requirements
Margin requirements
Line spacing
Table of authorities format
Certificate of service requirements
E-filing format (PDF/A, bookmarks, OCR layer)
Caption and cover page format

3. Conflict Checks 🔍

Miss a conflict and you're looking at disqualification—or worse, a bar complaint.

caseclaw conflict check "John Smith" "Acme Corporation"
caseclaw conflict check "Jane Doe" --thorough — Fuzzy matching + entity resolution (Pro)
caseclaw conflict add --entity "Acme Corp" --matter "2024-001" --role plaintiff
caseclaw conflict add --entity "Bob Builder" --matter "2024-001" --role witness
caseclaw conflict list --matter "2024-001"
caseclaw conflict search "Acme" — Search across all matters
caseclaw conflict export --format csv

Fuzzy matching (Pro) catches:

Name variations: "Bob Smith" ↔ "Robert Smith" ↔ "R. Smith"
Entity aliases: "Acme Corp" ↔ "Acme Corporation" ↔ "ACME Inc."
Related parties: parent/subsidiary/affiliate detection

4. Case Law Monitoring 📡 (Pro)

Stop getting surprised at oral argument by a case decided last week.

caseclaw watch add --query "qualified immunity" --court "Supreme Court"
caseclaw watch add --query "TCPA" --circuit 2
caseclaw watch add --case "2025-CV-1234" --court SDNY — Track a specific case
caseclaw watch list
caseclaw watch results --last 7 — New hits this week
caseclaw watch alerts --email [email protected] --frequency weekly

5. Time & Billing ⏱️

Every 6 minutes you don't capture is money you'll never see.

Track time:

caseclaw time start --matter "Smith v. Jones" --task "Draft motion"
caseclaw time stop
caseclaw time add --matter "Smith v. Jones" --hours 1.5 --task "Client call" --date 2026-02-18
caseclaw time status — What's currently running

Review and export:

caseclaw time log --matter "Smith v. Jones" — Full time log
caseclaw time log --today
caseclaw time log --week --summary
caseclaw time log --month --billable-only
caseclaw time export --matter "Smith v. Jones" --format csv
caseclaw time export --month 2026-02 --format ledes — LEDES 1998B export (Firm)

Smart billing codes (Pro):

caseclaw time start --matter "Smith v. Jones" --task "research" → Auto-suggests: UTBMS code L120 (Research - Legal Issues)

6. Matter Management 📂

caseclaw matter new --name "Smith v. Jones" --type litigation --court SDNY --client "Jane Smith"
caseclaw matter list
caseclaw matter list --status active
caseclaw matter show "Smith v. Jones" — Full matter dashboard
caseclaw matter close "Smith v. Jones" --reason "settled"
caseclaw matter archive "Smith v. Jones"

Matter dashboard shows:

Upcoming deadlines
Total hours billed / unbilled
Key dates
Parties and conflict status
Recent activity

7. Opposing Counsel Intel 🕵️ (Pro)

Know who you're up against before you walk into the courtroom.

caseclaw opp lookup "Jane Attorney" --jurisdiction NY
caseclaw opp firm "Dewey & Associates"
caseclaw opp history "Jane Attorney" --court SDNY — Past cases
caseclaw opp stats "Jane Attorney" — Win/loss, avg settlement (Firm)

Common Workflows

New Matter Intake

# 1. Run conflict check
caseclaw conflict check "New Client LLC" "Opposing Party Inc"

# 2. Create matter
caseclaw matter new --name "NewClient v. Opposing" --type litigation --court SDNY

# 3. Auto-generate deadlines
caseclaw deadline calc --event "complaint-filed" --date 2026-02-18 --court SDNY

# 4. Start the clock
caseclaw time start --matter "NewClient v. Opposing" --task "Client intake"

Morning Dashboard

# What's due this week?
caseclaw deadline list --next 7

# Any new case law?
caseclaw watch results --last 1

# Unbilled time?
caseclaw time log --week --unbilled

Pre-Filing Checklist

# Check court rules
caseclaw rules show SDNY --topic "page-limit"
caseclaw rules show SDNY --topic "efiling"

# Validate your brief
caseclaw rules check motion.pdf --court SDNY

# Log the filing time
caseclaw time add --matter "Smith v. Jones" --hours 0.5 --task "E-file motion"

# Mark deadline complete
caseclaw deadline done --id DL-0042

End of Month Billing

# Review all time entries
caseclaw time log --month 2026-02 --summary

# Export for billing system
caseclaw time export --month 2026-02 --format ledes > february_billing.txt

# Check for unbilled matters
caseclaw time log --month 2026-02 --unbilled --by-matter

Notes

All data stored locally by default in ~/.caseclaw/ — nothing leaves your machine on Free tier
Pro/Firm features use encrypted API calls; data is never stored on our servers beyond processing
Deadline calculations based on FRCP, state civil procedure rules, and local court rules
Court rules database updated weekly (Pro/Firm)
Combine with lawclaw skill for document analysis alongside case management
Combine with gog skill for Google Calendar deadline sync and Gmail integration

Security & Compliance

SOC 2 Type II compliant infrastructure (Pro/Firm)
AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit
No client data used for model training—ever
Bar-association compliant data handling (ABA Model Rule 1.6)
Full audit log: caseclaw audit log --matter "Smith v. Jones"
Data export/delete: caseclaw data export / caseclaw data delete --confirm

Support

Free: Community GitHub Issues
Pro: Email support (24h response)
Firm: Dedicated Slack channel + onboarding call
caseclaw help \x3Ccommand> for built-in docs
caseclaw feedback "your message" to reach the team

Usage Guidance

This skill appears coherent: it simply wraps a CLI that manages deadlines/conflicts. Before installing, verify the Homebrew tap and the caseclaw project source (review the GitHub repo and formula), and confirm the binary's provenance. Expect the CLI to access your matter data and to request OAuth/API credentials for email/Slack/calendar—only grant those integrations if you trust the vendor and comply with your firm’s client confidentiality rules. If you need higher assurance, test the tool in a sandbox environment and inspect the brew formula or upstream release artifacts before installing on production systems.

Capability Analysis

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: caseclaw Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle is benign. It provides a clear description and installation instructions for a command-line tool named `caseclaw` designed for legal professionals. The `SKILL.md` content transparently outlines the tool's functionalities, which include file system access (e.g., checking PDF compliance) and network communication (e.g., email alerts, API calls for Pro features), all of which are necessary for its stated purpose. There is no evidence of malicious intent, obfuscation, data exfiltration instructions, or prompt injection attempts against the AI agent within the `_meta.json` or `SKILL.md` files. The installation method via `brew` is standard and points to a plausible tap (`legal-tools/tap/caseclaw`).

Capability Assessment

✓ Purpose & Capability

Name/description, required binary, and commands in SKILL.md all align: this is a CLI tool for deadlines/conflicts/timing. Requiring the 'caseclaw' binary and offering a brew install is proportional to the stated functionality.

ℹ Instruction Scope

SKILL.md tells the agent to run the caseclaw CLI against local matters, PDFs, and to perform conflict checks and integrations (email, Slack, calendar). These actions are in-scope for the product, but the skill assumes access to user case data (local files or the tool's account). The instructions do not ask the agent to read unrelated system files or undeclared env vars.

ℹ Install Mechanism

Install spec uses a Homebrew formula from a third-party tap (legal-tools/tap). Homebrew is a standard distribution method, but third-party taps are higher risk than a well-known core formula because the binary comes from a remote source you should verify before installing.

✓ Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables. SKILL.md references authentication and integrations (login, Slack, Google calendar, email), which would require credentials at runtime, but those are reasonable for the features and are not pre-declared or demanded by the skill metadata.

✓ Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request system-wide configuration or to modify other skills. Autonomous invocation is allowed (default) but not combined with elevated privileges in the metadata.

How to Use

Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
Run the install command in chat: /install caseclaw
After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /caseclaw
Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output

Version History

v1.0.0

Initial release of caseclaw – terminal-based legal workflow automation. - Auto-calculates deadlines from 600+ court rule sets to prevent missed filings. - Runs conflict checks against your full case history before you open a new matter. - Captures billable time automatically as you work in your terminal. - Provides compliance tools for court rule requirements (format, e-filing, etc.). - Includes case law monitoring, matter management, and smart billing code suggestions. - Free for solo attorneys; pro plans unlock expanded limits and advanced features for firms.

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It is built and maintained by Jagadeeshvar Muralidharan (@jagadeeshmurali-coder); the current version is v1.0.0.

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