LitDocket

Overview

LitDocket is AI-assisted legal docketing software that turns uploaded filings into reviewable dates, parties, and deadline relationships. It fits solo attorneys and small firms working in its covered jurisdictions, especially those that need deadlines to update together rather than be maintained one by one. The decisive question is whether a 25-case Solo ceiling is sufficient or whether collaboration and unlimited active cases justify the Team price.

Key features

Document analysis and deadline chains

Upload a legal document and LitDocket extracts key dates, parties, and deadlines for review and approval. A trigger event can create more than 50 dependent deadlines, and changing that trigger cascades through the chain. This is valuable when one filing date controls a long sequence of follow-ups, because related dates can move together instead of being edited manually. It is still an assisted workflow: an attorney must verify AI-generated deadlines before they become active.

Rules, citations, and accountability

The engine combines document analysis with rules-based calculations covering federal rules and state courts in 14 jurisdictions. Each deadline includes a rule citation and the calculation methodology, giving counsel a concrete basis for checking the result. An audit trail records the verification process. That combination is a strong fit for practices that want explainable calculations, but firms handling matters outside those jurisdictions will face a meaningful coverage boundary.

Calendars, alerts, and teamwork

A priority-coded calendar, configurable deadline alerts, and a morning dashboard for urgent and overdue items focus attention on work that needs action now. Team members can share cases with role-based access control and see who is viewing a case in real time. These collaboration tools matter on a small docketing team; they add little value to a solo user who does not need shared access.

Exports and safeguards

Cases, deadlines, and documents can be exported as CSV, JSON, or iCal, which supports moving data into other workflows or retaining an external copy. LitDocket says data is encrypted in transit and at rest and stored in SOC 2 compliant data centers. Its privacy policy says customer data is not used to train AI models or shared with third parties for their own purposes. The policy names Firebase for authentication, Railway and Vercel for hosting, and Anthropic for AI processing.

Pricing

LitDocket uses a freemium structure with a 14-day trial. After the trial, the free tier provides read-only access to data rather than ongoing docketing functions, so it works mainly as a way to inspect retained information without subscribing.

Solo — $49 a month

Solo includes up to 25 active cases, AI document analysis, deadline-chain generation, and API access. It is the sensible entry point for an individual practitioner whose live caseload stays below that cap. The limit is restrictive for a growing practice, and the plan does not include the Team tier's shared-case tools or priority support.

Team — $149 a month

Team raises capacity to unlimited active cases and up to five team members, with case sharing and priority support. Small firms that need concurrent access and a common docket will get the practical benefits of this upgrade. It costs three times Solo, and the five-member ceiling still leaves larger groups needing a different arrangement.

Enterprise — custom pricing

Enterprise supports unlimited team members, SSO, API access, custom integrations, and an on-premise deployment option. Custom billing makes it a conversation for organizations with security, identity, or integration requirements rather than a transparent self-serve plan. A dedicated account manager is included.

Platforms

LitDocket is offered through the web, an API, and self-hosted deployment. That range accommodates browser-based use, programmatic connections, and organizations that require an on-premise option, with the latter specifically associated with Enterprise capabilities.

Who it's for

Choose LitDocket if you are a solo practitioner or small firm that works in its 14 supported jurisdictions and wants extracted filing data tied to cascading, rules-based deadlines. It is particularly well suited to teams that value attorney approval, citations, audit history, and calendar visibility. Look elsewhere if your active docket exceeds 25 cases on a solo plan, your team is larger than five without an Enterprise budget, or your courts fall outside the supported coverage.

Pros and cons

• Pro: A single trigger can generate more than 50 linked deadlines, reducing repetitive recalculation when dates change.
• Pro: Rule citations, calculation methodology, attorney verification, and an audit trail make AI-assisted dates easier to review and defend.
• Pro: CSV, JSON, and iCal exports provide practical ways to reuse docket data.
• Pro: Team adds role-based sharing, real-time viewing visibility, unlimited active cases, and priority support.
• Con: Solo is capped at 25 active cases, which can force a costly upgrade as a practice grows.
• Con: The free tier becomes read-only after 14 days, so it is not a permanent working docket.
• Con: Coverage across 14 jurisdictions may not meet practices with broader or multi-jurisdictional court work.
• Con: Team supports only five members, while Enterprise pricing is custom.

Alternatives

For a broader device footprint and a 90-day free beta, CaseDesk is worth considering; its Pro plan is $290 per year and runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows.

AnchorLex suits users seeking a web service with a free-forever plan limited to five court orders per month and one synced calendar, plus a $49 monthly Boutique tier.

Docket Alarm is the alternative when docket searching and document viewing are the priority: its free plan allows five actions per week, while some government-purchased documents are excluded.

DocketBird is a lower-cost choice for tracking a single case daily on its Individual plan at $9.99 per month, with a separate library-access option.

Filevine is aimed at organizations wanting custom matter management, documents, billing, and optional intake, deposition, signature, or AI packages.

AcclaimIP uses annual prepaid, per-seat licensing with automatic seat renewal, making it a fit for teams that prefer quoted licensing.

Docket Enterprise is an on-premise application for organizations prepared to contact BEC for pricing and a demo.

CalendarRules is the specialist option when selecting court-rule sets by jurisdiction and court is the central requirement.

See more legal docketing software for a wider shortlist.

Verdict

LitDocket is a strong choice for solo lawyers and small firms that want document extraction connected to explainable, cascading deadlines and a mandatory attorney check. Choose it for that reviewable workflow and its export and collaboration options; look elsewhere when the 25-case Solo limit, five-person Team limit, or 14-jurisdiction coverage does not match your practice.