Case outlining and discovery for litigators

Cases turn on the spadework.

Spadework reads your complaint and pleadings, outlines the case claim by claim, and fills that outline with the evidence turned up through discovery.

CASE OUTLINEUpdated with latest production
Breach of contract3 of 4 elements supported
Negligence1 gap · causation
Defense: waiverrests on one element
412 discovery documents indexed
How it works

The pleadings shape the outline. Discovery fills it in.

01 — Outline

Start from the pleadings.

Spadework reads the complaint, the answer, and any counterclaims, then outlines every claim and defense, element by element, for both sides.

02 — Index

Load the discovery.

Productions, interrogatory answers, admissions, transcripts: Spadework builds one database of everything.

03 — Connect

See what holds.

Spadework ties each document to the elements it supports or undercuts. The outline shows where your case stands and where it could fall.

The case outline

Every element shows its proof or its gap.

Each new production updates the outline. When a response comes back thin, you see which element it leaves exposed, and you decide what to compel, what to let go, and what to ask for next.

CLAIM 1 · BREACH OF CONTRACT
Contract formed4 documents
Defendant breached7 documents
CausationGap · no document yet
Damages2 documents · 1 conflict
DEFENSE · WAIVER
Plaintiff waived written noticeTheir only element

Bring us a case.

Send the pleadings from a matter you are working now. We will walk you through its outline.

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