The CRM that runs on court dates, not sales stages.
Litigation work turns on deadlines, discovery, motion practice, and trial prep. Strkr ships a CRM shaped around court deadlines, discovery requests, expert coordination, and billable context with AI drafting that respects attorney-client privilege.
A general CRM treats litigation like a sales funnel. The actual work is court deadline triage, discovery coordination, motion practice, deposition prep, and trial logistics. The pain points below are what Strkr onboarding hears on every call with litigation partners running a 40 to 200 matter active docket. The missing filing deadline is the recurring nightmare, and the fix is not another calendar reminder.
Deadline miss risk
One missed court deadline can end a career.
A missed filing deadline exposes the firm to malpractice and the attorney to bar discipline. Firms running Outlook calendars and manual docket tracking miss two to four deadlines a year on average across a 42-attorney litigation practice. Strkr court deadline object ties jurisdiction, filing type, response date, and reminder cadence with escalation to the managing partner at 7, 3, and 1 days before the deadline.
Discovery coordination
The 1,400-item discovery response.
A complex commercial litigation matter can involve 1,400 document requests, 180 interrogatories, 40 requests for admission, and 11 subpoenas duces tecum. Tracking what has been served, what is due, what has been produced, and what has been received requires a system shaped for it. Strkr discovery request object tracks each item with status, counterparty, service date, due date, and attached production.
Expert witness context
The CRM does not know who the firm uses.
A litigation practice uses a stable of experts (medical, forensic accounting, construction, engineering, economist, vocational) across cases. The CRM usually does not know the expert history, prior deposition transcripts, or opposing-counsel cross examination patterns. Strkr expert witness object captures the roster, prior case history at the firm, deposition archive, and conflict context against new matters.
Billable hours burn
Fixed-fee litigation blows past budget silently.
Fixed-fee litigation matters (plaintiff contingency, defense flat-fee insurance panel, insurance subrogation) burn past budget silently. The attorney has no running view of hours used versus budget. Strkr matter card prints hours used versus fee budget with projected burn rate and triggers a managing-partner alert at 70 percent burn so the firm can scope back, request additional fee, or absorb.
Trial prep logistics
The 90-day trial countdown lives in email.
Trial prep runs on a 90-day countdown with witness lists, exhibit lists, jury instructions, motion in limine, pre-trial conference, deposition designations, and trial subpoenas. Most firms track trial prep in a Google Sheet or Dropbox folder. Strkr trial prep object templates the 90-day countdown with checklist items, assigned attorney, due date, and status.
Opposing counsel history
The firm forgets who it has litigated against.
Opposing counsel patterns matter: who files what motions, who settles at what point, who takes depositions aggressively. The CRM usually loses this institutional memory. Strkr opposing counsel object tracks the roster with case history at the firm, motion filing patterns, settlement patterns, and deposition style notes. The partner walks into the first conference call with context instead of flying blind.
The litigation schema
Objects shaped like trial work.
The default CRM schema does not map to litigation. Strkr ships a tunable litigation schema with Matter, Court Deadline, Discovery Request, Expert Witness, Trial Prep Task, Opposing Counsel, and Case Document as first-class objects.
Matter object
Case caption, docket number, court, parties.
A litigation matter carries case caption, docket number, court (federal, state, appellate), judge, parties (plaintiff, defendant, cross-claim, counterclaim, third-party), matter type (commercial, products liability, employment, personal injury, insurance defense, class action), and lifecycle gate (pleading, discovery, dispositive motion, trial, appeal, resolution).
Court deadlines tie to the matter and carry jurisdiction, court, filing type, response date, and escalation cadence. Reminders fire at 7, 3, and 1 days before the deadline with managing-partner notification on day 1 if the filing has not been drafted. Deadline misses in the first six months on Strkr typically drop from four to zero across a 42-attorney practice.
Discovery request object
Served, due, produced, received, objected.
Each discovery item ties to the matter with type (document request, interrogatory, request for admission, subpoena, deposition notice), direction (served or received), counterparty, service date, due date, status (served, response due, response received, objected, resolved), and attached production or response document.
Expert witness object
Discipline, prior work, deposition archive.
Expert witnesses carry discipline (medical, forensic accounting, construction, engineering, economist, vocational), prior case history at the firm, deposition archive, publication history, conflict status against new matters, and fee schedule. The matter card suggests experts the firm has used for similar matter types.
Trial prep task object
The 90-day countdown as structured work.
Trial prep tasks tie to the matter with the 90-day countdown structured as checklist items (witness list, exhibit list, jury instructions, motion in limine, trial subpoenas, deposition designations, pre-trial conference prep, mock trial). Each task has assigned attorney, due date, status, and dependency link.
Opposing counsel object
Firm, prior cases, settlement patterns.
Opposing counsel captures firm, individual attorney, prior case history against the firm, motion filing patterns, settlement patterns, deposition style notes, and reputation flags. The partner walks into a case against known opposing counsel with context the firm accumulated across prior matters.
Case document object
Pleading, motion, order, transcript, exhibit.
Case documents tie to the matter with document type (complaint, answer, motion, order, deposition transcript, exhibit, correspondence), filing date, source, and privilege status (attorney-client, work product, confidential, public filing). The AI retrieval index respects privilege status so Strkr AI drafting does not pull from work product into client-visible drafts.
Deadline triage mode
The matter view that flips to court deadline sort.
For litigation practices the pipeline view flips to court deadline sort as the default. The partner sees the matter book ranked by next deadline. The cards below show the triage view and how the attorney acts on each.
Next 7 days
Filings due this week on top.
The triage view shows every matter with a filing due in the next 7 days ranked by deadline. Each card shows the deadline, filing type, response requirement, prior-filing context, assigned attorney, and draft status. The litigation partner scans for intervention needed before Friday close.
Next 30 days
Discovery responses on the horizon.
The 30-day view surfaces discovery responses, motion responses, and dispositive motion deadlines. Each card shows what has been drafted, what remains, and the paralegal or associate assignment. The partner uses the view in the weekly litigation meeting to deploy capacity.
Red flag queue
Deadlines with no draft in flight.
Matters with a filing due in the next 7 days where no draft is in flight surface in a dedicated red flag queue with managing-partner notification. This is the queue that catches the one that was going to be missed and prevents the malpractice exposure. Firms that run the queue weekly report zero missed deadlines in the first year.
Trial calendar
The next 90 days of trial starts.
The trial calendar view shows every matter with a trial start in the next 90 days. Each card shows the trial length estimate, witness list status, exhibit list status, motion in limine status, and jury instruction status. The litigation partner uses the view to plan capacity across trial starts.
Discovery backlog
Open discovery requests across the docket.
The discovery backlog view aggregates every outstanding discovery item across the docket. The paralegal team works the backlog in priority order (due date, matter importance, strategic value). Discovery coordination time drops by about 11 hours per paralegal per week after cutover.
Settlement timeline
Matters in active settlement negotiation.
Matters in active settlement negotiation surface with the current offer position, counter history, and next negotiation step. The partner uses the view to coordinate the settlement strategy across the docket and prevents conflicting offers across similar matters.
Strkr AI for litigation drafting
The AI jobs that fit trial practice.
Strkr AI drafts in a professional attorney voice with retrieval scope strictly scoped to the matter and the client. Work product retrieves separately from client-visible content.
Deadline prep note
Internal prep for the court response.
Before a court deadline Strkr AI drafts an internal prep note for the attorney with the filing type, response requirements, prior related filings in the matter, applicable procedural rules, and recommended work scope. The attorney uses the note to delegate task work to the associate team.
Discovery response draft
Initial response and objection framework.
For discovery requests Strkr AI drafts the initial response and objection framework from the request text, matter context, and prior similar responses at the firm. The attorney reviews and tunes the privilege and work-product objections before serving.
Deposition prep outline
The outline for a witness or expert deposition.
Strkr AI drafts the deposition prep outline from the matter facts, prior deposition transcripts of the same witness, and prior similar depositions in the firm archive. The partner reviews, tunes the key lines, and takes the outline into the deposition.
Settlement memo
The internal strategy memo for a settlement call.
Before a settlement conference or mediation Strkr AI drafts the internal strategy memo with case value estimate, prior offer history, discovery findings, exposure assessment, and recommended negotiation posture. The partner uses the memo to brief the client before the mediation.
Status to client
The regular matter-status touchpoint.
For active matters Strkr AI drafts a status update email summarizing recent work, upcoming deadlines, open client decisions, and strategic position. The attorney reviews and sends. Status update cadence usually lifts from monthly to weekly for active litigation matters.
Trial prep checklist
The 90-day countdown as a brief.
As a trial start approaches Strkr AI drafts a 90-day countdown brief summarizing witness readiness, exhibit status, motion in limine filings, jury instruction drafts, and open task items. The trial team reviews in the weekly trial prep meeting to allocate capacity.
Head-to-head
Strkr vs a general CRM for a litigation practice.
Most litigation practices try a general CRM or a general practice management tool once and bounce because neither fits the court-deadline-driven motion.
Feature
Strkr
Generic CRM for a litigation practice
Court deadline as first-class object
Yes with jurisdiction and escalation.
Task with no court context.
Discovery request tracking
Yes with 7 item types.
Document attachment only.
Expert witness roster
Yes with deposition archive.
Contact with custom fields.
Trial prep 90-day countdown
Templated with 11-item checklist.
Google Sheet workaround.
Opposing counsel history
Yes across firm matter history.
None.
Privilege-scoped AI retrieval
Work product separates from client-visible.
Cross-record retrieval by default.
Billable burn alert
70 percent burn triggers managing-partner alert.
No budget awareness.
Audit log for malpractice posture
Record read and write with retention.
Partial write-only.
How teams use Strkr
Three litigation practice playbooks.
Pattern A
The 24-attorney commercial litigation boutique.
A 24-attorney commercial litigation boutique in New York ran its docket in Smokeball with court deadlines in Outlook calendars. The firm missed three filing deadlines in the prior year, two of which triggered malpractice carrier reviews. Strkr onboarding ran a 18-business-day migration consolidating court deadlines, discovery tracking, and matter management into Strkr with Smokeball staying for time entry. In the following 12 months the firm had zero missed deadlines and reduced malpractice carrier premium by about 11 percent at renewal.
Pattern B
The 42-attorney insurance defense practice.
A 42-attorney insurance defense practice ran a mix of PracticePanther for time tracking and a custom Access database for matter management. The managing partner wanted cross-firm visibility of deadline posture and billable burn rate across 180 active insurance panel matters. Strkr onboarding ran a 28-business-day migration with the court deadline triage view, the fixed-fee burn rate alert, and the discovery backlog as the three day-one deliverables. Fixed-fee burn rate overruns dropped by 42 percent in the first year.
Pattern C
The 85-attorney mid-size regional litigation shop.
An 85-attorney mid-size regional litigation shop handled commercial, employment, and products liability litigation. The managing partner wanted practice-group-specific triage views with cross-firm roll-up. Strkr onboarding ran a 32-business-day migration with practice-group-specific pipeline configurations. Each group kept its own matter triage view while the managing partner retained a cross-firm cockpit for deadline posture, billable burn, and settlement timeline.
Run a litigation docket on a CRM shaped for trial work.
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Does Strkr track every state and federal court docket?
Strkr seeds the federal court calendar (district courts, circuit courts, Supreme Court) and the state court calendars for all 50 states. For specialized courts (bankruptcy, tax, patent, admiralty, probate) the admin extends the calendar with court-specific deadlines. The deadline object supports jurisdiction, court, judge, filing type, and response date with escalation cadence. Firms running federal and state dockets side by side report that deadline miss risk drops to effectively zero within the first six months on Strkr.
How does Strkr integrate with Clio, Smokeball, PracticePanther, or MyCase?
Through the standard webhook spec with HMAC signing and the published OpenAPI spec. The typical setup pulls billable entries, matter history, and client contact data into Strkr while the practice management tool stays as the production system for time entry. Firms that have invested heavily in a practice management tool keep it as the production time tracker and use Strkr as the matter triage, discovery, trial prep, and client communication layer on top.
What does Strkr cost for a litigation practice?
Strkr runs flat per seat at $29 Starter, $59 Pro, $119 Scale per user per month with a 14-day trial. For a 42-attorney litigation practice on Pro the monthly spend runs $2,478 for seats plus $49 for AI Enhancement. Compared with Clio Grow at $59 to $99 per user plus Smokeball at $169 per user, the layered total is often 2 to 3 times Strkr. The compound value is the deeper schema (discovery, trial prep, opposing counsel) that the point tools do not match.
How does Strkr handle attorney-client privilege and work product?
Strkr AI runs with retrieval scope strictly scoped to the matter and the client by default. Work product documents (attorney memos, internal strategy notes, draft briefs) retrieve separately from client-visible content so AI drafting for a client email does not pull work product into the draft. The audit log captures every AI call with privilege context for malpractice posture review. For firms with heightened privilege requirements the retrieval scope can tighten further to exclude specific document types or custodians.
Can we track opposing counsel patterns across the firm history?
Yes through the opposing counsel object. The firm accumulates case history, motion filing patterns, settlement patterns, deposition style notes, and reputation flags per opposing counsel across every matter they appear in. The partner going into a case against a known opposing counsel sees the context on the matter card. For firms with deep institutional memory this is often the single most valued feature after court deadline tracking.
What is the compliance posture for a litigation migration?
Strkr is HIPAA compliant with a BAA available on request (relevant for medical malpractice and personal injury firms), GDPR and CCPA compliant today, and SOC 2 Type II is in progress with a 2026-Q4 target. Integration tokens live in AWS KMS, platform credentials live in AWS Secrets Manager, and the audit log captures record read and write with 90-day default retention tunable per tenant. SSO (SAML and OIDC) is live on Scale tier through Clerk, MFA with TOTP plus text-based verification is live, and Verified Domains are live on Scale.
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