Wills & estate planning workflows

Keep testators’ instructions separate and check execution and original-document records. These workflows do not assess capacity, draft dispositive clauses or certify a valid will. Tool and jurisdiction limits remain specific to each guide. A document signature check does not establish valid execution of a will. Local witnessing and signing rules still require legal review.

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5 workflows for Wills & estate planning

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Operations & ReportingProposed workflow

Keep couples’ will instructions separate

A completed will-intake response can leave fields unmapped or place one client’s instructions in the other client’s record. Current behaviour needs checking in the firm’s own setup.

Scope: AU: confirm state-specific intake and will matter type

Practice-specific workflow

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Archie
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Check where original wills are recorded

The executed will scan in a matter does not establish where the original is physically held or whether it was released.

Scope: AU: firm custody procedure; state-specific legal review

Practice-specific workflow

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Operations & ReportingProposed workflow

Find missing fields in active matter records

Compare active matters with practice-specific approved field rules.

Scope: Clio custom-field configuration; firm-approved completeness rules, not jurisdictional filing requirements.

Cross-practice idea

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Operations & ReportingProposed workflow

Check closed-file archive and retrieval evidence

Compare approved inventory, archived items and recorded retrieval checks.

Scope: Approved local snapshot and physical-box evidence, reviewed with PowerShell 7 and Excel. Helper runtime is untested; no original-will custody or retention certification.

Cross-practice idea

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Operations & ReportingProposed workflow

Check required signatures against returned evidence

Match approved signer roles and document versions to envelope events and returned artifacts.

Scope: Docusign completion/history evidence and Acrobat; signature evidence only, NOT will execution, witnessing or testamentary validity.

Cross-practice idea

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This is a curated practice-area view. Cross-practice ideas are general administrative methods, not specialist legal guidance. Follow the jurisdiction and provider limits in each recipe. New specialist guides are under review; none of these adaptations has been run end to end.

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