Dear Customer:

Welcome to our current issue of the One Legal eNEWS. We hope you find it offers you valuable information about our services and eFiling in Texas.

Interview with Charles Bacarisse, Harris County
District Clerk

Recently, we had the pleasure of talking with Charles Bacarisse, who is serving his fourth term as the District Clerk of Harris County – an office that is custodian of the records for 80 courts. Mr. Bacarisse shared his views on the current and future state of eFiling in Harris County and Texas.

View the article.

Common Questions & Answers about eService

Q. When you invite a party to eService, how are you notified that the party has either accepted or rejected?

1. If the user "opts in", you will see that person listed the next time you create an eService order. Until that person opts in or out, you will not be able to see them on the service list. If a user tries to send a person an invite that has already been invited for that case, the inviter will be immediately notified on the screen that that invitee has already been invited.

Q. If you eServe a party that has agreed to accept eService, what happens if the spam blocker keeps your notice from going through?

1. If you have attempted to serve a party that accepts eService, your firm will have lived up to the intent. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure their email server can accept these notifications.

Q. When you use eService, is there a link from the email to the document in reference?

1. Yes.

Q. How do you notify the court electronically when you have multiple citations to be sent to multiple parties at multiple addresses?

1. There are several ways to notify the court.  First, as an attachment to the filing order, list the parties you wish to have a citation sent to. Second, in the Clerk Instruction field, you may include a note to alert the clerk advising them of the citation party listing. Finally, in the ‘Additional Services’ section of the eFiling process, select "Citation (Additional)..." along with the number of citations required.  See example below.

Pricing and Service Update

Effective January 1, 2007, One Legal pricing for all eFiling and eService submissions is as follows:  

• directFILE™                                        $9.95
• directSERVE™                                    $9.95
• directFILE & SERVE™                       $17.95

For a limited time, we will waive our Funds Advance Fee (FAF) for our Texas customers. This fee is typically charged when One Legal advances court filing or other fees necessary to complete your assignment. 

Texas Jurisdictions that Accept eFiling

eFiling in Texas is rapidly expanding, with 29 counties accepting eFiling in 50 jurisdictions.  For a list of districts and counties along with their website address, click here.

In this issue:
 •  Interview with Charles
     Bacarisse, Harris County
     District Clerk
 •  Common Questions &
     Answers about eServices
 •  Pricing and System Update
 •  List of Texas Jurisdictions
    that Accept eFiling

For information,
contact us at:

David Lundberg
One Legal, Inc
dlundberg@onelegal.com
(713) 373-2082

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