One Legal brings low cost eFiling and eService to San Francisco
You can now electronically file general civil cases in San Francisco Superior Court for just $9.95 with One Legal — 55% less than the average cost of an eFiling with one of San Francisco’s other filing providers. Low cost eFiling, with a an easy to use platform and comprehensive support to boot. At One Legal […]
eFiling is coming to Silicon Valley
Santa Clara County will soon begin requiring electronic filing. What do you need to know to be prepared? Court officials have recently announced that, beginning June 2016, Santa Clara County Superior Court will start to implement electronic court filing for civil cases. The county, which includes Palo Alto (Apple), Mountain View (Google), and Sunnyvale (Yahoo!), […]
How court filing is changing and what it means for your law firm
Note from the editor: In October 2015, we wrote a post setting out some of the big changes that were coming to the California courts. In this post, we provide updates on those changes and explain what they mean for your law firm. There’s a lot of change happening in the state courts right now. […]
The top reasons court filings get rejected (and how you can avoid them)
Here at One Legal, we know a bit about getting court documents filed accurately and on time. That means we also have the inside scoop on how to avoid rejected court filings. In 2015, we filed over 600,000 documents in electronic filing courts (like Orange County, San Diego, and San Francisco) and in courts that […]
California Civil Procedure Code changes allow for faster service of process
At One Legal we’ve long prided ourselves in being among the most successful process servers in the business. Until recently, the California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) for service inside a gated community contained a rule hindering unannounced access to the party being served. Service of process and gated communities This rule (CCP 415.21, if […]
What you need to know about eService in California superior courts
Have you ever wanted to eServe your documents but worried that you might not be doing it correctly? eService can be much more efficient and save you time and money, but it is imperative that you comply with the California Rules of Court. Many people don’t know that you can actually eServe documents in all […]
Helpful hints for surviving a California State Bar MCLE audit
As we previously posted, the State Bar is strictly enforcing their compliance rules and this year, they have conducted the largest audit to date. Everyone wants to avoid the dreaded audit, but should you be asked to provide proof of your MCLE hours, the Bar has provided some helpful tips that might help make the […]
California State Bar conducts largest MCLE audit to date
Back in February of this year, One Legal attended an MCLE rule amendment meeting at the California State Bar. As an MCLE provider, it is essential that we comply with the changing rules. As you may remember, we reported that the State Bar would be strictly enforcing compliance rules and that attorneys should be expecting […]
5 San Diego civil eFiling requirements you need to know
San Diego County Superior Court has revised its Civil eFiling requirements. All requirements are effective as of June 30, 2014. Here are five updates that you should be aware of: #1 North County Division is open for eFiling for non-mandated civil cases if the case has been first initiated on or after June 2014 or if […]
San Diego Superior Court announces eFiling in north county division
On May 20, 2014, San Diego Superior Court announced that effective June 30, 2014 it will initiate eFiling in its North County Civil Division. Documents may be filed electronically in North County Civil cases where either: (1) the case is first initiated on or after June 30, 2014; or (2) the case is already pending as […]
eFiling courts in California ask users to optimize their document sizes
eFiling clerks at the Orange County Superior Court have been asking Electronic Filing Service Providers, such as One Legal, to raise awareness among the eFiling community about the size of documents uploaded for eFiling. Users often upload large files that take longer to review and file by the court, significantly complicating and delaying the filing […]