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Introducing free eFiling and eService in Illinois, Indiana, and Texas

New: free eFiling and eService in Illinois, Indiana, and Texas with One Legal, the all-in-one solution for professional filers.

Special instructions for eFiling in Cook County

These recommendations are condensed from a memo sent out by the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County on the morning of Friday, June 29, 2018. We’ve also changed certain language to match the filing terminology

Electronic filing becomes mandatory in Cook County

Electronic filing became mandatory for nearly all civil cases in the Circuit Court of Cook County at midnight on July 1, one minute after the old “OLIS” eFiling system was removed from the Clerk’s website. Under the new eFileIL system,

New at One Legal this quarter: April, May, June 2018

New eFiling courts, updates to our platform, and exciting opportunities for customers to refer colleagues to One Legal. Here are some of the things that happened over the last month: Customer referral program In April, One Legal announced a brand

Illinois Paralegal Association Members receive eFiling discount from One Legal

One Legal is excited to introduce a new discount program in partnership with the Illinois Paralegal Association. Users who are active members of the IPA can apply for 10% off eFiling and eService and 15% off Concierge eFiling services for

eFiling discounts for Chicago Bar Association members

One Legal is offering an eFiling discount to the Chicago legal community in partnership with the Chicago Bar Association. One Legal is excited to introduce a new discount program in partnership with the Chicago Bar Association (CBA). All active members of

The 7 PDF skills you need to successfully eFile in Illinois

You’ve probably heard by now that Illinois State Courts now require electronic filing of court documents almost without exception. As discussed in earlier posts, the courts are rather particular about the formatting of these electronic documents. Scanned PDFs are discouraged.

To scan or not to scan: eFiling requirements for Illinois

By now, most legal professionals in Illinois are familiar with the eFiling requirements imposed by state courts. But do you really know the mechanics of eFiling? For example, do you know when scanned documents are allowed and when they’re not?

Electronic signatures and eFiling in Illinois

As Illinois State Courts make the shift to electronic filing of virtually all civil court documents, many legal professionals have expressed concern about the signatures accompanying such documents. Prior to the electronic age, the law almost uniformly required original signatures

eFiling confidential documents in Illinois: what to know

Since the 2017 Illinois Supreme Court mandated electronic court filing in civil cases, the vision of “statewide online remote access system” is well on its way. And while these changes certainly add a level of convenience for lawyers, litigants, and

Cook County gets extension on mandatory eFiling

Cook County will have six more months to prepare for mandatory electronic filing of civil cases, according to an Illinois Supreme Court order issued Friday. After filing a request for a one-year extension (PDF) to the state’s January 1 mandatory

eFiling exemptions in Illinois Courts: cases & documents

In January 2016, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an order mandating that the state adopt electronic filing procedures for the vast majority of cases and document types. Since that time, the original order has been amended to provide greater detail

How to eServe in Illinois courts

On July 1, 2017, Illinois enacted a plethora of revisions to the Supreme Court Rules. Among them were sweeping revisions to the procedures for effecting service of pleadings and other case documents. As one of the state’s certified Electronic Filing

Preparing for Illinois eFiling at your firm

Ready or not, eFiling on the statewide eFileIL system is about to be the only way to file legal documents in Illinois courts. That means several major circuit courts with a different eFiling system already in place—including Cook, Will, DuPage

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