Clone a matter

Do the following to clone a matter:
  1. On the CoCounsel for Microsoft Outlook panel, go to the Manage Matters section and select
    View my records
    .
  2. On the
    My Records
    screen, go to the Actions column in the grid.
  3. Find the matter you want to view, then select the icon with 2 squares.

Create the matter on the
Clone matter
screen

On the
Clone Matter
screen, you can do the following:
  1. Select Cloning options. Mark the following checkboxes as necessary to select what to copy:
    • All matter participants
    • All other matter firms and fee arrangements
  2. Enter the following for the matter summary:
    • Short matter name
    • Matter ID
      note
      This ID must be changed to complete the clone.
  3. Enter the matter creation date and matter start date.
  4. Verify firm information. Nothing can be changed in this section during the cloning.
  5. Enter a full matter name, if applicable.
  6. Enter a matter description.
  7. Select the
    Substantive law
    from the dropdown.
  8. In the Organization information section, select the
    Org unit
    and
    Practice group
    from the dropdowns.
  9. In the Spend and Budget section select the
    Matter currency
    from the dropdown.
  10. Review and verify the spending, budget, fees, and expenses.
  11. Select
    Create matter
    when you're done.
  12. If there is duplicate information from the original matter, you'll get an error on the
    Clone Matter
    screen. Correct the issues then select
    Create matter
    again.
  13. When the matter has been successfully cloned, you'll get an alert on the
    My records
    screen.

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