Clone a matter
Do the following to clone a matter:
- On the CoCounsel for Microsoft Outlook panel, go to the Manage Matters section and selectView my records.
- On theMy Recordsscreen, go to the Actions column in the grid.
- Find the matter you want to view, then select the icon with 2 squares.
Create the matter on the Clone matter screen
Clone matter
screenOn the
Clone Matter
screen, you can do the following:- Select Cloning options. Mark the following checkboxes as necessary to select what to copy:
- All matter participants
- All other matter firms and fee arrangements
- Enter the following for the matter summary:
- Short matter name
- Matter IDnoteThis ID must be changed to complete the clone.
- Enter the matter creation date and matter start date.
- Verify firm information. Nothing can be changed in this section during the cloning.
- Enter a full matter name, if applicable.
- Enter a matter description.
- Select theSubstantive lawfrom the dropdown.
- In the Organization information section, select theOrg unitandPractice groupfrom the dropdowns.
- In the Spend and Budget section select theMatter currencyfrom the dropdown.
- Review and verify the spending, budget, fees, and expenses.
- SelectCreate matterwhen you're done.
- If there is duplicate information from the original matter, you'll get an error on theClone Matterscreen. Correct the issues then selectCreate matteragain.
- When the matter has been successfully cloned, you'll get an alert on theMy recordsscreen.