System and method for legal document authoring and electronic court filing

A system for receiving and processing a claim file and authoring and electronically filing a legal document for a legal action in a court, comprising:

• an interface configured to electronically receive the claim file in electronic form wherein the claim file includes a plurality of data fields in a native format;
• a mapping module configured to be executed on an electronic processor, said mapping module being configured to map one or more of the fields of the claim file from the native format to a desired format different from the native format to form a modified claim file;
• a rules block configured to be executed on the processor and further configured to select a court based on data included in the modified claim file and predetermined court selection criteria;
• a legal document authoring block configured to be executed on the processor and configured to produce a legal document in electronic form configured for electronic filing in the selected court using the modified claim file and predetermined filing requirements data associated with the selected court;
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• a court filing block configured to be executed on the processor and configured to electronically file the generated legal document in the selected court.

A method for receiving and processing one or more claim files and authoring and electronically filing legal documents associated with legal actions, comprising the steps of:

• (A) electronically receiving at a system interface a first claim file in electronic form from a first entity wherein the first claim file includes a first source data element having a first format;
• (B) electronically receiving at the system interface a second claim file in electronic form from a second entity different from the first entity, wherein the second claim file includes a second source data element having a second format different from the first format;
• (C) mapping, using a processor, the first and second source data elements into first and second destination data elements conforming to a desired format to form first and second modified claim files;
• (D) selecting, using the processor, first and second courts, based respectively on data included in the first and second modified claim files and predetermined court selection criteria;
• (E) generating, using the processor, at least first and second legal documents in electronic form, respectively configured for electronic filing in the first and second courts and which are compliant with requirements of the first and second courts, said generating step using the first and second modified claim files and predetermined requirement data associated with the first and second courts;
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• (F) electronically filing the first and second legal documents respectively in the first and second courts to thereby institute legal actions in each court.