How to create courts and court division contacts?

Create a court 

To create a court, follow these steps:  

1. Click the “+” icon located in the upper right corner of the screen and select “Contact” from the dropdown menu.  
2. Choose “Court” as the contact type.  
3. Next, select “Input manually” to create a court. 
4. Click “Continue”. 
5. Fill in the individual details.
6.  Select a country. 
7. Fill in name of court.  
8. Choose office handling cooperation with selected court. 
9. Complete the contact and address details. 
10. Click “Save”. 

 A new court will be created. On this card, you can add a department and court staff. You can also register incoming correspondence from this court. 

Create a division of the court 

To create a division within a court, follow these steps:  

1. Click the “+” icon located in the upper right corner of the screen and select “Contact” from the dropdown menu.  
2. Choose “Court division” as the contact type.  
3. In the “Court” field, search for and select the appropriate court. 
4. Then fill in the division name.  

A new department will be successfully created under the specific court. By default, the department will have the court’s address attached. If the department has a different address than the main court, you can edit the information and update the department’s address. 

1. Complete the contact and address details. 
2. Click “Save”.  

Change the address of a court division 

To change the address of a court department, follow these steps:  

1. Go to the “Contacts” tab in the main menu and select “Courts”.  
2. Next to the search bar, choose the contact type – “Court division” – and search for a specific department or select from the list.  
3. On the department’s card, click the three-dot icon and select “Edit”.  
4. Click on the “Address” field and uncheck the box indicating that the “Division is located at the same address as the court”.  
5. Fill in the address details and click “Save”. 

Add an employee to a court department 

Infino Legal allows you to add an employee to a department either directly on the department’s card or by adding a new employee from the general view.  

To add an employee to a court department from the department’s card:  

1. Go to the “Contacts” tab in the main menu and select “Courts”.  
2. Next to the search bar, choose the contact type – “Court division” – and search for a specific department or select from the list.  
3. On the department’s card, click “Add employee“.  
4. Fill in the contact details of the employee and click “Save”. 

To add a new contact from the general view:  

1. Click the “+” icon located in the upper right corner of the screen and select “Contact” from the dropdown menu.  
2. Choose “Court Employee” as the contact type.  
3. Fill in the employee’s details, including their position and court.  
4. Specify the court department (optional) after selecting the court.  
5. Fill in the contact information and click “Save”. 

These improvements allow you to accurately represent the court structure in Infino Legal without unnecessary duplicates and save time when adding new courts, thanks to the comprehensive court database.