Streamlined Court E-Filing Made Accessible

LITEFile is a modern, lightweight web application designed to simplify electronic court filing for self-represented litigants, legal aid advocates, and court partners through plain-language guidance, document checklists, and automated field extraction.

End-user guide Partner & court guide WIP Admin & deployment

"E-filing shouldn't require a law degree or an encyclopedic knowledge of court codes. LITEFile turns complex filing requirements into clear, step-by-step guidance."
— Suffolk University Law School LIT Lab & Partner Courts

Core capabilities & design

Built from the ground up to reduce rejected filings, eliminate clerk confusion, and streamline access to justice.

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Guided filing workflow

A progressive 14-step journey guiding users from document upload and case lookup to party details, filing fee calculation, and direct EFSP submission.

View step-by-step walkthrough →

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AI document extraction

OpenAI-compatible LLM and OCR pipeline that inspects uploaded PDF forms to suggest court jurisdictions, case types, categories, and docket numbers automatically.

Customize AI prompts →

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Document checklists & plans

State and court-specific guidance that shows filers what documents are always, usually, or conditionally needed (e.g., Landlord vs. Tenant role requirements).

Checklist configuration →

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Jurisdiction YAML configs

Declarative YAML configuration files allowing court partners to configure case types, filing fee waivers, court logos, clerk contact info, and local rules without code changes.

Jurisdiction specs →

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Modern cloud deployment

Containerized Python 3.12 / Django ASGI stack with UV package management, Gunicorn/Uvicorn, WhiteNoise static delivery, and AWS S3 secure document handling.

Deployment guide →

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