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Partner & court configuration guide Work in progress

Work in progress (WIP)

This section is actively being expanded as new court systems, case types, and partner integrations are brought online. Contact the Suffolk LIT Lab for technical collaboration or pilot deployment inquiries.

LITEFile is engineered from the ground up to be declarative, customizable, and multi-jurisdictional. Court administrators, state administrative offices of the courts (AOCs), and legal aid partners (such as Illinois Legal Aid Online) can configure:

  • Court & partner branding: Official court seals, partner badges, help line phone numbers, and customized terms of service.
  • Dynamic case types & checklists: Rule-based filing plans that advise filers which documents are needed for their case.
  • Court-specific overrides: Tailored document rules and clerk phone numbers down to the individual county or division level.
  • AI document extraction prompts: Customized prompt instructions and deduction hints for state-specific case codes and court nomenclature.

How LITEFile configures jurisdictions​

efile_app/efile/static/config/
├── README.md                    # Technical documentation
├── base-case-types.yaml         # Base configuration (shared across states)
└── states/
    ├── illinois.yaml            # Complete Illinois court configuration
    ├── massachusetts.yaml       # Massachusetts Trial Court configuration
    └── vermont.yaml             # Vermont Judiciary configuration
  • Base configuration (base-case-types.yaml): Defines common party structures, input widgets, and default field validations.
  • State configuration (states/{jurisdiction}.yaml): Inherits from base and specifies state court naming conventions, document checklists, filing type mappings, and court contact directories.

Guides in this section​

  1. Jurisdiction & court configuration: Setting up state metadata, logos, court codes, and clerk contact numbers.
  2. Document checklists & filing plans: Authoring plain-language document checklists with requirement levels and role-based conditions.
  3. Customizing AI extraction & prompts: Fine-tuning LLM extraction prompts and field dictionaries for court documents.
  4. Docassemble & AssemblyLine integration: Connecting automated interview workflows to e-file directly.