Question 1

How does Workisy help corporate legal departments specifically?

Accepted Answer

Corporate legal departments face a unique challenge: they manage litigation across multiple practice areas, jurisdictions, and external counsel firms simultaneously — while also reporting status, budget, and risk to leadership. Workisy centralises all of this. Every case across every court and every external lawyer is tracked in one platform. AI fetches court updates automatically, so in-house counsel stop chasing external firms for status reports. Department heads get real-time dashboards showing case distribution, budget consumption, deadline compliance, and risk indicators. Board-ready litigation reports generate with one click instead of requiring weeks of manual compilation.

Question 2

Can Workisy track cases handled by our external counsel firms?

Accepted Answer

Yes. This is one of the most valuable features for corporate legal teams. Workisy tracks the case directly from court systems — regardless of which law firm is handling it. Your in-house team sees real-time status updates, new orders, and hearing dates without waiting for the external firm to send a monthly report. You can also grant limited portal access to external counsel so they can update matter notes and documents, creating a single source of truth across all your legal service providers.

Question 3

How does Workisy help with litigation budgeting and cost management?

Accepted Answer

Workisy tracks actual litigation spend against budgets by case, matter type, department, and external counsel firm. You can set budget thresholds that trigger alerts when spending approaches limits. The analytics dashboard shows cost trends over time, average cost per case type, and cost-per-outcome metrics that help you negotiate better fee arrangements with external firms and justify legal department budgets to the CFO with hard data.

Question 4

Can the General Counsel get a bird's-eye view of all litigation?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. The executive dashboard provides a real-time view of total active cases by type, jurisdiction, and risk level. Critical deadlines across all departments are surfaced prominently. Budget utilisation is shown by department and external counsel. The GC can drill down into any case for full details or generate board-ready reports that summarise the litigation portfolio in the format leadership expects. Role-based access ensures the GC sees everything while individual team members see only their assigned matters.

Question 5

How does Workisy handle data security for sensitive corporate litigation?

Accepted Answer

Corporate litigation data is among the most sensitive information a company possesses. Workisy implements enterprise-grade security: AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, role-based access controls down to individual case level, complete audit trails for every access event, and SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure with data residency in India. We execute Data Processing Agreements and can comply with specific security requirements from your information security team. Multi-factor authentication is enforced for all users.

Question 6

What does implementation look like for a large corporate legal department?

Accepted Answer

Implementation for corporate legal departments typically takes three to four weeks. Week one: we audit your current litigation portfolio, import case data, and configure court connections. Week two: we set up department structures, role-based access, budget tracking, and reporting templates aligned with your board reporting format. Week three: hands-on training for each team — in-house counsel, paralegals, and leadership. Week four: go-live with parallel operation, ensuring data accuracy before decommissioning legacy systems. A dedicated customer success manager supports your team throughout and beyond.

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