Ask most legal staff what actually eats their day, and it’s rarely the law itself — it’s the document pipeline. Draft something, download it, upload it to a PDF tool to convert it, download that, upload it somewhere else to redact it, download it again, upload it to yet another tool to assemble it into a discovery packet, then repeat the whole cycle to get a contract out for signature, all while tracking the various versions.
Every one of those download/upload steps is a place where a version goes stale, a file lands in the wrong folder, or a redaction gets missed. None of it is really about practicing law — it’s overhead created by stitching together a handful of single-purpose tools and it is time consuming.
That’s the problem our One App initiative is built to solve: cradle-to-grave document management, inside your Case Management application, with no bouncing files between outside tools to get the job done.
What Cradle to Grave Document Management Covers
Inside LegalEdge, a document’s entire lifecycle stays in one system. Behind the scenes, we’ve built this by embedding industry-leading engines directly into the platform — one for document creation and editing, another for PDF handling, redaction, assembly and eSignatures — so staff experience one continuous workflow, never a separate application to open, log into, or export files to.
Create and Co-Edit Documents in the Application
Create and edit documents directly in the application, with co-editing so multiple staff can work on the same document without passing versions back and forth by email, all while maintaining tight version control.
Convert to PDF and Edit PDFs Without a Separate Tool
Convert to PDF and edit the PDF right there in the same window — no separate PDF utility, no round-trip through an outside converter.
Assemble Discovery Packets From Case Documents
Assemble multiple documents into a single, unified discovery file, built directly from the case’s existing documents rather than manually collated outside the system.
Redact and Bates Number Inside the Same Workflow
Redact and Bates number the discovery packet as part of that same workflow, so the packet that goes out the door is complete, numbered, and properly redacted without ever leaving the application.
Route Contracts for eSignature From LegalEdge
Route contracts and other documents for eSignature directly from LegalEdge, so getting something signed doesn’t mean exporting it to a separate eSignature platform and manually tracking where it stands.
Every Handoff Between Tools Is a Version Control Risk
Every download-and-upload step in a typical document pipeline is a handoff — and every handoff is a chance for something to go wrong. A version gets edited outside the system and never makes it back in. A redaction happens in one tool but the unredacted original still sits in another. A signed contract comes back from an outside eSignature tool, and someone has to remember to attach it back to the matter.
Because the editing and PDF engines are embedded directly into LegalEdge rather than bolted on as separate applications, none of that hand-off risk exists. The discovery packet you produce is built from the same documents already attached to the case. The contract routed for signature is the same document that lives in the matter once it’s executed — no separate copy to reconcile, no separate login required.
Built for How Government Legal Offices Actually Work
Discovery production and contract routing aren’t side tasks for public defenders, prosecutors, and city or county attorneys — they’re daily work, often under tight deadlines and with real consequences for a missed redaction or a mishandled discovery packet. The One App approach means the tools built for that work are the same tools already holding your case and document data, not a separate stack your staff has to context-switch into…and pay for. Faster, easier, better, less costly.
Replacing Your Separate PDF, Redaction and eSignature Tools
If your office currently relies on separate tools to convert, redact, assemble, or route documents for signature, the One App approach is worth a closer look — fewer handoffs, fewer places for version control to break down, and a discovery or contract workflow your staff can complete without ever leaving the application.
Want to see the full document lifecycle in action? Request a demo or reach out to our team. One App will be available October this year.
