Case Management and Litigation Deadlines
Calendaring Discipline
Milestone tracking records completion of defined stages such as initial evaluation, discovery completion, mediation, and trial readiness. It supports portfolio oversight and identifies matters not advancing.
Milestones are typically tied to reporting and budget phases.
Alternative Names:
Milestone Tracking, Case Milestone Management
Why it Matters?
Milestones reveal stalled matters that deadline tracking misses, since a case can be current on every deadline while making no substantive progress. Tying milestones to reporting obligations also aligns the internal view with what the client sees, which reduces the gap between a firm's sense of a matter's status and the client's. Milestone data feeds cycle time metrics used in panel evaluation.
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Frequently asked questions
What do milestones reveal that deadlines do not?
Why tie milestones to reporting?
