deadlines

Track legal case deadlines using a local YAML ledger that records case, practice area, deadline type, due date, source, and responsible owner. It prevents missed deadlines by maintaining a shared cross-case operational ledger with consistent status and warning thresholds.

Generate cross-case deadline rollup reports from the clinic's YAML ledger to show overdue items and deadlines due in the next 3, 7, or 14 days. Reports are organized by responsible owner and practice area for weekly deadline reviews.

Close a legal deadline without completing it by providing a required rationale, which preserves a dated note trail for accountability. Completing a deadline requires confirmation, and all lifecycle updates maintain audit notes for supervisor review.

Deadline tracking supports jurisdiction-aware plausibility checks that sanity-check entered due dates against jurisdiction-specific plausibility band references. If the band file is missing, it stops and issues a supervisor-facing instruction.

Manage semester handoffs and deadline reassignment by updating responsible owners within the YAML ledger lifecycle. The ledger supports student and supervisor workflows, preserving audit notes and structured status updates for accountability during transitions.

Prevent duplicate deadline entries through built-in guards that check for obvious duplicates when adding new records to the YAML ledger. The system captures case, practice area, deadline type, description, due date, source, and owner while screening for redundancies.