Server for smart legal management and operating method thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a server for smart legal management and an operating method thereof and, more specifically, to a server for smart legal management and an operating method thereof, wherein, while litigation is conducted in connection with contracts or litigation-related consulting is provided, the server provides a service for safely and conveniently storing and managing litigation-related documents generated, without constraints of time and space. To achieve the object of the present invention, provided is a server for smart legal management, the server comprising: an input unit that allows a user to input cases and information related to the cases into the server by using an access terminal; an output unit that outputs the cases and the information related to the cases from the server to the user; a communication unit that communicates information internally within the server and externally from the server; a storage unit storing information of the server; a control unit that controls all operations of the server; and a memory unit that executes various programs of the server and stores information associated therewith.

Description

Smart Legal Management Server and its Operation Method

[0001] The present invention relates to a smart legal management server and an operating method thereof, and more particularly, to a smart legal management server and an operating method thereof that provides a service capable of safely and conveniently storing and managing litigation-related documents generated while conducting litigation or providing advice related to litigation in relation to a contract without being restricted by time and space.

[0002] In modern society, many people write and sign contracts. Contracts are being drafted not only between individuals but also between businesses on a regular basis.

[0003] Contracts are also incredibly diverse, encompassing general contracts, lease agreements, sales contracts, delivery contracts, authorization agreements, merger and acquisition agreements, employment contracts, patent agreements, transfer of interest agreements, building sales contracts, and cooperative agreements. Furthermore, as technology advances and society evolves, the types of contracts are also diversifying, with new types emerging alongside traditional contracts.

[0004] As described above, contracts are becoming more diverse and the number of contracts being drafted is steadily increasing, leading to a gradual increase in related litigation cases. Furthermore, as the number of litigation cases increases, the number of inquiries regarding litigation-related consultations is also steadily increasing.

[0005] However, it was difficult to manage legal documents, including complex and voluminous contracts, because contracts were drafted offline and then uploaded and saved online by the contracting parties, or contracts were drafted online, saved online, and then managed directly by the contracting parties.

[0006] Furthermore, litigation related to contracts or litigation-related consultations often generates a large number of related litigation documents, making it challenging to securely store and manage them. Furthermore, storing litigation-related documents online without proper security measures created security vulnerabilities. Sharing and editing these documents with multiple users was also difficult. Furthermore, users managing these documents directly led to document loss. Furthermore, it was difficult to monitor the progress of litigation cases, making it difficult to respond quickly to ongoing cases.

[0007] Therefore, there is a need for a service that can solve the above problems and safely and conveniently store and manage litigation-related documents without being restricted by time and space.

[0008] Accordingly, the technical problem of the present invention was conceived from this point, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart legal management server and an operating method thereof that enable a user to easily classify and manage litigation-related documents that are complex and difficult to manage due to their large quantity.

[0009] In addition, it provides a smart legal management server and its operation method that can ensure compliance with laws and regulations and prevent legal issues.

[0010] In addition, for security purposes, a smart legal management server and its operation method are provided that allow only authorized users to access the service and view and modify litigation-related documents.

[0011] In addition, it provides a smart legal management server that safely stores litigation-related documents and a method for operating the same.

[0012] Additionally, it provides a smart legal management server and its operation method that allows legal teams and other relevant personnel to easily access necessary litigation-related documents and quickly find the necessary information.

[0013] In addition, it provides a smart law management server and its operation method that allows users working remotely in different regions to access the service from any location with an Internet connection.

[0014] In addition, it provides a smart legal management server and its operation method that automatically manages litigation-related documents to save time and cost.

[0015] In addition, a smart legal management server and its operation method are provided that can immediately correct a service when a problem is discovered in the service while using the litigation-related document management service.

[0016] In addition, it provides a smart legal management server and its operation method that can provide real-time information on the receipt and progress of current litigation cases through linkage with the Supreme Court website and enable appropriate and rapid identification and response to the status of litigation cases.

[0017] In addition, a smart legal management server and its operation method are provided to quickly inform the user of the status of updates to documents related to ongoing litigation through notification and email provision services.

[0018] In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a smart legal management server is provided, which includes an input unit for a user to input a case and information related to the case into a server using a connection terminal; an output unit for outputting the case and information related to the case from the server to the user; a communication unit for communicating information internally and externally to the server; a storage unit for storing information of the server; a control unit for controlling all operations of the server; and a memory unit for executing various programs of the server and storing accompanying information, wherein the memory unit includes a case management unit for managing overall tasks such as registration, review, progress, and conclusion of the case; a home screen management unit for managing progress status information regarding the case and providing the progress status information through the home screen of the user's connection terminal; a law firm management unit for managing information regarding a law firm handling litigation or consulting regarding the case and providing information regarding the law firm; a Supreme Court linkage unit for providing information regarding litigation regarding the case in conjunction with the Supreme Court website; a cost management unit for managing information regarding costs incurred in performing work regarding the case and providing information regarding the costs; and a file management unit for storing and managing attached files regarding the case.

[0019] According to the present invention, by utilizing the litigation management service provided by the smart legal management server, a user can easily classify and manage litigation-related documents that are complex and difficult to manage due to their large quantity, thereby improving efficiency.

[0020] Additionally, it is important that litigation-related documents comply with legal requirements, as this can ensure compliance with laws and regulations and prevent legal issues.

[0021] Additionally, only authorized users can use the service and view or edit litigation-related documents, thereby enhancing security.

[0022] Additionally, it can improve the stability of storage by safely storing documents related to litigation.

[0023] Additionally, it can improve accessibility by allowing legal teams and other relevant personnel to easily access necessary litigation-related documents and quickly find the information they need.

[0024] Additionally, users working remotely in different regions can access the service from any location with an Internet connection, overcoming constraints of time and space.

[0025] Additionally, it has a cost-saving effect as it saves the time and money required to manually manage litigation-related documents.

[0026] Additionally, if a problem is discovered while using a litigation-related document management service, the ease of service modification can be improved by enabling immediate modification of the service.

[0027] Additionally, by linking with the Supreme Court website, you can check the status of current litigation cases in real time, allowing you to quickly and appropriately grasp the status of litigation cases and respond accordingly.

[0028] Additionally, notification and email services provide quick updates on ongoing litigation-related documents.

[0029] However, the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects, and can be expanded in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a smart legal management server according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 2 is a block diagram of an event management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an incident registration unit according to one embodiment of the present invention providing summary information on a registered incident based on incident information entered by a person in charge.

[0033] FIG. 4 is a drawing showing an incident registration unit according to one embodiment of the present invention providing general information about a registered incident based on incident information entered by a person in charge.

[0034] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an incident registration unit according to one embodiment of the present invention providing progress information on a registered incident based on incident information entered by a person in charge.

[0035] FIG. 6 is a drawing showing an opinion and history management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention in which a person in charge inputs an opinion and provides history information on changes.

[0036] FIG. 7 is a drawing showing an email management unit providing email-related services according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] FIG. 8 is a drawing showing a process of concluding a registered case in an event concluding unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a process of reviewing and approving a request for advice from a case registry according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a process of assigning reviewers and review approvers to review advice in a case registry according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] FIG. 11 is a drawing showing the status of an event in a home screen management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0041] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing information about a law firm registered in a law firm management department according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0042] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing information on lawyers registered in a law firm management department according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0043] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing general case information in conjunction with the Supreme Court website in a Supreme Court linkage unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0044] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing case progress information in conjunction with the Supreme Court website in a Supreme Court linkage unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0045] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing cost management information in a cost management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0046] FIG. 17 is a drawing showing a file managed by a file management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0047] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

[0048] The present invention is susceptible to various modifications and takes various forms. Specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific disclosed forms, but rather to encompass all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

[0049] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a smart legal management server according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0050] Referring to FIG. 1, the smart law management server (100) of the present invention is installed and operates on a connection terminal (10) such as a personal PC at home or at work, and is composed of an input unit (110), an output unit (120), a communication unit (130), a storage unit (140), a control unit (150), and a memory unit (160).

[0051] The input unit (110) inputs information about an event that a user wishes to register through a connection terminal (10), the output unit (120) outputs information about an event registered from a server, the communication unit (130) communicates information inside and outside the server, the storage unit (140) stores information generated in the server, the control unit (150) controls all operations of the server, and the memory unit (160) executes various programs and stores data accompanying them.

[0052] In addition, the memory unit (160) includes a case management unit (170), a home screen management unit (190), a law firm management unit (200), a Supreme Court linkage unit (210), a cost management unit (220), and a file management unit (230), and a detailed description of each component will be described below.

[0053] Figure 2 is a block diagram of an event management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0054] Referring to Figure 2, the incident management department (170) is composed of an incident registration department (171), an opinion and history management department (172), an email management department (173), a incident conclusion department (174), and an advisory review department (175).

[0055] The case management department (170) manages the case registration department (171), the opinion and history management department (172), the email management department (173), the case closure department (174), and the case review department (175), and manages overall tasks such as registration, review, progress, and closure of cases.

[0056] The case registration unit (171) registers new cases (litigation cases or advisory cases) and provides summary, general or progress information of the registered cases, the opinion and history management unit (172) inputs opinions on registered cases and manages the history of input opinions, the email management unit (173) manages emails sent or received inside or outside the smart legal management server (100), the case closing unit (174) closes registered cases, and the case review unit (175) reviews and approves advice when the registered case is an advisory case. A detailed description of each component will be provided below.

[0057] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an incident registration unit according to an embodiment of the present invention providing summary information on a registered incident based on incident information entered by a person in charge, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an incident registration unit according to an embodiment of the present invention providing general information on a registered incident based on incident information entered by a person in charge, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an incident registration unit according to an embodiment of the present invention providing progress information on a registered incident based on incident information entered by a person in charge.

[0058] Referring to FIG. 3, when a new case (a litigation case or a consulting case) occurs, the person in charge inputs the new case and its related information into the smart legal management server (100) through the input unit (110), and the case registration unit (171) registers the case and its related information entered by the person in charge into the smart legal management server (100) and stores them in the storage unit (140). In addition, the person in charge checks the summary information on the registered case provided by the case registration unit (171) through the 'case registration information field' displayed on the screen of the person in charge's access terminal (10).

[0059] Information about a case displayed through the 'Case Registration Information' section includes, in the case of a litigation case, the author, department in charge, case name, case classification, level of trial, litigator, company status, person in charge, related person, case description, reference, related case, and attached files.

[0060] Referring to Figures 4 and 5, the case registry (171) provides general information and progress information on registered cases based on the court name, case number, and party information entered by the person in charge in the case of a litigation case. At this time, the case registry (171) receives updated progress information on registered cases from the Supreme Court linkage (210) and provides it to the person in charge. The Supreme Court linkage (210) is linked to the Supreme Court website and automatically updates progress information on registered cases provided by the Supreme Court website and provides it to the case registry (171).

[0061] The person in charge can also check summary information, general information, and progress information about registered cases by searching using keywords such as court name, case number, and party information.

[0062] FIG. 6 is a drawing showing an opinion and history management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention in which a person in charge inputs an opinion and provides history information on changes.

[0063] Referring to Fig. 6, the opinion and history management department (172) provides an 'opinion input field' where the person in charge can input an opinion regarding an incident, and manages the opinions entered by the person in charge through the 'opinion input field' and the history information related thereto.

[0064] Case managers or persons related to the case input their opinions regarding the registered case through the 'opinion input field', and the input opinions are stored in the storage unit (140). At this time, attached files are also stored together with the input opinions in the storage unit (140), and the saved opinions and attached files are stored including information about which manager wrote them, when they were written, and when they were uploaded.

[0065] When a person in charge inputs an opinion on a registered case through the 'opinion input field' and uploads an attached file, the opinion and history management department (172) provides information on opinions or attached files previously written or attached by another person in charge through the 'opinion and history information provision field'. In addition, the opinion and history management department (172) also provides change information, such as changed person in charge information or changed system information, through the 'opinion and history information provision field'.

[0066] The person in charge can open and review the comments or attached files provided through the "Provision of History Information" section, including who wrote them, when they were written, and when they were uploaded. They can also add comments that follow those written by other people. The "Provision of History Information" section also allows the person in charge to review changes, such as updated information about the person in charge or updated system information.

[0067] If a manager has any questions about a comment or attachment provided through the "Provision of History Information" field, they can identify the manager who submitted the comment or attachment and send a message to ask the manager their question. They can also invite the manager to a real-time chat window and engage in a live chat conversation to ask questions and discuss their concerns. Furthermore, multiple managers can be invited to the chat window to discuss their concerns.

[0068] The above process applies equally to registered cases as well as registered consultations.

[0069] FIG. 7 is a drawing showing an email management unit providing email-related services according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0070] Referring to FIG. 7, the email management unit (173) can receive external emails or attachments from clients to the smart legal management server (100) by linking with an external email server. Through this, the email management unit (173) can receive all emails or attachments related to a case stored in the external email server at once.

[0071] The email management unit (173) receives emails or attachments required for contract execution from clients by linking with an external email server for each case registered in the case registration unit (171). To this end, the email management unit (173) creates a separate email address for each case. The case manager informs the client of the email address corresponding to the requested case. The client then sends the email or attachment related to the requested case to the corresponding email address.

[0072] The email management unit (173) stores emails or attachments received from or sent to clients in the 'File Management' section, categorized by case. At this time, the email management unit (173) automatically creates folders categorized by case in the 'File Management' section while creating email addresses for each case, and stores emails or attachments received from or sent to clients in the folders categorized by case.

[0073] Folders categorized by case can be created by the email management department (173), but can also be created by the person in charge. Within these folders categorized by case, folders for emails or attachments received from clients and folders for emails or attachments sent to clients can exist separately. This allows emails or attachments received from clients and emails or attachments sent to clients to be stored separately in folders.

[0074] Meanwhile, the email management unit (173) can analyze the contents of emails or attachments received from clients and automatically store them in folders categorized by case, even without creating separate email addresses for each case. The email management unit (173) can automatically categorize cases by verifying the client, confirming the case number, analyzing the email title or content, or analyzing the attachment title or content, and then store the categorized cases in folders categorized by case.

[0075] The person in charge confirms the email or attachment received from the client through the 'Email Receipt Confirmation Box'. The email management unit (173) provides a separate 'Case Selection Unit' for selecting cases registered in the Case Registration Unit (171). The person in charge can select the case he or she wishes to confirm in the 'Case Selection Unit' and confirm the email or attachment related to the case selected in the 'Email Receipt Confirmation Box'.

[0076] Additionally, the email management department (173) provides a separate "Case Search Department," where staff can search for cases and check emails or attachments related to them. To search for cases in the "Case Search Department," staff can enter search terms such as client, case manager, or case number.

[0077] The person in charge can review emails or attachments stored in folders categorized by case in the "File Management" section. At this time, the person in charge can select or search for a case-specific folder using the same method used to select or search for a case in the "Case Selection" or "Case Search" section of the "Mail Receipt Confirmation" section. The person in charge can then review emails or attachments stored in the case-specific folder.

[0078] FIG. 8 is a drawing showing a process of concluding a registered case in an event concluding unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0079] Referring to Figure 8, the case closing unit (174) initiates the closing procedure for a registered case once the registered case is closed. To enable the person in charge to close the registered case, the case closing unit (174) provides the person in charge with a "Closing Case" field and a "Closed Case Information Input Field."

[0080] The person in charge proceeds with the procedure of closing a case through the 'Case Closure'. The case closure department (174) provides the 'Case Closure' to the person in charge, and when the person in charge clicks the 'Case Closure', the case closure department (174) provides the person in charge with the 'Case Closure Information Input Field' for entering information related to case closure, and the person in charge closes the case by entering the reason for case closure or related opinions in the 'Case Closure Information Input Field'.

[0081] In addition, when the person in charge searches for a case after entering information related to the case closure in the 'Closed Case Information Input Field', the case closure department (174) provides the person in charge with information such as whether the case is closed, whether the case was won, and opinions related to the closed case through the 'Closed Case Information Display Field'.

[0082] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a process of reviewing and approving a request for advice from a case registry according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0083] Referring to Figure 9, if a case registered in the case registration book (171) is a consultation case, the consultation review department (175) provides the person in charge with a ‘consultation progress stage information column’, and the person in charge can check the progress of the requested consultation through the ‘consultation progress stage information column’.

[0084] The process of a requested consultation proceeds through the following stages: consultation registration and review request request stage, review request approval and rejection stage, person in charge assignment (reviewer / review approver) and rejection stage, consultation review opinion writing and rejection stage, consultation review opinion final approval and rejection stage, and review completion stage.

[0085] During the consultation registration and review request process, you can enter the required information and submit a review request. The consultation name can be saved temporarily and edited later. Review requests will display the department head (if applicable) and the user can also select it. If there is no department head, all department members (including the user) can be selected. If no department information is available, only the user can be displayed.

[0086] At the review request approval and rejection stage, the person in charge checks the requested advice, approves the request, and rejects the requested advice if it is an incorrect advice request.

[0087] In the assignment of a person in charge (reviewer / review approver) and rejection stage, the person in charge assigns a reviewer and review approver and provides advice.

[0088] In the advisory review opinion writing and rejection stage, the reviewer reviews the requested advisory information, writes an opinion, and requests the review approver to approve the completed advisory.

[0089] During the final approval and rejection stage of the advisory review, the reviewer approves the completed consultation. If further revisions are required, the consultation is returned to the reviewer. The reviewer then re-reviews the rejected consultation and requests approval from the reviewer again.

[0090] At the review completion stage, when the reviewer approves the final consultation, the person in charge of registering the consultation can check the reviewer, reviewer approver, attached files, comments, etc.

[0091] Meanwhile, when a reviewer writes a review opinion on the assigned advice, the advisory review department (175) provides summary information on the assigned advice, and the summary information includes facts, the gist of the inquiry, and issues.

[0092] Additionally, the Advisory Review Unit (175) recommends similar advisory cases to the assigned advisory for reviewers to review. The Advisory Review Unit (175) recommends multiple similar advisory cases and summarizes key content to enable reviewers to intuitively understand the content. Furthermore, the original text of the similar advisory cases is also provided, allowing reviewers to simultaneously compare the summary and original text of the similar advisory cases. Multiple similar advisory cases are pre-stored in the storage unit (140).

[0093] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a process of assigning reviewers and review approvers to review advice in a case registry according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0094] Referring to Fig. 10, the advisory review department (175) displays a list of advisors to be assigned in the 'Assignment Advisory Display Box', and the person in charge selects the advisors to be assigned from the list of advisors displayed in the 'Assignment Advisory Display Box' by using the 'Assignment Advisory Check Box'. After completing the selection of advisors to be assigned, the person in charge clicks the 'Reviewer Selection Box' to assign a reviewer. At this time, the reviewer may be a legal officer, and the review approver who approves the completed review may be a legal manager.

[0095] When the person in charge clicks the "Select Reviewer" button, a pop-up message will appear with the "Assign Reviewer" field. The person in charge can then assign the consultation to a reviewer by specifying the reviewer in the "Assign Reviewer" field. Before assigning a reviewer, the person in charge can refer to the assigned consultation status information displayed in the "Display Reviewer Work Status" field. This allows the person in charge to designate a reviewer with relatively few assigned consultations as the advisory reviewer.

[0096] Information on the work status of each reviewer provided by the advisory review department (175) can be provided by displaying the amount of work being done by each reviewer as a percentage.

[0097] For example, Reviewer A's workload might be displayed as 100%, while Reviewer B's workload might be displayed as 70%. This allows reviewers to understand each reviewer's workload and assign additional work to reviewers with lower workloads.

[0098] The percentage (%) of the workload being performed by each reviewer can be calculated by a preset formula. The advisory review department (175) can calculate the percentage (%) of workload by multiplying the number of ongoing advisory cases, the difficulty (high / medium / low) of each advisory case, and the reviewer involvement rate (%) of each advisory case (Percent (%) of workload = number of ongoing advisory cases * difficulty (high / medium / low) of each advisory case * reviewer involvement rate (%) of each advisory case). In addition, the variables of the number of ongoing advisory cases, the difficulty (high / medium / low) of each advisory case, and the reviewer involvement rate (%) of each advisory case can be multiplied by a weight according to the importance of each variable and set.

[0099] For example, if a reviewer is reviewing six consultations, two high difficulty consultations, two medium difficulty consultations, and two low difficulty consultations, and is involved in the two high difficulty consultations by 80% and 90%, respectively, the two medium difficulty consultations by 90% and 80%, and the two low difficulty consultations by 100% and 95%, then the consultation review department (175) can calculate the percentage of the reviewer's workload in progress as 90%.

[0100] The reviewer to whom the case will be assigned may be an in-house attorney or legal representative working within the firm, or an outside attorney working for an external law firm.

[0101] FIG. 11 is a drawing showing the status of an event in a home screen management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0102] Referring to FIG. 11, the home screen management unit (190) manages and processes information on the progress of cases, such as cases currently in progress (litigation cases or advisory cases), completed cases (litigation cases or advisory cases), and rejected advisory cases, and provides the information through the person in charge's access terminal (10). The person in charge can check the number of cases currently in progress (litigation cases or advisory cases), completed cases (litigation cases or advisory cases), and rejected advisory cases through the 'work status display field' provided by the home screen management unit (190).

[0103] In addition, information on daily events can be checked through the 'calendar display field' provided by the home screen management unit (190), and the person in charge can select a specific date in the 'calendar display field' and check event information related to the selected specific date through the 'schedule display field'.

[0104] The 'schedule display box' provided by the home screen management unit (190) displays case information related to a specific date so that the person in charge can intuitively distinguish whether the information corresponds to a litigation case or an advisory case.

[0105] For example, textual information for "Case" or "Consultation" with color overlays is included with case information related to a specific date in the "Schedule Display" field. Different colors overlay the text for "Case" or "Consultation" to distinguish whether the case information pertains to a litigation case or a consultation case. Additionally, for litigation cases, information such as the "argument date" requiring court attendance is also displayed and provided.

[0106] Meanwhile, the person in charge can select the case list from the 'case list display box' provided by the home screen management unit (190). The home screen management unit (190) provides the case information included in the case count information provided through the 'work status display box' by dividing it into a case list related to litigation cases and a consultation list related to consultation cases, and then provides it through the 'case list display box'.

[0107] Selecting a case list related to a litigation case will provide a list of organized cases. Selecting a case list related to a consultation case will provide a list of organized cases related to the consultation. The case lists related to litigation cases and the list of consultations related to consultation cases also provide information such as the case status (in progress, completed, rejected, etc.), case name, department in charge, person in charge, and registration date.

[0108] The case list for litigation cases and the list of consultations for advisory cases provide status information, including text indicating "In Progress," "Completed," and "Rejected," in different colors. This allows the case manager to intuitively understand the current status of the case information provided through the "Case List Display."

[0109] When a case manager logs into the Smart Legal Management Server (100), the home screen management unit (190) notifies the case manager of information regarding impending case deadlines in the form of a pop-up message. The information provided in the pop-up message includes information such as the trial date, trial preparation date, court document submission deadline, consultation review deadline, consultation approval deadline, fee payment deadline, and client meeting date.

[0110] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing information about a law firm registered in a law firm management department according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0111] Referring to Figure 12, the law firm management department (200) manages law firm information based on the uploaded law firm information uploaded by the person in charge. The law firm management department (200) provides information about law firms, and the person in charge can check the law firm information provided by the law firm management department (200) through the 'law firm display field'. If the person in charge wants to know more detailed information about a specific law firm, he or she can click on the specific law firm with the mouse to view the detailed information. The detailed information about the law firm is displayed to the person in charge in the form of a pop-up message, and the detailed information about the law firm includes information such as the law firm name, representative name, business registration number, country, registration date, and area of ​​expertise.

[0112] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing information on lawyers registered in a law firm management department according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0113] Referring to Figure 13, the law firm management department (200) manages attorney information based on the uploaded attorney information when the person in charge uploads information about the attorney. Attorney information managed by the law firm management department (200) can be checked in the "Attorney Display" field. If you want to know more detailed information about a specific attorney, you can click on the specific attorney with the mouse to view the detailed information. Detailed information about the attorney is displayed to the person in charge in the form of a pop-up message, and includes information such as the number of ongoing cases, the number of completed cases, the name of the affiliated law firm, email address, mobile phone number, office number, area of ​​expertise, other notes, and ongoing cases.

[0114] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing general case information in conjunction with the Supreme Court website in a Supreme Court linkage unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0115] Referring to Figure 14, the Supreme Court Linkage Department (210) provides general litigation information on litigation cases related to litigation cases or advisory cases through the ‘Case General Information Provision Column’ in conjunction with the Supreme Court website.

[0116] General litigation information for a case includes basic information such as case information, case name, plaintiff, defendant, court, date of filing, final result, plaintiff's complaint, defendant's complaint, acceptance type, merger type, appellant, date of appeal, date of appeal dismissal, amount of court fee, date of judgment arrival, date of finalization, etc., as well as information on the parties, information on the attorney, information on litigants involved, information on collateral, information on correction order, defendant and crime, etc.

[0117] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing case progress information in conjunction with the Supreme Court website in a Supreme Court linkage unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0118] Referring to Figure 15, the Supreme Court linkage department (210) updates litigation progress information on litigation cases related to litigation cases or advisory cases by linking with the Supreme Court website and provides it through the ‘Case Progress Information Provision Column.’

[0119] Litigation progress information for a case includes information on litigation-related tasks, dates, content, results, and public notices. Litigation-related tasks are categorized by date, delivery, order, and submitted documents. Litigation-related tasks are provided as textual information, with "Date," "Delivery," "Order," and "Submitted Documents" highlighted in different colors.

[0120] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing cost management information in a cost management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0121] Referring to Figure 16, the Cost Management Department (210) manages information related to costs incurred in performing case-related work and provides cost management information to the person in charge via the "Cost Management Information Provision" field. This cost management information includes information on litigation costs such as attorney fees, attorney success fees, litigation recognition fees, and case appraisal fees, as well as attorney fees. The person in charge can click on a specific cost provided via the "Cost Management Information Provision" field to view detailed information about that specific cost.

[0122] FIG. 17 is a drawing showing a file managed by a file management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0123] Referring to Fig. 17, the file management unit (230) provides information on file management to the person in charge through the ‘file management information provision field.’

[0124] The file management unit (230) creates ‘mail attachments’, ‘incident records’, and ‘opinions and history’ folders and stores and manages files attached in relation to incidents in folders related to the contents of the files.

[0125] The 'mail attachment' folder is a folder that stores files that are attached to emails and sent internally and externally through the email management unit (173), the 'case record' folder is a folder that stores files attached when registering a new case in the case registration unit (171), and the 'opinion and history' folder is a folder that stores files attached when entering opinions about cases in the opinion and history management unit (172).

[0126] Within the 'Incident Record' folder, there may be separate folders called 'New Incident' or 'New Advice', within the 'Email Attachment' folder, there may be separate folders called 'Sent File' and 'Received File', and within the 'Opinion and History' folder, there may be separate folders called 'Person in Charge'.

[0127] Additionally, when a file related to an incident is attached, the file management unit (230) can analyze the contents of the attached file, create a new folder, and store the attached file in the newly created folder. At this time, the new folder is created by classifying the contents of the attached file, and the file management unit (230) can analyze the contents of the attached file and also analyze the opinions written by the person in charge to create the new folder.

[0128] In addition, the file management unit (230) can provide a 'file search box', and the person in charge can find the desired file by entering keywords such as case name, case number, person in charge name, client name, date search, period search, etc. in the 'file search box'.

[0129] Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below.

[0130] [Explanation of symbols]

[0131] 10: Connection terminal

[0132] 100: Smart Legal Management Server

[0133] 110: Input section

[0134] 120: Output section

[0135] 130: Communications Department

[0136] 140: Storage

[0137] 150: Control unit

[0138] 160: Memory section

[0139] 170: Incident Management Department

[0140] 171: Case Registry

[0141] 172: Opinion and History Management Department

[0142] 173: Email Management Department

[0143] 174: Case Conclusion

[0144] 175: Advisory Review Department

[0145] 190: Home Screen Management

[0146] 200: Law Firm Management Department

[0147] 210: Supreme Court Interlocking Division

[0148] 220: Cost Management Department

[0149] 230: File Management Department

Claims

1. An input section where a user inputs an event and information related to the event into the server using a connection terminal; An output unit that outputs the above incident and information related to the above incident from the server to the user; A communication unit that communicates information inside and outside the server; A storage unit that stores information on the server; A smart law management server including a control unit that controls all operations of the server; and a memory unit that executes various programs of the server and stores accompanying information. The above memory unit includes a case management unit that manages the overall tasks of registering, reviewing, progressing, and concluding the case; A home screen management unit that manages progress information regarding the above incident and provides the progress information through the home screen of the user's access terminal; A law firm management department that manages information about law firms handling litigation or consulting on the above cases and provides information about the above law firms; The Supreme Court Linkage Department provides information on litigation related to the above case by linking it to the Supreme Court website; A smart legal management server comprising a cost management unit that manages information related to costs incurred in performing work related to the above case and provides information related to the above costs; and a file management unit that stores and manages attachments related to the above case.

2. In paragraph 1, The above home screen management section provides information on the number of cases or consultations currently in progress, completed cases or consultations, and rejected consultations through the work status display box, and provides case information included in the case number information provided through the work status display box by dividing it into a case list related to litigation cases and a consultation list related to consultation cases through the case list display box, and a smart legal management server that provides case information related to the specific date through the schedule display box when the user selects a specific date displayed in the calendar display box.

3. In paragraph 2, A smart legal management server that provides case information related to the specific date provided through the above schedule display box, including text information of 'case' or 'advice' displayed in different colors.

4. In paragraph 2, A smart legal management server that provides case information divided into a list of cases related to the above litigation case and a list of consultations related to the consultation case through the above case list display box, and includes text information of 'In progress', 'Completed in progress', and 'Rejected' in different colors.

5. In paragraph 1, The above Supreme Court Linkage Department provides updated general information and progress information on lawsuits related to the above case in conjunction with the Supreme Court website, and the progress information on the above lawsuit is a smart legal management server that includes text information on ‘date,’ ‘delivery,’ ‘order,’ and ‘submission documents’ overlaid in different colors.

6. In paragraph 1, The above file management unit creates a mail attachment folder, a case record folder, and an opinion and history folder, stores files attached to emails sent internally and externally in the mail attachment folder, stores attached files in the case record folder when registering a new case, and stores attached files in the opinion and history folder when entering opinions about the case. A smart law management server.

7. In paragraph 1, The above file management unit is a smart law management server that analyzes the contents of the attached file, creates a new folder, and stores the attached file in the created new folder.

8. In paragraph 1, The above case management department includes a case registry that registers the above cases and provides information about the registered cases; An opinion and history management department that manages and provides opinions entered by the above users regarding the above incident and history information of the opinions; A smart legal management server including an email management unit for managing emails related to the case by the user; and a case closing unit for carrying out the closing procedures for work related to the case.

9. In paragraph 8, The above opinion and history management section is a smart law management server that provides an opinion input box for the user to upload an opinion or attachment, and an opinion and history information provision box for the user to check the opinions or attachments uploaded by other users, and to check which user uploaded the opinions or attachments uploaded by other users and when.

10. In paragraph 9, The above opinion and history management department is a smart law management server that provides a real-time chat window where the above user can invite other users and ask questions about opinions or attachments uploaded by the above other users.

11. In paragraph 8, The above email management unit generates a separate email address for each case and informs the client of the generated email address, and the client sends an email or attachment related to the case to the generated email address, which is a smart legal management server.

12. In paragraph 11, The above email management unit is a smart legal management server that stores emails or attachments related to the above case received from the above client by classifying them by case.

13. In paragraph 8, The above email management unit is a smart legal management server that creates a separate email address for each case and informs the client of the created email address, and stores emails or attachments related to the case sent from the client to the created email address and emails or attachments related to the case sent to the client separately.

14. In paragraph 8, The above case management department further includes an advisory review department that reviews the requested advisory, The above-mentioned consultation review section is a smart legal management server including a consultation progress stage information column where the user can check the progress of the consultation for the requested consultation, an assigned consultation display column where information on a list of requested consultations is provided, an assigned consultation check column where information on a consultation to be assigned is selected from the consultation list information provided by the assigned consultation display column, a reviewer designation column where the reviewer designates the reviewer who will review the assigned consultation, and a reviewer-specific work status display column where information on the status of assigned consultation work for each reviewer is provided.

15. In paragraph 14, The above-mentioned advisory review department provides the original text and summary of multiple similar advisories similar to the above-mentioned requested advisory, and the smart legal management server allows the user to simultaneously compare and review the original text and summary.

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