In Clio, a matter is a legal case. All your case work in Clio will be tied to a matter file to help you keep track of important case information in one place. You can view case-specific information for a matter by viewing that matter’s page, but you can also view all matters and data in the main Matters page in both Clio Grow and Clio Manage.
View all matters in overview page
Since Clio Grow is a client intake tool used to track prospective clients, matters in Grow can be in one of two states—intake or hired. Intake refers to prospective clients and matters. Hired refers to cases that your firm has decided to take on. You can view matters by status once they have been created in the main Matters page:
- Go to Matters.
- Select View all, Intake, or Hired to view matters by status.
- Optional: Click Apply filters to sort matters by specific parameters.
View individual matter cards
When you go into a single matter’s overview page in Clio Grow, you can view all matter-specific data and information in one place. To access a single matter’s overview page:
- Go to Matters.
- Find your matter and click the matter’s name.
Your specific matter’s overview page shows matter-specific information such as matter details, the contacts linked to the matter, and a timeline of activities done on the matter. You can also add matter work details on this page:
- Intake process
- This section shows work done on the matter, such as tasks and appointments. You can also schedule emails and prepare forms and documents from here.
- Notes
- This section shows notes for this matter. Learn more about adding, editing, and deleting notes in Clio Grow in the section below: Matter notes.
- Emails
- This section shows emails composed to contacts on the matter. Learn more about sending emails in Clio Grow here.
- Files
- This section shows forms and documents on the matter. Learn more about intake forms in Clio Grow here and documents here.
Add and remove matter custom fields
Once you have created custom fields in Clio Grow or synced custom fields from Clio Manage, you can add custom fields to your matters in Clio Grow. You can also remove custom fields from your matters.
- Go to Matters.
- Find your matter and click the matter’s name.
- Under the Matter Details section, click Add a custom field.
- In the dropdown, select a custom field and then complete the required details for the custom field.
- Click Add to add the custom field and continue adding additional custom fields. Click Add & Close to add this one custom field only.
- Go to Matters.
- Find your matter and click the matter’s name.
- Under the Matter Details section, click the pencil icon representing Edit matter next to the matter's name.
- Scroll down to the Custom Fields section.
- Click the X icon representing Remove.
- Click Save to save your changes.
Manage matter notes
In Clio Grow, you can add, edit, and delete notes.
- Go to Matters and click a matter’s name.
- Select Notes.
- Enter the note details and click Add note.
- Go to Matters and click a matter’s name.
- Select Notes.
- Find the note and click Edit.
- Make your changes and click Update note.
- Go to Matters and click a matter’s name.
- Select Notes.
- Find the note and click Edit.
- Click Delete.