Welcome to the Case Timeline solution. This tool helps you upload documents and automatically generate a clear timeline and statement of facts.
From your home screen, navigate to Case Timeline and click the tile to get started.
Select the blue Add Matter tile on the left to create a new matter for this solution.
You will see a pop-up asking for a few details about your matter. Enter the following:
Matter Title (Example: Magazine Inc. v Blogger 2024)
Bates Prefix (Short Code)
Description (A brief overview of the matter)
Background Information
Timeline Focus (Providing a date range focuses the analysis on events within your case timeline — improving accuracy and reducing noise)
Party Role (Plaintiff, Defendant, or Both)
Writing Style (Objective or Persuasive)
Causes of Action or Defenses (optional)
Analyze for Specific Documents (optional)
Once your matter is created, you will be taken to the upload page. Here you can drag and drop or manually upload any relevant files.
Note (file types supported): pdf, docx, doc, md, txt, rtf, html, htm, json, pptx, xlsx, xls, csv, mbox, msg, eml, png, jpg, jpeg, gif, webp, heic, avif.
After your files finish uploading, you will see a Files Uploaded message in the upload box.
Once everything is ready, click the blue Finish tile located just below the upload area on the left side.
After you click Finish, your uploaded files will appear in the file viewer on the right side of your screen. In this viewer, you can see each file along with its name, page count, and size. Just below that, you will find the processing status for your files.
After your files are uploaded, you will see four tabs: Files, Timeline, Statement of Facts, and Find Answers. Select the Timeline tab to view your chronology. You can sort the timeline by relevance or by chronological order.
You can edit an event by selecting the pencil icon, or add a new event by selecting the blue plus icon shown below.
You can select the pencil icon to edit an event. Here you will see fields for start date, end date, time, and event description. The event description is the only required field. Once you have made your updates, select Save Changes in the bottom right.
Happy with your timeline? Select Download Report to export it as a Word document.
Statement of Facts
Select the Statement of Facts tab to view your automatically generated Statement of Facts based on your uploaded files. You can edit it directly, shorten it, and download it as a Word document.
You can choose to summarize, download a report, or send your analysis to the Legal Research solution by selecting one of the three buttons shown below.
Find Answers
Another helpful feature in StrongSuit is the Find Answers tab. If you have questions about any documents you’ve uploaded, this is where you can ask and get document-specific answers.
Type your question into the chat box, then click the blue send button on the right to submit it.
Once you submit your question, StrongSuit will generate an answer. You can view the sources it used by selecting the Sources button.
A panel will appear on the right side of your screen showing the sources used to answer your question.
For any questions about this workflow, you can start a chat by clicking the support bubble in the bottom right corner of your screen. We are happy to help!