Legal action item extraction

Turn Legal Documents into Action Items

Some legal documents do not just contain dates. They contain required actions, responsible parties, deliverables, notice requirements, and follow-up obligations. DueCounsel converts those into structured task rows for lawyer review.

No credit card required · PDF and DOCX supported · Export to calendar and CSV

What gets extracted

Every deadline and obligation, structured for review

DueCounsel identifies and labels every actionable item so your team reviews structured output, not raw document text.

Deadlines

Filing windows, response dates, compliance dates

Court dates

Hearings, conferences, scheduled appearances

Required actions

What must be done and by whom

Filing dates

Document submission and service deadlines

Obligations

Court-ordered and contractual requirements

Confidence score

High / Medium / Low per extraction

Example output

From document text to structured deadline

Each extraction maps the source sentence to a deadline, required action, and confidence score.

Source text (from document)Extracted deadlineAction itemConfidence
"Rule 20(1)(a) — respondent shall serve a response within 20 days of service."Apr 28, 2026Serve response to motionHigh
"Order dated March 12 — affidavit of documents to be exchanged by May 9."May 9, 2026Exchange affidavit of documentsHigh
"Case conference order — parties shall attempt mediation by May 30, 2026."May 30, 2026Schedule and attend mediationMedium

Built for lawyer review

Extraction you verify before you rely on

DueCounsel is not a replacement for legal judgment. Every extraction shows its source sentence and confidence score so you can confirm, edit, or dismiss each item before it reaches your calendar or workflow.

  • Confirm or dismiss each extraction individually
  • Source text shown for every extraction
  • High / Medium / Low confidence per item
  • Nothing exports without your review
Serve response to motionHigh

Apr 28, 2026

Exchange affidavit of documentsHigh

May 9, 2026

Schedule and attend mediationMedium

May 30, 2026

Export and workflow

Confirmed deadlines go where your team works

Export to Outlook or Google Calendar via ICS, download as CSV, or keep deadlines in DueCounsel's built-in matter tracker with alerts.

CSV export
ICS calendar export (Outlook / Google)
Search inside documents
Email and SMS deadline alerts
Matter-grouped deadline view
Confidence-based review queue

Use cases

Action items DueCounsel extracts

Court-ordered next steps

Surface what the order requires each party to do, by when, and in what sequence.

Contractual obligations

Identify performance obligations, notice requirements, and delivery deadlines from contracts.

Responsible party identification

DueCounsel labels each action item with the party responsible — applicant, respondent, plaintiff, defendant, or counsel.

Discovery and production requirements

Find what must be produced, disclosed, or confirmed — and by what date — across pleadings and orders.

FAQ

Common questions

Try it on a real document

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Extract Action Items from a Document

No credit card required · Results in minutes · Export to calendar and CSV