the_order/services/legal-documents

Legal Documents Service

Comprehensive document management service for law firms and courts.

Features

• Document Management: Full CRUD operations with versioning
• Template System: Template-based document generation
• Legal Matters: Matter management and document linking
• Document Assembly: Multi-clause document assembly
• Collaboration: Comments, annotations, and review workflows
• Workflows: Approval, signing, and filing workflows
• Court Filings: E-filing and deadline tracking
• Audit Trail: Comprehensive audit logging
• Search: Full-text search and discovery
• Security: Watermarking, encryption, access control
• Retention: Retention policies and disposal workflows
• Clause Library: Reusable clause management

API Endpoints

Documents

• POST /documents - Create document
• GET /documents/:id - Get document
• GET /documents - List documents
• PATCH /documents/:id - Update document
• POST /documents/:id/checkout - Checkout document
• POST /documents/:id/checkin - Checkin document

Versions

• GET /documents/:id/versions - List versions
• GET /documents/:id/versions/:version - Get version
• GET /documents/:id/versions/latest - Get latest version
• GET /documents/:id/versions/history - Get version history
• GET /documents/:id/versions/:v1/compare/:v2 - Compare versions
• POST /documents/:id/versions/:version/restore - Restore version

Templates

• POST /templates - Create template
• GET /templates/:id - Get template
• GET /templates - List templates
• PATCH /templates/:id - Update template
• POST /templates/:id/version - Create template version
• POST /templates/:id/render - Render template
• GET /templates/:id/variables - Extract variables

Matters

• POST /matters - Create matter
• GET /matters/:id - Get matter
• GET /matters - List matters
• PATCH /matters/:id - Update matter
• POST /matters/:id/participants - Add participant
• GET /matters/:id/participants - Get participants
• POST /matters/:matter_id/documents/:document_id - Link document
• GET /matters/:id/documents - Get matter documents

Assembly

• POST /assembly/generate - Generate from template
• POST /assembly/preview - Preview template rendering
• POST /assembly/from-clauses - Assemble from clauses

Collaboration

• POST /documents/:id/comments - Create comment
• GET /documents/:id/comments - Get comments
• PATCH /comments/:id - Update comment
• POST /comments/:id/resolve - Resolve comment

Workflows

• POST /workflows - Create workflow
• GET /workflows/:id - Get workflow
• GET /documents/:id/workflows - Get document workflows
• PATCH /workflows/:id/status - Update workflow status

Filings

• POST /filings - Create filing
• GET /filings/:id - Get filing
• GET /filings - List filings
• GET /matters/:id/filing-deadlines - Get deadlines

Audit

• GET /documents/:id/audit - Get audit logs
• GET /audit/search - Search audit logs
• GET /audit/statistics - Get statistics

Search

• POST /search - Search documents
• GET /search/suggestions - Get search suggestions

Retention

• POST /retention/policies - Create policy
• GET /retention/policies - List policies
• POST /documents/:id/retention - Apply policy
• GET /documents/:id/retention - Get retention record
• GET /retention/expired - Get expired records
• POST /documents/:id/dispose - Dispose document
• GET /retention/statistics - Get statistics

Clauses

• POST /clauses - Create clause
• GET /clauses/:id - Get clause
• GET /clauses - List clauses
• POST /clauses/:id/render - Render clause

Development

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Run development server
pnpm dev

# Build
pnpm build

# Start production server
pnpm start

# Run tests
pnpm test

Environment Variables

• PORT - Server port (default: 4005)
• DATABASE_URL - PostgreSQL connection string
• NODE_ENV - Environment (development/production)
• SWAGGER_SERVER_URL - Swagger server URL

API Documentation

Swagger documentation available at /docs when running.