deadlines.com

What It Is

Deadlines.com is an online legal calendaring tool provided by Aderant Holdings and powered by Aderant CompuLaw. It is positioned as a way for small law firms to reduce malpractice risk caused by calendaring errors. Its core value is not general project management, but automatic calculation of case deadlines based on court rules, with ongoing monitoring of rule changes.

Core Features and Collaboration

The product can calculate court deadlines based on the selected jurisdiction’s rules. According to the official site, it uses CompuLaw’s court rules database and date-calculation engine. The Change Notification Service sends email alerts when it believes pending deadlines may be affected by court rule changes, and provides a link to regenerate deadlines using the updated rules. The View Deadlines page supports filtering by matter, event, and date range, and can generate, email, and print reports. The calendar offers monthly, weekly, and daily views, supports mobile access, and can also serve as an offsite copy of key deadlines for disaster recovery. For collaboration, plans include unlimited users, and users assigned to a matter can sync that matter’s deadlines. However, the site does not disclose role permissions, audit logs, or approval workflows.

Pricing and Integrations

Pricing is tiered by number of matters: 1 matter at $35/matter/month, 2–5 matters at $30, 6–29 matters at $25, 30+ matters at $20, and 100+ matters by custom quote. All accounts include nationwide coverage, rule change notifications, Outlook Sync, web training, and both technical and attorney support. Integration is mainly through Outlook Sync, which can add, delete, and modify deadlines in the Outlook calendar. Non-Outlook users can import iCalendar/ICS files. Mac/Safari is supported, but the text notes that there is currently no automatic sync program for Mac.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are a clear vertical use case, transparent pricing, unlimited users, practical rule-change alerts, and reporting capabilities. It is well suited to small teams that want professional deadline calculation at a relatively low cost. The drawbacks are that there is no visible information about a free plan/trial, open API, broader legal software integrations, security and compliance certifications, or granular permissions. The website information also appears somewhat dated, so its modern SaaS capabilities should be verified further.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Deadlines.com is best suited to small U.S. litigation-focused law firms, legal teams, and legal professionals who need to sync deadlines to Outlook. Access from China and supported payment methods are not disclosed in the text, so they should be considered unknown. If using it from China, you should confirm network connectivity, international credit card/invoicing support, and whether its court rule coverage matches your local needs. Alternatives to compare include Aderant CompuLaw, Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, and Smokeball. In China, it would be better to first verify whether local law firm management systems support automatic calculation based on court deadline rules.