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Start using NextChapter today! When you first log in, you'll be guided through the application using a simple online tutorial. Get familiar with NextChapter in 10 minutes with our seamless onboarding experience. Simply build your account, log in and start preparing bankruptcies for your clients, hassle-free. No credit card required until you file your first petition.
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Your firm dashboard gives you an overview of your entire practice. See pertinent deadlines in each client file or review important matters requiring attention. Your case dashboard includes a pre-filled task list and document checklist to monitor the progress of items as they come into your office. On this dashboard, you can also track fees and payments by the client and make quick comments on the file.
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Streamline the bankruptcy process with MyChapter, the online bankruptcy questionnaire and client portal. MyChapter allows your clients to enter all of the information themselves, saving you hours of time per case. The questionnaire is clean, simple and easy to use. Once the information is submitted by your client, you can review and make updates before importing the data directly to the case in NextChapter. Purchase MyChapter from your settings.
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NextChapter's guided forms helps you move quickly through the bankruptcy petition documents by eliminating double and triple data entry. The intuitive application allows you to simply input only what is necessary on a case by case basis. Entering pay advices, property assets and the Statement of Financial Affairs has never been easier.
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Say goodbye to complex spreadsheets and confusing calculations - NextChapter does the math for you! We provide calculations for Schedule I, SOFA and the Means Test among others. We are constantly working on ways to make the bankruptcy process more efficient for users through automated in-app calculators.
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NextMessage is a client text message and notification system to easily communicate with your client through NextChapter. Send and receive text messages directly through your case dashboard using an assigned local phone number so everyone can access and view the messages. Receive email notifications when new texts are received. Set up automatic text reminders or "text recipes" based on hearing dates, appointment dates and more! Purchase this add-on in your settings. Learn More
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Now, you can easily upload a creditor list from another bankruptcy program into NextChapter by uploading a CSV. In addition, you can save creditors that you enter by simply clicking "Save As Common Creditor". Once this list has been compiled, you can easily add creditors to it within the application as well as make changes to addresses and contact information.
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Allow NextChapter to automatically save all court notices to the case file in NextChapter and dramatically reduce your quarterly PACER statements! Available to our Pro and Whoa subscribers for free and to all other attorneys for just $200/year, NextChapter collects all notices from the court and places them in the case itself and places a copy in the Notices A.I. Inbox on the Firm Dashboard to easily search, filter, sort and organize all notices in one place. NextChapter’s Hearing Scheduler and Notices A.I. uses artificial intelligence to direct notices and schedule hearings. Learn More
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NextChapter’s 13 Package includes a sleek Chapter 13 Calculator, 13 Plan Editor, Chapter 13 Time Tracker and Receipt Printout feature. Claims you enter in NextChapter are automatically pulled over to the calculator and plan saving you time. Using the editor is easy and you can export to PDF at any time, as many times as you’d like. Learn More
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At NextChapter, we believe in collaborating with other apps and technology companies to make NextChapter more powerful. We currently have an integration with Clio, a law practice management software, which syncs matters, calendar events, tasks and more automatically both ways between NextChapter and Clio. Learn More
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Import credit reports directly into the schedules by pulling a credit report for your client through NextChapter's seamless credit report integration. When you order a report through NextChapter, we automatically import the creditor data directly into NextChapter from a tri-merged report from all 3 bureaus: Transunion®, Equifax® & Experian®. Learn More
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Uploading documents to a case is a breeze with NextChapter's file storage feature. Simply drag-and-drop your client's documents or upload and attach them to the file. Once they've been attached, you can edit the file name, preview, download and delete. Store your client's pay stubs, taxes, credit reports and more to keep everything accessible and in one place.
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Collaborate with everyone in the firm at the same time. Attorneys and paralegals can all work on the same case at the same time with no crashes or loss data. Because NextChapter is a cloud-based bankruptcy program, work from anywhere while collaborating and sharing documents and notes on a case with everyone in the firm.
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No more waiting until the very end to generate the PDF for viewing. With NextChapter's Preview Panel, you can view any pages of the bankruptcy petition and schedules as you move through the application. All of your data from NextChapter is placed in the proper forms and can be viewed at any time by simply clicking the preview button.
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Before filing with the court, customize your packet by uploading and arranging forms in the Case Uploader. When you are ready to electronically file, NextChapter makes it easy with our ECF Integration tool. We are always improving this feature and have plans to add specific court requirements soon. If ECF Integration is not yet available for your district in NextChapter, download the packet as a PDF and upload manually to the court's ECF site. You can view a current list of the status for all courts in NextChapter here.
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