Review criteria
- +Filing by order and court
- +Filed and accepted dates
- +Rejection and refile flags
- +Pending-filing view
Court Filing Tracker in Legal Document Prep
The Court Filing Tracker is a copy-ready spreadsheet for legal document prep that tracks filings, order, court, filed date, status. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Court Filing Tracker”
Tabs: How to use · Filings · SummaryFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 15 minutesColumns: 9
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Order #
- Customer
- Court / office
- Document
- Filed
- Status
- Case #
- Follow up by
- Rejection reason
- Open the Filings tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Record the case or document number as soon as a filing is accepted; customers need it.
- Rejected filings turn red at the follow-up date: fix the reason and refile quickly.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Court Filing Tracker
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: services tracking filings. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Court Filing Tracker
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Services tracking filings
- +Anyone managing court submissions
Pause before choosing when
- -Court e-filing integration
- -Legal advice or representation
About Legal Document Prep
Why people consider this option
- +Track orders, documents, and filings without paid software
- +Keep every client and template record in a file you own
- +Know your turnaround and outstanding work
What to review before acting
- -No e-filing or assembly automation without a tool
- -Busy services need real LDA software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Court Filing Tracker work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Court Filing Tracker really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Court Filing Tracker track?
It tracks filings, order, court, filed date, status. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.