Legal foundation setup
The foundation of the legal apps of Jaah: the firm's lawyers, the courts with their circuits and judges, the practice areas, who may see what, and how client requests come in.
Tutorial 1
First steps with the legal foundation
Switch on judges and court circuits, then walk through the lawyers, the courts and the practice areas that every legal app of the firm builds on.
How-to 4
Add a lawyer and give them an account
Add a lawyer from the Lawyers directory with their practice areas and the user who supervises them, or turn an existing user into a lawyer; a work email gives the lawyer an account to sign in.
Record courts, circuits and judges
Keep the courts the firm pleads before with their circuits, and the judges when the firm tracks them, so cases and hearings pick them from a list instead of free text.
Give a team member access to the legal apps
In the Legal Rights section of a user, choose a level for lawyers, courts, judges and client requests; each section has its own level, from no access to manager.
Prepare the intake of client requests
Choose the lawyers who receive new client requests, the default deadline and the review activity, then the reject reasons and the categories the firm sorts requests with.
Reference 8
Models and fields
Legal foundation setup defines 18 model(s) and 157 field(s) on Jaah 19.0. This page lists every model the app creates or extends and the purpose of each field. Generated from the installed database on 2026-10-13 for version 19.0.2.5.50.
Menus and actions
Legal foundation setup adds 14 menu(s) and 9 action(s). Each entry shows the full path as it reads in this language, what it opens and who can see it. Generated from the installed database on 2026-10-13 for version 19.0.2.5.50.
Views
Legal foundation setup ships 46 view(s) on 16 model(s), 6 of them modifying views of other modules. Implementers use this page to see which screens the app changes. Generated from the installed database on 2026-10-13 for version 19.0.2.5.50.
Security
Legal foundation setup defines 9 group(s), 33 access right(s) and 9 record rule(s). This page states who can see and edit what, in plain language, with the exact rules underneath. Generated from the installed database on 2026-10-13 for version 19.0.2.5.50.
Settings
Legal foundation setup adds 9 setting(s) to Settings. Each one names the option as it appears on screen, what it does and where the value is stored. Generated from the installed database on 2026-10-13 for version 19.0.2.5.50.
Automations and scheduled actions
None for version 19.0.2.5.50, last updated on 2026-10-13.
Reports and email templates
None for version 19.0.2.5.50, last updated on 2026-10-13.
Technical overview
Legal foundation setup is version 19.0.2.5.50 of the module `j_law_base`, depending on 8 other module(s). This page is the technical identity card: dependencies, licence, hooks and what the module contributes by kind. Generated from the installed database on 2026-10-13.
Explanation 1
How the legal foundation is organized
The legal foundation gives the firm two apps, Law and Requests, the shared records every legal app uses, and access by section; consultations, cases, executions, contracts and agencies build on it.