# Your first case

Open a case for a client with its lawyers and court, put it in progress, schedule its first hearing from the case, and see where the hearings, evidence and judgments of the case come together.

This tutorial follows one case through its first steps: the firm takes a client's dispute to court, records it, starts working on it and schedules the first hearing. You need the **User: Own Documents** level or higher on **Cases** (in the **Legal Rights** section of your user), and at least one lawyer, one client and one court in Jaah.

## What you will do {#what-you-will-do}

- Open the cases and record a new one.
- Put it in progress.
- Schedule its first hearing.
- Find the hearings, evidence and judgments of the case.

## 1. Record the case {#record-the-case}

1. Open **Cases/Cases** and click **New**.
2. Type the **Subject**, pick the **Client** and its **Client Role** (the plaintiff, the defendant), and pick one or more **Lawyers**.
3. Pick the **Court**, and type the **Case No** the court gave, when it has one. The **Opening Date** is today unless you change it.

![A new case with its subject, client, lawyer and court.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7920-2fc9a84f/law-cases-first-case-new_case-en.png)

4. Click the cloud icon **Save manually**. The case gets its number (CA/2026/0011, for example) and starts as a **Draft**.

## 2. Put it in progress {#put-it-in-progress}

Open **Actions** and choose **In Progress**. The case is now worked on: **Actions** offers **Add Hearing**, **Add Evidence** and **Add Judgment**.

![The case is in progress; hearings, evidence and judgments can be added.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7924-20216d6e/law-cases-first-case-case_in_progress-en.png)

## 3. Schedule its first hearing {#schedule-its-first-hearing}

1. Open **Actions** and choose **Add Hearing**. A hearing opens for this case, with its court.
2. Pick the **Lawyers** who attend, set the **Date** and time of the hearing, and click **Save manually**.

![The first hearing of the case, with its lawyer and date.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7928-6829f102/law-cases-first-case-first_hearing-en.png)

The hearing appears under the **Hearings** button of the case, and in the calendar of its lawyers who sign in to Jaah.

## Next steps {#next-steps}

- [Open a case](open-a-case), including one that starts from a client request.
- [Schedule a hearing and record its minutes](schedule-and-record-a-hearing).
- [Record a judgment](record-a-judgment), then [appeal, reconsider or revoke](appeal-reconsider-or-revoke).

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- Source: https://jaah.app/docs/law-cases/first-case
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- Version: Cases 19.0.2.5.74
- Verified: 2026-10-14