# Schedule a hearing and record its minutes

Add a hearing to a case in progress with its date and lawyers, prepare its requirements, and close it with the minutes of the session; find every hearing in the Hearings app.

A hearing is one session of a case before its court. The firm schedules it, prepares what it needs, attends it and writes its minutes; a case usually has several.

## Before you start {#before-you-start}

- The case is **In Progress** or in **Appeals**.
- You need the **User: Own Documents** level or higher on **Cases**.

## Schedule a hearing {#schedule-a-hearing}

1. Open the case from **Cases/Cases**, then **Actions** › **Add Hearing**. The hearing opens with the case and its court.
2. Type a **Subject**, pick the **Lawyers** who attend and set the **Date** and time. Tick **Invite Client** to add the client to the hearing's meeting in the calendar.
3. In **Requirements**, list what the hearing needs (documents, witnesses). For an online hearing, its link goes in **Hearing URL** when the firm uses online hearings.

![A new hearing with its case, court, lawyer and date; Requirements lists what it needs.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7944-a84a8092/law-cases-hearing-hearing_form-en.png)

4. Click **Save manually**. The hearing is **In Progress** until it is closed.

## Close it with its minutes {#close-it}

1. After the session, open **Actions** › **Close Hearing**.
2. Write the minutes in the window, attach the session record if there is one, and click **Write & Close Hearing**.

![The minutes of the session are written here before the hearing closes.](https://jaah.app/web/image/7948-62049e53/law-cases-hearing-hearing_close-en.png)

The hearing becomes **Closed** with its closing date; the minutes stay in its **Session** tab. If the court adjourned the case, record **Next Hearing Date** and add the next hearing from the case.

## Find every hearing {#find-every-hearing}

**Hearings/Hearings** lists the hearings of all cases. It opens on the hearings where you are a lawyer; remove the filter to see them all.

## FAQ {#faq}

### Why can I not record a judgment on the case? {#why-no-judgment}

A judgment that wins or loses the case is refused while a hearing of the case is still in progress: close its hearings first.

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- Source: https://jaah.app/docs/law-cases/schedule-and-record-a-hearing
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- Version: Cases 19.0.2.5.74
- Verified: 2026-10-14