What is NextChapter? NextChapter Review, Features

NextChapter is a company dedicated to making bankruptcy processing the most intuitive by combining an exceptional user experience with smart features and services.

About NextChapter

NextChapter's passion for legal technology, exceptional client support, and client happiness flows in every way, and NextChapter is eager to build meaningful applications in a market that is in dire need of change.

Functional services

1. Prepare, manage and file bankruptcy cases online

NextChapter provides all the tools and resources to run your entire practice in the cloud on one system.

From client intake and initial consultation to bankruptcy discharge, NextChapter offers a range of products and services to get you into the next chapter of your legal practice.

2. Bankruptcy Web Workflow®

NextChapter uses a proprietary method to enter data and eliminates redundancy by implementing a revolutionary linear model that has become its signature Bankruptcy Web Workflow™. The linear model created by NextChapter allows users to enter a piece of information only once, but use it in multiple places across forms and applications.

NextChapter's Bankruptcy WebWorkflow™ helps you quickly navigate bankruptcy filings by eliminating double and triple data entry. Simply enter only what is necessary for your specific case. Entering salary proposals, property assets, and financial statements has never been easier.

3. Cloud-based bankruptcy software

NextChapter's web-based bankruptcy software program allows you to prepare your Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases at any time, on any browser, on any device.

Compatible with Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and any tablet. With no downloads or plugins required to access the software, NextChapter is a true mobile app with the security and stability to keep your customers’ information safe.

With real-time updates, customization, and collaboration, NextChapter puts innovation in the hands of the user. Customize NextChapter to fit your firm's needs with custom waivers, dashboards, marketing goals, checklists, and more. Collaborate with attorneys and paralegals on the same case simultaneously.

Workflow

1. New customer introduction: Enter new customers into NextChapter

Comment on files to track case status, referral sources, upcoming tasks, and fees.

2. File upload and storage

Easily upload documents to a specific case by dragging and dropping bills, taxes, or payroll into NextChapter and marking them off from your document list.

3. Guidance Form

NextChapter's intuitive navigation and web workflow walks you through the required bankruptcy documents: petitions, schedules, and means tests.

4. Paralegal support

Too busy this week? Let NextChapter be your paralegal team. We’ll contact your clients and fill out bankruptcy forms for you. After all, that’s how we got started.

5. Filing a lawsuit in court

NextChapter has worked diligently with the bankruptcy courts on forms and ECF integration. We are aware of all new requirements and will continue to update as needed to help you file with ease.

Advantages

1. 100% cloud-based

Work from your couch or in a hammock on the beach and securely access your client files from any device, any browser, at any time.

2. Intuitive and efficient

Prepare for client bankruptcies more efficiently by eliminating double data entry, clearing confusing orders, and introducing real-time validation.

3. Save time and money

Invest your valuable time back into your practice. We will guide you through the tedious process of completing your bankruptcy paperwork.

mission

Providing attorneys with efficient, intuitive, and affordable software solutions to help them better serve bankruptcy clients.

Vision

Become the only trusted source for bankruptcy attorneys and their clients