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Law firms: form collection using Next.js
Summary
A form collection blueprint for law firms built with Next.js on Ample.
Domain schema:
- client_entities (name, entity_type, conflict_check_reference): clients with conflict-check status;
- matters (client_entity_id, practice_area, opened_at, closed_at, status): engagement periods as matters;
- document_requests (matter_id, title, due_at, status, uploaded_object_key): documents requested from the client;
- shared_documents (matter_id, title, object_key, authorized_role): documents released to authorized client contacts;
- uploads (id, owner_reference, object_key, content_type, size, uploaded_at): validated uploads linked to their owner.
Public information:
- Practice areas and attorney profiles,
- Intake process and fee structure overview,
- Office locations.
Kept out of scope until handling is reviewed:
- Privileged communications and case files,
- Identity and financial documents,
- Opposing-party information.
Matter documents are privileged; the portal models per-matter authorization only. Professional-conduct and confidentiality obligations are not established here.
Technical basis verified on Next.js:
Content-type and size validation that rejects disallowed files, an object written to a private bucket and a row linking the record to the object key (reject=ok upload=ok linked=ok).
Representative Queries
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- "I need a genuinely specialized form collection workflow covering matter-based access separation and confidential document handling."
Workflow Steps
- Model the law firms domain: Create the tables client_entities, matters, document_requests, shared_documents, uploads.
- Model document requests per engagement with due dates and status.
- Validate uploaded files (type, size) before storing them in the private bucket and linking them to the request.
- Authorize uploads by client entity.
- Deploy and verify rejection of disallowed files and a linked upload.
- Run the synchronous deploy once and read the result.
- Run the pattern self-test(s) from the example and your own acceptance checks for the law firms workflow.
Examples
- Next.js pattern fixture: Verified browser file uploads basis for this blueprint.
Limitations
- No health, financial, privacy or other compliance claim is made. Matter documents are privileged; the portal models per-matter authorization only. Professional-conduct and confidentiality obligations are not established here.
- Verified on the node-22 template at s-1vcpu-1gb; region, request-duration limits and other sizes are unknown or unverified.
Cost Estimate
- Currency: USD
- Monthly Amount: 10.0
- Basis: Size prices from pricing.toml at build revision...
Evidence Summary
Next.js pattern fixture deployed on Ample; the browser file uploads checks passed.