Claude Code can prototype pieces of matter intake, like reading an intake form, but the real workflow spans intake data, conflicts, opening the matter in your practice-management system, and setting up the DMS workspace, and connecting those reliably and unattended is what a coding agent leaves to you.
You can absolutely prototype this with Claude Code. The gap is everything after: connecting your real systems, making it run identically every time, and maintaining it. That's where most of these projects stall.
Why matter intake is hard to automate well
- It's a multi-system process. Intake flows into conflicts, the PM system (Aderant, Elite 3E, Clio), and the DMS, each a real connection with its own rules.
- Accuracy and conflicts are critical. A missed conflict or a miskeyed party is a serious risk, so variable output can't be trusted to run alone.
- Inputs are unstructured. Intake forms and engagement materials vary; extraction has to be consistent, not just demo-day correct.
What slows it down in production
A partial automation that still needs someone to run conflicts, open the matter, and set up the workspace by hand doesn't shorten intake, and intake delays plus errors are exactly where firms lose clients and create risk.
| Claude Code | Caddi | |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype the workflow | Yes, with prompting | Yes, show it once |
| Connect your real tools | Custom code & credentials | Connected for you |
| Run it identically every time | Output can vary | Deterministic code at runtime |
| Run unattended at volume | Needs supervision | Hundreds of runs a week |
| Maintenance | Yours | Done for you |
How Caddi runs it end to end
Caddi automates matter intake end to end: it extracts client and matter details from intake forms, runs the conflicts process, opens the matter in your practice-management system, creates the DMS workspace with your naming and security, and notifies the team, as deterministic code, identical every run, with an audit trail. It connects intake, Aderant/Elite 3E/Clio, and iManage/NetDocuments for you.
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Frequently asked questions
Can Claude Code automate matter intake?
It can prototype pieces like form extraction, but the full workflow across conflicts, the PM system, and the DMS, reliably and unattended, is what Caddi handles.
Does it open the matter in our PM system?
Yes. Caddi opens the matter in Aderant, Elite 3E, or Clio and sets up the DMS workspace as part of the intake workflow.
How are conflicts handled?
Caddi runs your conflicts process deterministically and routes genuine hits to a person for review, with every step logged.