Patent ID: 7853572

Claim:
A method comprising: storing and processing information in a first database on a data storage and processing system on a server, the server is accessed by a user from a client computer, wherein the information pertains to a plurality of legal matters being handled by attorneys, and wherein the legal matters are for respective clients; from a client computer, selecting a group of electronic docketing records and associated documents stored in the first database on the data storage and processing system, wherein the electronic docketing records and associated documents are associated with a particular one of the legal matters; requesting that the group of electronic docketing records and associated documents be bulk downloaded; and automatically downloading the group of electronic docketing records and associated documents to a second database on a storage device on the client computer, wherein downloading the group of electronic docketing records and associated documents includes downloading the group of electronic docketing records and associated documents via a single download request, the automatic download of the group of documents maintains data integrity by copying the file structure and linkages for the docketing records and associated documents in the first database to the second database.