Does an individual Clerk’s office have to use the ePortal Review Client?
No, the ePortal supports two modes of a Filing Review Process: “Portal Review” and “Local Review”. The “Review Process Mode” is configured at each organization (Clerk) level. In “Portal Review” mode, filings submitted by the filers are stored at the ePortal. Reviewers (i.e. County Clerk Staff) sign on to the ePortal and utilize applications provided by the ePortal to review these filings. Upon completion of the review process, filings are sent to local record keeping systems for docketing. In this mode, all functions of filing review process (receiving, presenting, and managing the filings) are handled at the ePortal level by ePortal provided components. In “Local Review Mode”(also called a non-ePortal Review), filings submitted by the filers are initially stored at the ePortal and immediately forwarded to local record keeping systems for review and docketing. In this mode, applications to review the filings and forwarding accepted filings for docketing are handled by third party appli