Legal Case Management Platform

Our primary goal was to transition the codebase from ASP.NET Forms to Angular 11 without causing any disruption to the client's critical system, which serves the government and legal sectors. To achieve this, our experts rewrote the legacy codebase, module by module, ensuring seamless integration with Angular while enhancing performance using TypeScript.

A crucial aspect of the migration involved integrating a wide range of UI components from the legacy system into the new framework, such as forms, buttons, modals, settings pages, maintenance pages, search functionality, user profile pages, services pages, menus, and navigation. By carefully incorporating these UI elements, our development team ensured that the system retained its core features while leveraging the capabilities of the new framework.

The existing search feature, built with ASP.NET Web Forms, proved slow and inefficient, hindering effective data retrieval for prosecutors and defenders. To tackle this challenge, our team developed a new search engine from scratch, using modern technologies and a new design. We focused on simplifying the search process for users, allowing them to input queries, apply filters, and easily navigate results.

We integrated the Azure Cognitive Search service into the system, establishing a dedicated database known as the Index within the Azure environment. Unlike before, where the entire database was queried, the new search system relies on this Azure Index database. It contains a carefully filtered subset of records tailored to match user preferences and search patterns. This ensures that only relevant records are retrieved, optimizing search efficiency.

The revamped search functionality has delivered remarkable improvements in system performance. Previously lengthy search times have been reduced to an impressive 1–2 seconds, giving users swift access to the information they need.

We developed a cross-platform mobile and desktop application specifically designed to provide victims with access to case information and facilitate communication with their legal counsel. This application functions as a separate microservice, communicating with the main application through an API. Our main challenge lay in seamlessly integrating this microservice with the core application while ensuring the secure storage of data in the primary database.

To address this challenge, we employed a multitenancy approach, enabling the application to connect to various client environments in production. This architecture ensures flexibility and scalability, accommodating different client needs effectively.

The app gives victims access to the essential case details, including evidence, and facilitates seamless communication through feedback mechanisms. Previously, feedback collection relied on disparate methods like Google Forms, emails, or letters. Now, victims receive timely notifications prompting them to provide feedback directly within the app.

Additionally, the app features an embedded calendar displaying court dates, locations, and attendance requirements, offering victims clear visibility into their legal proceedings. Furthermore, users can access documentation FAQs and even send subpoenas to court, all within the app interface.

On the administrative side of the main app, we implemented functionalities allowing administrators to manage user texts, FAQs, victim profiles, document generation, and access permissions. Moreover, administrators can configure session durations, ensuring security by setting expiration limits for access.