Sign contracts and filings spread across several case files.
A medium-sized practice signs contracts, addenda, certified copies and client filings every day. When all of that piles up at the end of the day, opening each one separately is half an hour of unbillable work.
The problem
The PDFs come from several places: the firm's word processor, templates the client sends in, scans that arrive signed by the other party and need the lawyer's countersignature. The signature position varies (some have an explicit box, others just a "Signed:" line at the bottom), but the gesture repeats many times a day.
The Fdo. flow
- Group the PDFs by type. For example: every contract for client A's matter, every certified copy for matter B.
- Load the group and anchor the signature. If every document has "Signed:", Fdo. detects the text and places the signature on top of it in the right position on each one, even when the last page varies.
- Repeat for the next group, or download all at once. Signed PDFs keep their original filenames, so the matter folder stays clean.
Confidentiality
The PDFs do not leave the browser. They are not uploaded to a server, do not show up in the logs of a third-party platform, do not live in any SaaS history. This matters for filings that contain sensitive data, privileged information or material under a protective order.
The browser does the work locally. If your firm has a policy against sending documentation to non-approved cloud services, Fdo. fits: the page is served, the browser does the work, and the PDFs never leave the machine.
What it isn't
Fdo. places a simple signature. For court filings that require qualified electronic signature, the lawyer's professional certificate is still the path. Fdo. covers the rest: client copies, private contracts, internal memos, signed annexes that are then scanned alongside the original.