In one sentence
A party's exhibits are numbered consecutively across all pleadings in one instance: if the complaint has K 1 to K 17, the reply starts at K 18, and the portal tells you in advance which number comes next.
What changes
Until now, numbering started at 1 in each pleading, and you had to keep track of the continuation yourself. Now the case file knows the series. When you assign an exhibit, the form shows, for example, “Next number: K18 · last used K17 (complaint)”. Numbering runs per instance and per side: the opposing party's exhibits have their own series, and a new instance starts its own count.
Switching when something else is required
For case files under German, Austrian or Swiss law, consecutive numbering is the default; in other legal systems, each pleading starts at 1. Under “Numbering” you choose, per case file, “Continuous across all pleadings” or “Restart in each pleading”. Existing numbers remain unchanged. The switch applies to new assignments and is recorded in the case timeline.
Interplay with text and files
The assistant compares the references in the pleading with the exhibit index, without a model call: if the text says “Exhibit K 19” but the index only goes up to K 18, this is flagged. In the editor, the reconciliation dialog checks whether the exhibit references in the text still match the list and, if you wish, suggests renaming the files following the pattern “K3 – Title”. Only the files you tick are renamed, and renaming does not trigger a new analysis.
What it does not do
- Existing exhibits are never silently renumbered.
- The numbering method is a default, not a check of your court's practice; what the court requires remains decisive.
- Numbering, the numbering method and the reconciliation cost nothing and use no AI.
More: Court cases and exhibits and in the manual Assigning exhibits. Background: Exhibits as the role of a document.
