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Accounts are free. Choose the portal for the work you need. Most new clients start with the Litigation Portal.

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Litigation Portal

Process serving, court filing, e-filing, court documents, and more.

Free, and set up online in about five minutes.

Records by subpoena

Records Retrieval Portal

Medical, employment, and business records, and deposition officer services.

Set up by our Records Division after you send the request form.

Litigation Portal

How to Sign Up

Signing up takes about five minutes. On the portal’s login page, the New user? link opens the same sign-up form.

  1. Enter your user information

    Click Create an Account above and keep Create a New Account selected. Enter your name, email address, and phone number, and create a password. Attorneys also enter their State Bar number.

  2. Enter your account information

    Choose the type of account, then enter your firm or company name and address and your billing contacts.

  3. Add a credit card

    A credit card is required to open the account.

  4. Verify your email address

    Click the link in the email we send you. Then log in with your email address and password and place your first order.

Sign-up help

Questions About Signing Up?

Your firm already has an account?Choose Add a User to an Existing Account on the sign-up form and enter your firm’s account number and ZIP code, so your orders stay on the firm’s account.
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Step-by-step helpCreating a New Account guide (PDF) · How to Create an Account video
Litigation Portal questions(800) 675-5376 · support@directlegal.com
Records Retrieval Portal questions(213) 484-9000 · rrorders@directlegal.com