Objective:

Why would I mark a Matter as Pending?

Environment:

Clio Manage

Additional Information:

For more information on Matter Status, please click here

Answer:

The Pending Date is typically used by firms if they create a Matter however they have not started on the case. A firm would use Pending for the below scenarios:

As a status prior to Opening: this can help those Clio users that may have prospective matters that have not been fully realized. If your firm is considering a case, or is actively working to develop a Client, your firm may want to start a Matter to record within Clio any work made towards closing this Client.
As a status between Open and Closed: When preparing to Close a Matter, your firm can use the Pending status as an in-between classification.