New York Court E-Filing
Experienced filing support for solo and small-firm attorneys.

JWL provides e-filing and digital submission support for matters filed in:Appellate CourtsCity Courts Outside New York CityCourt of ClaimsDigital Submission MattersDistrict CourtsFamily CourtsNew York City Civil CourtSupreme and County Criminal CourtsSupreme Court, Civil TermSurrogate’s CourtsTown and Village Courts Filing availability and requirements vary by court, county, case type, and filing platform.

When motions, discovery demands, discovery responses, notices, and other litigation documents are electronically filed, proof of service may also be required.JWL can prepare and electronically file affirmations of service for documents served by the attorney’s office, including:Motions and supporting papersOpposition and reply papersDiscovery demandsDiscovery responsesNoticesCorrespondence filed with the courtOther litigation documents requiring proof of service The attorney must provide accurate information concerning the method, date, recipients, and addresses used for service.JWL can also review affidavits or affirmations of service prepared by attorneys, staff members, marshals, or process servers for apparent completeness and consistency before filing.

JWL provides drafting, filing, and service-coordination support for landlord-tenant proceedings.Depending on the assignment, services may include:Drafting predicate noticesDrafting the Notice of Petition and PetitionRequesting missing affidavits of service for predicate notices prepared by JWLReviewing predicate notices and proofs of service before commencementOpening the proceeding in NYSCEFUploading the commencement papers and supporting documentsMonitoring the filing for court acceptanceCompleting the Notice of Electronic FilingDownloading the accepted commencement papersAssembling and forwarding the service package to the marshalMaking one follow-up request for the marshal’s affidavit of serviceFiling the affidavit of service when received in filing-ready form When JWL did not prepare the predicate notice, the attorney must provide the notice and proof of service for review before the proceeding is commenced.

Attorneys may retain JWL to file documents they prepared themselves or received from another provider.Before submission, JWL may review the filing package for apparent issues involving:Court and county designationCaption consistencyParty namesSignature requirementsFiling categoriesRequired supporting documentsExhibit organizationDocument labelingProof of serviceElectronic-filing noticesAdministrative filing requirementsWhere a document appears incomplete, inconsistent, or unsuitable for filing, JWL will notify the attorney before submission.Substantive revisions, legal research, extensive reformatting, or preparation of missing documents may require a separate engagement.

Fees vary based on whether a new matter must be opened, the number of parties, documents and exhibits, the amount of document preparation required, any court-specific filing requirements, and whether JWL must draft and file an affirmation of service.Landlord-Tenant MattersPreparation of the Notice of Petition and Petition: $150 per proceedingE-filing to commence a new proceeding: $175 per proceedingPreparation and e-filing of the Notice of Petition and Petition: $325 per proceedingFiling documents in an existing landlord-tenant proceeding: Fees begin at $75 E-filing a new landlord-tenant proceeding includes opening the matter in NYSCEF, entering the case and party information, reviewing the filing package and affidavits of service for apparent compliance, uploading the required documents, monitoring the filing for acceptance, completing the Notice of Electronic Filing, downloading the filed papers, and forwarding the service package to the marshal.When JWL prepares the predicate notice, the service also includes requesting any missing affidavit of service from the marshal before the Petition is prepared. After commencement, the service includes one follow-up request for the marshal’s affidavit of service of the Notice of Petition and Petition and e-filing the affidavit if it is received in filing-ready form.Landlord-Tenant Filing Only — $75 per ProceedingThis option is limited to the initial electronic submission of filing-ready landlord-tenant commencement papers.JWL will:Open the proceeding in NYSCEFEnter the case, party, property, and attorney information provided by the attorneyUpload the filing-ready documents supplied by the attorneySubmit the filing using court costs provided in advanceThe attorney will be responsible for:Reviewing the Notice of Petition, Petition, predicate notices, affidavits of service, and all supporting documents for legal and procedural complianceProviding complete, final, properly signed, and filing-ready documentsConfirming that all required documents and exhibits have been includedConfirming the correct court, case type, filing categories, and document descriptionsConfirming the accuracy of all party names, addresses, property information, attorney information, and other case-opening dataDetermining and monitoring all filing and service deadlinesMonitoring the submission for acceptance, return, or rejectionResponding to any court notice, deficiency, return, or rejectionCorrecting and resubmitting rejected or deficient documentsCompleting the Notice of Electronic FilingDownloading the accepted and filed papersPreparing and forwarding the service package to the marshal or process serverProviding all required service instructions and documentsFollowing up with the marshal or process serverObtaining affidavits of service for the predicate notices and commencement papersReviewing all affidavits of service for legal and procedural complianceCorrecting or obtaining corrected affidavits of service when necessaryE-filing affidavits of service and other post-service documentsHandling all other post-filing and post-service requirementsThe $75 filing-only fee covers the initial submission only. It does not include document review, monitoring, correction, resubmission, downloading filed papers, completion of the Notice of Electronic Filing, preparation of the service package, marshal or process-server coordination, review or filing of affidavits of service, or other post-filing work.Pricing for filings in other courts remains based on the scope of the assignment, including whether a new matter must be opened, the number of parties, documents and exhibits, document preparation requirements, court-specific requirements, and whether JWL must draft and file an affirmation of service.Other Court MattersE-filing to commence a new case: Fees begin at $100Filing documents in an existing case: Fees begin at $75For filings to commence a new case, final pricing depends on the number of parties, documents and exhibits, any court-specific filing requirements, and the amount of document preparation required.For filings in existing cases, final pricing depends on the number of parties, documents and exhibits, any court-specific filing requirements, the amount of document preparation required, and whether JWL must draft and file an affirmation of service..

Court filing fees, payment-processing charges, marshal fees, process-server fees, transcript costs, record-production expenses, and other third-party disbursements are separate from JWL’s service fees.All anticipated costs must be provided in advance. JWL does not advance filing fees or third-party expenses.