Note From the Team

NextChapter is excited to announce updates to our credit report integration! We have implemented numerous automation tools to give you and your client's immediate access to their reports. We will be highlighting these tools live on Tuesday, March 28th at 2 pm ET. Save your spot now!

Also, with NACBA and Spring on the horizon, we’re working hard behind the scenes on an upcoming release. Stay tuned for additional information!

Webinars and Upcoming

Are you a new user or still on the fence about switching software? Join our sales team for two upcoming webinars:

How NextChapter Works Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT: Learn how our software works and the best ways to set up your account

NextChapter's Doc Creator For All Areas of Law Thursday, Mar 23, 2023, 1:00 PM EDT: See NextChapter Docs live in action and how it can help your firm automate CRM tools and legal documents in all areas of law, not just bankruptcy

Are you a longtime NextChapter user interested in deeper dives into how to best utilize all of our features and enhancements?

NextChapter Training: Additional Documents Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023, 2:00 PM EDT: Learn how to utilize your unlimited client document storage and easily assign items to be filed with your cases

Credit Report Integration Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023, 2:00 PM EDT: Join us as we cover all of the new enhancements that were implemented with our recent API updates

Filing Bootcamp Thursday, Apr 6, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT: Best practices for filing cases in NextChapter

Income Training Wednesday, Apr 19, 2023, 2:00 PM EDT: Learn the various methods for entering income and how to use that for the means test

All of our webinars are recorded, just follow the same link to watch the recording.

Credit Report Highlight

This month we are excited to highlight our recent API updates within our Credit Report Integration with Xactus! With this integration, you can directly import credit reports into your schedules, making the process fast and simple.

How to:

1. Go to "Credit Report Integration" in your settings page to get started
2. Schedule the bureau-mandated 20-minute onsite inspection. Get more information here: Onsite Visit
3. We activate your account for pulling credit reports and importing data into NextChapter.
4. Enter the debtor's social security number for any case and that's it! The report will automatically download and the data will import in Schedules D, E and F.

In our latest update, we have migrated our platform to a new API for better service. The new logic goes a step further by including the "consideration" designation for unsecured claims, identifies any bureau freezes and eliminates the need for an address. Make sure you don’t miss our webinar Credit Report Integration on Tues., Mar 28, 2:00 PM EDT to learn more!

Product Updates

• Credit Report Integration Update:

  • Migrated platform to new API for better service

• North Dakota: Chapter 13 Plan Revised 2/6/23

• Washington Eastern: Event Code additions

  • Ch 13 - Certificate Re Payments and Disbursements

  • Ch 13 - Chapter 7 Liquidation Analysis

  • Ch 13 - Plan Funding Analysis

  • Ch 13 - Plan Payment Declaration

• Auto-complete function added for:

  • New Hampshire: Verification of Creditor Mailing List

  • Colorado: Notice of Chapter 13 Fee Application

• Ability to add Leased Vehicle to Means Test line 13

• Chapter 11 Case Update: Option to omit creditors from 20 Largest form

• Bug fixes

Customer Story 

Chester McLeod is an experienced attorney who works at the Law Office of Chester G. McLeod, which was founded on July 1st, 2004. His firm comprises of two staff members and is located in Pembroke Pines, Florida and files approximately two bankruptcy cases per year and specializes in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Criminal and Family Law.

Chester was inspired to become a bankruptcy attorney because he likes lending out a hand and helping people with their debts. He first began using NextChapter in 2017 and enjoys the software because it’s “easy to use and file”. Along with that, his favorite device to use NextChapter on is his Windows/PC and he appreciates that he is able to type up his information in the software, log out, and come back after days to complete his work. When Chester is not working, you can catch him outside playing baseball with his son. We are proud to have such a kind attorney using our software!