7. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of selecting a court includes the sub-steps of: defining selection rules for selection of a court; and identifying the selected court from a list of candidate courts using the selection rules and data included in the modified claim file.
1. A method for receiving and processing a claim file and authoring and electronically filing a legal document for a legal action in a court, comprising the steps of: (A) electronically receiving the claim file in electronic form wherein the claim file includes a plurality of data fields in a native format; (B) mapping, using an electronic processor, one or more of the data fields from the native format to a desired format different from the native format to form a modified claim file; (C) selecting a court, using the processor, at least in part on data included in the modified claim file and predetermined court selection criteria; (D) generating, using the processor, a legal document in electronic form configured for electronic filing in the selected court and which is compliant with requirements of the selected court, using data in the modified claim file and predetermined filing requirements data associated with the selected court; and (E) electronically filing the generated legal document in the selected court.