The synopsis — how it's built and kept current
The synopsis is a matter’s living summary — a structured picture of the case that Cedent keeps current as new email and documents arrive. It is where you go to see the state of a matter at a glance, with every detail traceable to where it came from.
How it is organized
Section titled “How it is organized”The synopsis is divided into sections suited to the practice area. A family-law matter, for instance, covers things like the parties, key dates, children, support and property, and scheduled hearings. Some sections track a single value; others hold a list; some are split by party, so you see a Petitioner value and a Respondent value side by side.
Each entry is a fact that carries two things with it:
- Its source — the email or document it came from, so you can trace it back.
- How trustworthy that source is — a detail from a certified court order carries more weight than the same detail mentioned in passing in an email.
How it stays current
Section titled “How it stays current”As new information arrives, Cedent reconciles it against what is already there:
- New information is added as Cedent learns it.
- Better-sourced information updates an existing fact automatically, and the change is recorded on the timeline so you can see what changed and why. If an early email put the hearing on March 3 and a later court order says March 10, the court order — the stronger source — updates the date.
- Conflicting information of equal or greater weight is held for your review rather than overwriting what is there. When two sources of similar standing disagree, Cedent flags the discrepancy and leaves the decision to you.
Completeness
Section titled “Completeness”The synopsis shows how complete it is, section by section. A low number is rarely an error — it usually means Cedent has not yet seen the email or document that fills those gaps. Read it as a map of what is still open, not a grade. As the relevant mail and documents get filed to the matter, the number climbs.
Correcting a fact
Section titled “Correcting a fact”Because every fact traces to a source, you can check anything that looks off: follow it back to the email or document behind it. If it is wrong, correct it — your correction becomes the authoritative version and Cedent stops deferring to what it had inferred.
Common questions
Section titled “Common questions”Cedent changed a fact on its own — how do I see why? Automatic updates happen only when a better-sourced version arrives, and each one is recorded on the timeline with what changed and what it was based on.
Two sources disagree and the synopsis is holding one for review — what do I do? Open the flagged fact, check both sources, and set the correct value. Cedent holds genuine conflicts for you rather than guessing.
A fact I expected is missing. Cedent only records what it has seen. If the email or document carrying it has not been filed to the matter — or is sitting in your triage inbox — file the source and the fact comes in.