> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.jurisphere.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.jurisphere.ai/jurisphere-guide/handbook/white-collar-crime/stage-by-stage.md).

# Stage by Stage

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**This page is for the team running the matter.** The stages of the mandate in the order they happen, the tools the team opens at each, and the call the lawyer still owns.
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### Intake & Translation

Upload the custodian collection; OCR auto-applies. [Translation](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/translation/overview-of-the-translation-tool) on regional-language emails and documents.
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### Master Chronology (early)

[Master LOD](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/list-of-dates/overview-of-the-list-of-dates-tool) over the custodian collection. Index witness interview transcripts via Custom LOD.
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### Pre-Investigation & Advisory

[Research](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/research/overview-of-the-research-tool) the summons against the statutory power invoked. Preservation notices via [Custom Workflows](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/creating-custom-workflows) from a prior notice.
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### Internal Investigations

[Parallel Review](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/parallel-review/overview-of-the-parallel-review-tool) across custodian-level collections (1,000+ docs / 5GB per task). Document Review with custom prompts for topic-specific analysis.
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### Regulatory Engagements

[Custom Workflow](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/creating-custom-workflows) from a prior SEBI, ED, SFIO response template. Question-by-question replies in the [Drafting Pane](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/drafting-on-document-review).
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### Focused Chronology (mature)

Brief or Custom [LOD](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/list-of-dates/overview-of-the-list-of-dates-tool) focused on the regulator's allegations and the defence theory.
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### Criminal Proceedings

Analyse chargesheet evidentiary value via [Workflows](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/document-review/workflows-on-document-review). Bail application via the Criminal Bail Application template-workflow.
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### Trial, Appeals & Sentencing

Consistency sweeps across prosecution witness statements via [Workflows](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/document-review/workflows-on-document-review). [Drafting Pane](https://jurisphere.gitbook.io/jurisphere-guide/drafting-on-document-review) for written submissions and mitigation.
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**At the end of the mandate.** White collar work is judged on the defensibility of the process as much as the outcome. The Project audit trail records every action across the team, the same audit trail that holds up under regulatory and court scrutiny.
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