DepoGenius — Case Files Workspace Redesign

DepoGenius turns a trial lawyer's entire case file into cited litigation outlines, and the Case Files workspace is where every case begins. Attorneys upload huge, messy files — depositions, pleadings, discovery, sometimes tens of thousands of pages. I redesigned the workspace so getting files in, and finding the next step, never gets in the way.

The workspace worked, but people got stuck in it. The issue was discoverability: less confident users froze when they couldn't see where to add files — and on the biggest cases, long file lists pushed the entry points that mattered most out of sight.

I made upload reachable from anywhere — a high-contrast Upload Files action and a persistent sidebar entry — instead of one box that scrolls off-screen. I gave "Case Objective" (the field that tells the AI who the attorney represents) a home that prompts users to fill it without cluttering the workspace, and reordered navigation around how attorneys work: frequent actions first, billing and "new case" demoted.

The restructured flow — New Case → Upload → Dashboard → Reports → Results — became the product's core navigation.

A workspace people got stuck in became one where the next step is always within reach — upload from anywhere, a clear path from new case to results, and navigation ordered around how attorneys actually work.