Eliminate missed deadlines and save each attorney 3 hours/week spent manually reviewing case calendars.
~3 hrs
Saved / wk
Medium
Setup
No AI
AI
Your Airtable case tracker holds every matter's key deadlines. Each morning, n8n scans for deadlines falling within the next 48 hours and sends a direct Slack message to the assigned attorney with the case name, matter type, and exact due date. No deadline slips because it was buried in a spreadsheet no one refreshed.
~3 hrs
Saved / Week
Some setup required
Setup Complexity
No AI involved
AI Status
Step 1: Set up an Airtable base with fields for case name, assigned attorney, matter type, and deadline date.
Step 2: Create an n8n workflow with a daily schedule trigger at 7 AM.
Step 3: Query Airtable for records where the deadline date is within the next 48 hours.
Step 4: Loop through results and send a Slack DM to the assigned attorney for each match.
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