Sign
Sign sends a document out to be signed and brings it back onto the case with its trail. Your client opens a link on whatever phone they already have. They do not install an app, they do not make an account, and the signed copy lands on the case rather than in somebody's inbox.
What it is
A way to get a document signed and keep the signed copy and the trail with the case.
What it is not
It is not a replacement for what the law requires to be signed on paper, and it does not decide whether a document may be signed electronically.
What the client does
They receive a link, open it, read the document, and sign. That is the whole thing. The most common reason a signature takes three days is that somebody had to install something, so we removed that step.
The trail stays on the case
Who signed, when they signed, and what they signed are recorded against the case. The signed document goes into the file with everything else on that case.
Where paper is still required
Some instruments still require wet ink, and court filing has its own requirements. Tulip does not pretend otherwise. Where paper is required, it is required, and we would rather say so than let a firm find out at the wrong moment.
Questions
- Does the client need an account?
- No. They open a link and sign. No app, no download, no account.
- Is an electronic signature enough for our filing?
- It depends on the document and the forum. Court filing has its own requirements, and some instruments still require paper. Your firm decides, and Tulip does not override that.
- Where is the signed copy kept?
- On the case, in your firm's own database, with the trail beside it.
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