Circuit court eFiling - Granting access for file prep

Purpose: File prep access allows attorneys to grant paralegals, legal secretaries, or local government staff the ability to prepare new case filings or file additional documents on their behalf using their own eCourts accounts.

Applicable Users: Attorneys

1. Visit the eFiling website at https://efiling.wicourts.gov/ and log in as the attorney. For more information, see the article Logging into Wisconsin circuit court eFiling.

2. Hover over your name in the top-right corner of the page. From the dropdown menu, select file prep access.
   

3. On the File prep access page, select [Create].
   

4. Enter the email address associated with the paralegal, legal secretary, or local government staff member’s eCourts account, then select [Find].
   

5. The matching user’s name displays in order to verify that the correct email address has been entered. When granting file prep access to a local government staff member, select the local government organization from the dropdown. Select [Save].
   

6. Users granted file prep access are featured on the File pre access page. To revoke access, select Delete in the Actions column next to the user's name.