Auto-generated checklists from a client file

Drop a PDF matter file. Get a jurisdiction-aware checklist: filings, deadlines, missing exhibits, questions for the client. Lawyers already have todos. They need the list generated.

For Solo and small-firm attorneys

Riff on @T_Zahil niched idea list

The problem, sharper

Solo and small-firm attorneys already tried the generic version and bounced. Drop a PDF matter file. Get a jurisdiction-aware checklist: filings, deadlines, missing exhibits, questions for the client. Lawyers already have todos. They need the list generated. The wedge is the constraint, not another feature list.

Features that make the pitch true

01Capture the job in one screen: Drop a PDF matter file. Get a jurisdiction-aware checklist: filings, deadlines, missing…
02Audience-aware defaults for solo and small-firm attorneys.
03Shareable artifact you can send to a teammate in one tap.
04Honest empty states. No fake social proof, no infinite onboarding.
05Export: the user can leave with their data on day one.

This weekend

Friday: landing page, one happy path, seed data.
Saturday: the core loop that makes the pitch true.
Sunday: share link, ugly-but-working export, tell ten people.

Stack

— Next.js + TypeScript
— Local-first persistence, server later
— role-based access
— audit log
— CSV in / CSV out
— streaming LLM calls

User stories

As a person in this group: Solo and small-firm attorneys, I can describe the job in one sentence and get a usable first result.
As a skeptic, I can try it without creating an account.
As someone who might build this, I can copy a spec and start this weekend.

Paste into Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex

Build a working product called VoltLine.

Tagline: Auto-generated checklists from a client file — without the usual product theater.

One-liner: Drop a PDF matter file. Get a jurisdiction-aware checklist: filings, deadlines, missing exhibits, questions for the client. Lawyers already have todos. They need the list generated.

Who it is for: Solo and small-firm attorneys

Non-goals: do not build a generic work app. Do not add auth until the core loop works. Do not invent extra personas.

Must-have features:
1. Capture the job in one screen: Drop a PDF matter file. Get a jurisdiction-aware checklist: filings, deadlines, missing…
2. Audience-aware defaults for solo and small-firm attorneys.
3. Shareable artifact you can send to a teammate in one tap.
4. Honest empty states. No fake social proof, no infinite onboarding.
5. Export: the user can leave with their data on day one.

Suggested stack:
- Next.js + TypeScript
- Local-first persistence, server later
- role-based access
- audit log
- CSV in / CSV out
- streaming LLM calls

UX:
- Distinctive, editorial, not purple-gradient SaaS
- Works on a phone
- Empty states teach the product
- One primary action per screen

Ship this weekend:
1. A landing page that states the job in one breath
2. The core loop end to end with sample data
3. A shareable output
4. A README that explains what was intentionally left out

Constraints: TypeScript. Keep the first version local-first if a database would slow you down. Name the product VoltLine unless you have a clearly better one.