ROI Calculator

What Is Your Subpoena Process
Actually Costing You?

Enter your organization's numbers below. See your time savings, cost recovery, and return on investment in real time.

90 min
Average manual
intake per subpoena
5 min
Target with
Subpoena Manager
~1 wk
Work week recovered
per month at 20/mo

Your Organization's Numbers

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Subpoenas per month Typical range: 5–200+
Current intake time per subpoena (minutes) Industry avg: 60–90 min
Paralegal/Coordinator hourly rate (fully loaded) $/hr
Attorney/Counsel hourly rate (fully loaded) $/hr
% of intake handled by attorneys Review, triage oversight
Advanced assumptions
Target intake time with Subpoena Manager (minutes) Default: 5 min
Avg. follow-up chasers per subpoena HR, Claims, Compliance, etc.
Minutes per follow-up reminder Email, call, re-send
Estimated annual solution cost ($) For payback calculation
Estimated Annual Savings
Your ROI with Subpoena Manager
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Monthly intake time (after) — hrs
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Value Timeline

What to expect from implementation through steady-state value delivery

From Day One to Full ROI

Subpoena Manager delivers measurable value within the first 30 days

Day 1–30
Intake automation live
Subpoenas captured automatically. Manual data entry eliminated. First measurable time savings begin immediately.
Month 1–3
Routing & follow-up governed
Consistent routing rules in place. Automated follow-up with HR, Claims, and Compliance replaces manual chasing.
Month 3–6
Visibility & reporting
Leadership dashboard active. Real-time workload, bottlenecks, and turnaround time visible without manual compilation.
Month 6+
Full ROI & audit trail
Complete defensible audit trail established. Process scales with volume. Full cost recovery delivered.
Process Area Current State With Subpoena Manager Impact
Intake trigger Manual — someone reads & routes each subpoena Automatic — captured from all channels instantly Time savings
Data entry 1–1.5 hrs/subpoena re-entered across systems AI extracts details; structured record auto-created Cost savings
Routing & ownership Ad hoc — whoever sees the email first Consistent routing with confirmed ownership Risk reduction
Cross-dept follow-up Manual reminders, personal effort, frequent misses Automated notifications triggered by workflow Time savings
Deadline visibility Spreadsheets and calendar entries Real-time dashboard with deadline alerts Risk removed
Audit trail Reconstructed after-the-fact from email Complete defensible record from first capture Risk removed
Scalability Volume increases require proportional headcount Handles volume growth without adding staff Cost savings
Calculations are estimates based on industry benchmarks and user-provided inputs. Actual results may vary depending on organization size, subpoena complexity, workflow maturity, and implementation approach. This calculator is intended for planning and evaluation purposes only.
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