Law Firm Process Serving Guide

Practical process serving guides for law firms, paralegals, and litigation teams. Intake checklists, fewer delays, and a clear path to submit a request.

Built for firms that send work every week: clear packets, documented attempts, and a request path that does not slow the file down. Who this is for Litigation teams, collections practices, insurance defense, solo attorneys, and paralegals who need process serving with a usable record. Tennessee is the deepest coverage base, with work also coordinated across Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia. If you have papers and an address today, submit a request. If your office wants a recurring firm setup, request law firm access. Neither path is automatic approval, and neither is a promise that a person will be found. How firms usually work with PPS Serve Send the documents, the name as it appears on the papers, the authorized address, and the real deadline. Intake confirms timing and fees before field work begins. You then get attempt notes and proof prepared for the file. Rush and same-day windows exist when the packet is complete and the date is close. A tight caption date does not, by itself, create same-day service. Several defendants and addresses When one caption names more than one person, pair each name with the address counsel wants served. Mixed lists stall the file because the server cannot guess which door belongs to which person. Use the multiple defendants guide when you are packing that kind of request. Each authorized location gets its own attempt record. Practical guides in this lane Start with the intake checklist if you are sending a first file. Use the delay page when files keep bouncing for missing pages or vague addresses. Paralegals can pack a request from the paralegal checklist. Out-of-state papers belong on the domestication page. Law firm intake checklist How firms reduce delays What paralegals should include Out-of-state subpoena and domestication coordination Should I submit a request or request firm access? Submit a request for an active matter. Request law firm access when your office wants onboarding for recurring work. Access is reviewed and is not granted automatically. Do you guarantee that someone will be served? No. PPS Serve documents authorized attempts and returns proof for the file. Outcome depends on the address, access, and the person. Fees follow the work confirmed at intake.