Legal Support · Filings, discovery, conflicts
Legal Support Services for Tennessee Attorneys
Delator Field Services handles the administrative and logistical work around litigation: getting documents to clerks, moving and organizing discovery, and running conflict searches for attorney review.
Where firms lose time
Much of a case file moves on errands: a filing that has to reach a clerk's window, a production that has to travel across town, a new client name that has to be checked before intake closes. Each one pulls a paralegal or associate away from billable work.
DFS takes on those tasks with the same chain of command and record keeping used for its process serving across all 95 Tennessee counties. The firm keeps every decision about content, strategy and ethics.
Legal support services
Filing runs, discovery logistics and conflict screening support for Tennessee firms. Administrative work only; legal judgment stays with counsel.
- Legal filingsAdministrative filing support for tasks that can lawfully be completed without an attorney.
- Court document filingIn-person submission to clerks, with file stamps, conformed copies and receipts returned to the firm.
- Subpoena issuance supportAttorney-prepared subpoenas taken to the clerk for issuance where the court allows, then routed to service.
- Discovery supportIndexing, tracking and delivery of productions, transcripts and exhibits under counsel's direction.
- E-discovery coordinationHand-offs with the firm's chosen e-discovery vendor and handling of physical media.
- Conflict screeningSearches of names and entities against public records and client lists, reported for attorney review.
Starting an engagement
- Describe the taskTell us the court, county, documents involved and any deadline the firm is working against.
- Confirm scope in writingDFS confirms what it will do, what it will not do, and the expected fee before work begins.
- Work and reportAgents complete the task and return stamps, receipts, logs or reports to the designated contact.
What DFS is not
DFS provides administrative and logistical support. It does not practice law and is not a substitute for counsel.
- No legal advice, case strategy or interpretation of rules for a client.
- No drafting or preparation of pleadings, motions or other legal documents.
- The attorney or client remains responsible for document content, deadlines and ethical decisions.
- Communications with DFS are not attorney-client privileged.
Support, not the practice of law
Every legal support engagement assumes that a licensed attorney, or a self-represented party acting for themselves, controls the matter. DFS carries out defined tasks and reports back.
Questions about legal support
Can a pro se litigant use these services?
Yes, for administrative tasks such as delivering documents to a clerk. DFS cannot tell a self-represented party what to file, how to complete forms, or whether a deadline applies.
Do you handle work outside Nashville?
Yes. DFS operates in all 95 Tennessee counties through county-level chapters managed from Nashville.
How are these services priced?
Fees depend on the task, location and timing. DFS confirms the price in writing before starting; filing runs start from the routine process serving rate for the county, less $15.
Guides on this topic
Longer answers from the DFS Guides & FAQ.
Related services
Next steps and alternatives that often go with this work.
Reviewed October 2026 by Delator Field Services. General information, not legal advice.
Tell DFS what the matter needs
Call, text or email with the task, the county and any deadline. You will get a plain answer on scope and cost before work begins.
Questions first? Call or text (629) 310-8667 or email contact@delatorgroup.com.