DPA, Digital Platform for Attorneys
DPA provides a centralized digital platform for Belgian attorneys to manage judicial procedures electronically, from filing court documents to receiving judgments and managing legal aid cases. The platform integrates with leading legal practice management software and supports secure login via eID or itsme® authentication, serving over 19,000 lawyers.
- Legal Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Belgian attorneys rely on fragmented, paper-based or partially digitized workflows for court filings, legal aid administration, insolvency procedures, and client communications. These manual processes are time-consuming, error-prone, and slow down judicial procedures, creating inefficiencies for lawyers and the broader justice system.
Solution
DPA provides a centralized digital platform that enables attorneys to manage judicial procedures electronically from start to finish. The platform offers a suite of applications covering key legal workflows, including electronic document deposit, legal aid management, insolvency case handling, secure document signing, and access to national registries. DPA integrates with leading legal practice management software, allowing lawyers to transmit and receive data directly from their existing tools with a single click. The platform was developed in collaboration with the two Belgian community bar orders, OVB and OBFG, ensuring alignment with professional requirements and legal standards, and has become an essential daily work tool for most attorneys since its launch in 2017. The platform processes filings through closed channels to the courts with dispatch certificates confirming each delivery, and supports login via eID or itsme® authentication.
Target Audience
Primary users are attorneys, bar associations, and law firms in Belgium, as well as judicial and administrative bodies that interact with the legal profession.
Features
- DPA-Deposit: electronic filing system for court requests, conclusions, exhibits, petitions and letters with almost every Belgian court, with simultaneous delivery to court registry, opposing counsel and third parties
- DPA-Jbox: secure document exchange and communication box for attorneys, receiving judgments with the legal value of registered mail from justices of the peace and police courts
- DPA-BAJ: legal aid management application for handling pro bono and subsidized legal assistance cases from registration to closure
- DPA-JustRestart: insolvency and debt restructuring case management tool covering bankruptcy, judicial reorganization and collective debt settlement
- DPA-Salduzweb: application for managing police custody and interrogation procedures with automatic matching of Salduz assistance
- Lawyer Card and Lawyer Signature: electronic identity and signature capabilities, with eID and itsme® authentication replacing the card for signing since 2025
- Access to National Register, attachment notices (FCA), and notarial registers through DPA-Authentic Sources
- Integration with third-party legal practice management software for one-click data transfer
- Encrypted data in transit and at rest, with continuous platform monitoring and governance by OVB and OBFG