Relatable humor from the legal admin desk.
Always ‘the portal is down’ at 4:55 before a 5 p.m. deadline, so I keep a PDF/A export and a prefilled e-filing envelope; if it really tanks, I’ve got a hard-copy packet ready to run to the clerk. Works 99% of the time, but in quirky jurisdictions I ping the attorney and re-check local rules first.