Build the chronology from the client interview, not after it.
I take recorded client interviews, counsel conferences, or dictated summaries and build a structured matter chronology — dated entries, source references, and space for exhibits — ready to drop into the file.
I build matter chronologies directly from audio — client interviews, witness conferences, counsel conferences, and dictated summaries. I extract dated events, attribute each to the source (who said it, when), structure them chronologically, and flag events that need exhibit support. The output lands in your firm's chronology template, ready to merge with document-sourced entries. Built for AU litigation and family law workflows where chronology is central.
What changes
After a 2-hour client interview, you spend an evening re-reading your notes and building the chronology from scratch — checking dates against the documents, working out the gaps, and flagging events that need exhibit support.
I build the first-draft chronology from the recording as you leave the meeting. Dated entries, attributed to the client's account, with gaps flagged. You spend the evening merging it with the document-sourced chronology, not building from scratch.
From upload to output
Record the interview or conference
Client interview, witness conference, counsel conference, or your own dictated summary of events. I work from audio directly.
Extract dated events
I pull every dated event mentioned, resolving ambiguous dates ("early March") to the best available approximation and flagging where the date is uncertain.
Attribute and structure
Each entry is attributed to the source (who said it, in which interview) and placed in chronological order. Gaps and apparent contradictions are flagged.
Merge with document chronology
The audio-sourced chronology merges with your document-sourced chronology, and I flag where an entry is supported by an exhibit and where it is not.
What you can do with Quillio chronology from audio
- Build chronologies from client interview recordings
- Extract dated events from counsel conferences
- Build a first-draft chronology from dictated summaries
- Attribute events to their audio source for audit
- Merge audio-sourced and document-sourced chronologies
- Flag date uncertainties and contradictions across sources
- Identify events that need exhibit support
- Produce court-ready chronologies for family and commercial matters
A real example
You have just completed a 90-minute first interview with a family law client. The client has described 12 years of relationship history including acquisitions, contributions, separations, and reconciliations. The chronology is central to the contributions argument.
Upload the interview recording. Tell me it is a family law first interview, jurisdiction is VIC, and the chronology will be used for a contributions argument under the Family Law Act.
A structured chronology in Family Court format with 48 entries — each attributed to the client's account in the interview, with timestamps where precise dates were given and ranges where not. 11 entries flagged as needing exhibit support (titles, bank records, valuations). Gaps identified for the 2019-2020 period where the client's account was unclear. Ready to merge with the document-sourced chronology as disclosure comes in.
Documents, jurisdictions, and practice areas
Document types
- Matter chronologies
- Family law chronologies (FLR 2021 compliant)
- Court book chronologies
- Interlocutory chronologies
- Client interview file notes
- Counsel conference notes
- Expert conference records
- Mediation chronologies
Jurisdictions
- NSW
- VIC
- QLD
- WA
- SA
- TAS
- ACT
- NT
- Federal
- NZ
Practice areas
- Family
- Litigation
- Commercial
- Personal Injury
- Criminal
- Employment
Chronology From Audio FAQs
How is this different from general chronology building?
General chronology building starts with documents. This starts with what the client or witness actually said in an interview, and builds the chronology from the audio source — with attribution and gap-flagging. It complements document-sourced chronology; it does not replace it.
How accurate is it on dates?
For precise dates given in the interview ("on 14 March 2018"), accuracy is very high. For approximate dates ("early 2019"), I record the range and flag the uncertainty. I never invent a specific date; if the source says "around winter 2020", that is what the entry says.
Does it work for family law chronologies?
Yes. I apply Family Court chronology conventions — dated events, contribution categories (financial, non-financial, parental), and the separation-to-property-pool timeline. The format aligns with the chronology standards in Family Law Rules 2021.
What about criminal matters?
Yes. For criminal matters, I build chronologies from witness conferences and the defendant's instructions. The chronology respects the defence narrative structure and flags where the Crown case (from the brief) intersects with each event.
How does it merge with document-sourced chronologies?
Upload the document chronology and the audio-sourced chronology separately; I merge them with source tags on each entry (audio: client interview 2026-04-12 / document: contract dated 2024-06-01). Conflicts between sources are flagged, not reconciled silently.
Is the audio secure?
Yes. Client interview audio is sensitive matter material. I run on Australian infrastructure under SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001; audio is deleted after transcription and chronology extraction by default; nothing is used to train any model.
Try it on a current document.
The fastest way to test this is to run it against your next client interview recording and see the chronology before you leave the meeting. Free trial, no credit card, no sales call.
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