1. Start with the Clemson service area, not a generic software brief
A law firm serving Clemson may need to distinguish the city from the two recorded county relationships: Anderson County and Pickens County. That distinction matters when the firm names matters, routes inquiries, assigns staff or reports activity by geography.
Recommended approach
List the geographic fields the firm truly uses. Decide whether the tool needs city, county, service area, office, venue or another matter attribute. Define who may view or change each field, and write an acceptance test using the firm’s own approved examples. If geography is not operationally relevant, leave it out rather than adding a decorative field.
