Joint offers
Last updated: 2026-05-29
A joint offer is a single offer extended by more than one party together — for example, two defendants who agree to put forward a combined number. ADR Sentinel records it once and marks it as joint so every contributing party's ledger reflects that they're part of it.
Record a joint offer
- Start a normal offer: on the Ledger tab, click + Record Offer on one of the offering parties (see Recording an offer).
- Check Joint Offer — include other parties in this offer.
- A list of the other parties appears. Select each party that is part of the joint offer.
- Fill in the amount and any terms as usual, then click Record Offer.
How it appears
The offer is recorded against the party you started from, and each co-offering party's row shows that they're part of the joint offer. This keeps the ledger honest about who is actually on the hook for the number, which matters when you later build the settlement picture.
When to use one
Use a joint offer whenever a number genuinely comes from multiple parties acting together. If parties are each putting in separate amounts privately, a blind round is usually the better tool — it collects each contribution individually and only reveals the aggregated total.