by TypeLaw | Aug 29, 2019 | series
As digital transformation reached the legal field, many types of brief formatting software came to market with the promise of improving work product or providing attorneys greater efficiency, but there are many reasons why those legaltech offerings fall short. Why...
by TypeLaw | Aug 29, 2019 | Briefing, tables, Uncategorized
If you view a brief as the map to a case, the table of contents is the navigation point that directs readers to the information they need to reach your ultimate destination. A good TOC saves readers time A good table of contents is key for everyone interacting with...
by TypeLaw | Aug 29, 2019 | citations, exhibits
A bookmark provides an automated link between citations in a brief and key materials of record for a case. Bookmarks and internal hyperlinks work together to provide readers easy access to resources related to a case with a simple, direct link within the brief. Many...
by TypeLaw | Aug 29, 2019 | hyperlinking, Uncategorized
Hyperlinks are a small, but mighty feature of digital briefs. They can either be internal (link to a different section of the same brief PDF), or external (link to a case authority, on a website like CaseText/Westlaw/LexisNexis, or to the record). All relevant...
by TypeLaw | Aug 29, 2019 | hyperlinking, series
The legal world has been evolving towards digitization for the past 30 years. Legal documents have transitioned into an almost fully digitized space, starting with the approval of PACER in 1988, opening electronic records to the public and moving into the current...
