TypeLawWhen we started TypeLaw nearly 10 years ago, our goal was to help fellow attorneys use their time more productively by automating one of the most frustrating, tedious parts of the job: formatting briefs, motions, and other docs. As a solo practitioner, I dreaded the mind-numbing task of building tables and formatting briefs to meet […]
Writing a legal document for a federal court instead of a California court (or vice versa)? There are many key case citation distinctions between the California Style Manual and Bluebook that you should be aware of. This article provides some helpful examples so you can get it right when preparing your next brief, motion, or […]
Having helped format nearly 10,000 briefs, we’ve had the opportunity to be exposed to a vast sample of legal writing. One issue we often see in briefs is the incorrect placement of punctuation around parentheses. (This was something that I struggled with when we first started TypeLaw.) Here is a quick rule to remember when […]
As most courts have now fully transitioned to e-filing, litigators are presented with an opportunity to significantly improve the way a judge interacts with their briefs, in turn making it easier for the judge to adopt their position. What is a hyperlinked brief/ebrief? A hyperlinked brief (sometimes called an e-brief) is a brief that has […]
Creating tables is a chore. Hyperlinking each authority to specific pages in your brief—only to have to start over when you add a new paragraph and all the page numbers shift—just feels like a waste of time. Getting your formatting just right and updating all citations to their proper form can cause hours of frustration. […]
As any brief writer knows, after you’re done drafting your brief, you’re never done. Often, you’re editing up to the deadline: typos are a frequent source of frustration, and sometimes you might even need to write a new paragraph, or delete an entire section. At this point, you’ve probably already sent your brief off to have […]
Whether you’re a solo attorney working on a case by yourself or you have a complete staff and want to speed up the brief writing process, TypeLaw’s AI-driven automated brief formatting and hyperlinking can help you make the brief writing process more efficient and save you valuable time. How automated formatting & hyperlinking helps solo […]
It’s very challenging to keep up with each court’s and jurisdiction’s specific requirements and preferences when it comes to digital briefs—and they often change. That’s why most attorneys prefer to focus on crafting a compelling argument and leave the frustrating minutiae of formatting to someone else. TypeLaw’s automated brief formatting and hyperlinking service was created […]
With a prestigious career spanning nearly 50 years and counting, certified appellate specialist Alan Charles “Chuck” Dell’Ario has witnessed many changes in the legal field and the growing presence of technology in traditional legal practices. Going solo Not one to shy away from a challenge, Dell’Ario saw the need to integrate technology into his own […]
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 the brief—attorneys, judges, court staff, legal […]