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Why Signatures Matter in a Legal Brief

Why Signatures Matter in a Legal Brief

Whether you’re a lawyer or a party to a legal dispute, it’s crucial to understand the importance of signatures in legal briefs. This post explains why signatures matter and how they impact the validity, enforceability, and accountability of legal documents.

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The Next Generation of AI Legaltech

The Next Generation of AI Legaltech

By Chris Dralla, Esq. When 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...

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California Style Manual vs. Bluebook Case Citations

California Style Manual vs. Bluebook Case Citations

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...

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TypeLaw Tip: Punctuation Around Parentheses

TypeLaw Tip: Punctuation Around Parentheses

Placing punctuation around parentheses correctly can be tricky, but it’s important that lawyers get it right if they want the court to view them as credible and professional. These tips will help when preparing a brief in any California state court.

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Hyperlinked Briefs and Why They Matter

Hyperlinked Briefs and Why They Matter

Most courts have now fully transitioned to e-filing, which presents an opportunity to significantly improve the way a judge interacts with your briefs. See a side-by-side comparison that demonstrates why you should be hyperlinking citations to authority and the record in your briefs.

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Why Tables Can be the Worst Part of Creating a Brief

Why Tables Can be the Worst Part of Creating a Brief

Creating an accurate, local-rules compliant table of contents and table of authorities is a chore. But you don’t have to DIY. Learn how you can save significant time and frustration by using technology to create and automatically update the tables in your next brief.

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How We Made Legal Brief Editing Better

How We Made Legal Brief Editing Better

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...

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How Does TypeLaw Save you Time?

How Does TypeLaw Save you Time?

Using your time wisely is one of the most important aspects of brief writing—the more time you can spend on your actual argument, the better it will be, and the greater chance you'll have to get your argument across to your reader. One of the main goals of TypeLaw is to save you time in three...

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How Legal Brief Formatting Software Boosts Staff Productivity

How Legal Brief Formatting Software Boosts Staff Productivity

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...

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TypeLaw Customer Testimonial: Charles Dell’Ario

TypeLaw Customer Testimonial: Charles Dell’Ario

See how TypeLaw helps noted Certified Appellate Specialist, Alan Charles “Chuck” Dell’Ario, handle multiple high-level appellate cases and produce accurate briefs that meet all local rules of court — without the need for a support staff.

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