One of the most difficult technical tasks one can undertake is formatting a complex brief in Microsoft Word that has a title page, table of contents, table of authorities, multi-level paragraph numbering, and page numbering that starts over in the middle of the document and switches formats (for example, Romanettes to Arabic).  In this session, you’ll be able to download pre-built, federal court of appeals (customizable) template and together we’ll work through generating tables of contents and authorities using Word’s built-in features.  The resulting tables can easily be updated after the pleading is edited so that the items and page number references are always correct.  We’ll also show you how to easily customize the subject template for any jurisdiction (changing font, point size or paragraph alignment as necessary).  The heavy lifting is already done, and if you use this template as the starting point for your next complex pleading, you’ll shave many hours off the process because the formatting will just work.