1. Brief Formatting February 22, 2010

2. What do I include? Look at the score sheet. Include every element on the score sheet. Make sure you leave enough time to proof, proof again, and follow the simple formatting lessons learned here.

3. Score Sheet elements Cover Summary of the case Table of contents Table of authorities Jurisdictional statement Statement of the issues Statement of the case Statement of the facts Summary of the argument Argument Certificate of service

4. The Cover The court The date Docket number The parties On appeal to court and from court Your side Your teply numbers Color: Blue for appellant (They’re sad; they lost below.) Color: Red for appellee (Like an apple.)

5. Summary of the Case Title: All caps, bold Include reason for why court should grant oral argument Teply numbers, ATTORNEYS FOR [SIDE] and fake address i Page number, use roman numerals for this introductory section

6. Table of Contents Title: All caps, bold Include all sections and their page numbers. We’ll cover how to make one shortly. Include all point headings and their page numbers ii Page number, use roman numerals for this introductory section

7. Table of Authorities Title: All caps, bold Separate cases by court designation. This will depend on your problem. v Remove pinpoint pages Use passim if >5 cites

8. Separate cases by court designation. This will depend on your problem. Table of Authorities, (cont.) vi Separate other authorities by type Do the Table of Authorities right before you do Table of Contents! The MOST important thing to remember when doing the Table of Authorities is to save a copy of your brief before starting and to save a separate copy of your brief after running Westlaw or Word. If any problems arise, you will have a clean copy to work from.

9. Jurisdictional Statement Title: All caps, bold vii Still using roman numerals

10. You may list up to four of the MOST relevant cases for each issue and the most relevant statutory or constitutional provisions Statement of the Issues All caps, bold viii State each issues you are State each issue you are briefing List, up to four, the MOST relevant cases for each issue and the most relevant statutory or constitutional provisions

11. Statement of the Case All caps, bold Include Nature of the Case: Underlined Include Course of Proceedings: Underlined 1 Page number, start numeric numbering here (Remember 25 page limit from here.) Note: cite to record/appendix as instructed

12. Statement of the Facts All caps, bold 3 Note: citing to the record. (R. at page). Note: cite to record/appendix as instructed.

13. Summary of the Argument All caps, bold 5 Note: no citations within the summary

14. Argument All caps, bold (A, B, C) Bold, Capitalize First letter of appropriate words 7 ( I, II ) All caps (A, B, C) Capitalize first letter of appropriate words (i, ii, iii) Regular sentence. (a, b, c) Regular sentence.

15. Conclusion All caps, bold 19 Note: no citations within conclusion Include: ATTORNEYS FOR SIDE, Teply numbers, and address

16. Certificate of Service All caps, bold 20 Note: mail 2 copies to opposing counsel and 10 copies to the clerk of court Include: Teply numbers, ATTORNEYS FOR SIDE, and address Note: mail 2 copies to opposing counsel and 10 copies to the clerk of court Date

17. Score Sheet DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR INSTRUCTOR’S SCORE SHEET AT THE VERY END!!! Include teply numbers

18. Inserting Page Numbers in Word Separate all sections with page breaks NOT hard returns. Insert page numbers right before you do your Table of Authorities and Table of Contents. Save your brief and save a copy called FinalBriefClean. Work from the original Final Brief. Instructions for Word 2007 / PC Only

19. 2) Press the Show Paragraph Marks button from the Home tab 1) Go to the Summary of the Case page.

20. 1) Go to the Page Layout Tab 2) Place your cursor here. 3) Click Breaks. Choose “Next Page Break.” 5) Put your cursor on Title Page before the Page Break code (----Page Break----). Press the DELETE key. 4) When you insert a section break you will likely create a blank page…you need to remove this page.

21. What the Title Page should look like with the Section Break (Next Page)

22.  Go to your Statement of the Case page.  Insert section break  Delete extra page (if necessary)

23. 2) Click on Insert Tab 3) Click on Page Numbers 1) Go to Summary of the Case Page 4) Click on Format Page Numbers 5) Change number format to i,ii,iii 6) Change page numbering to start at i 7) Click OK

24. Repeat Previous Steps for Statement of the Case Page  Go to the Statement of the Case Page and place your cursor on that page  Click Page Numbers  Format Page Numbers from drop down  Number format will be 1,2,3  Start at 1

25. 1) Click on Page Numbers 2) Click on Bottom of Page option 3) Choose the plain option to center the page numbers

26. 1) Go to Title Page 2) Check the Different First Page box Removing the Page Number from the Title Page 3) Click Close Header and Footer

27. Make Table of Authorities in Word Do this step right before you do your Table of Contents. Save your Final Brief. Save a copy as Brief With Page Numbers before starting the Table of Contents. Work from your Final Brief.

28. Go to the beginning of the brief and work your way through marking citations 2) Highlight the full citation. Press Mark Citation 3) Remove pinpoint page 4) Choose the type 5) Type short citation 6) Click “Mark All” 7) Click Close and proceed to next citation 1) Press the References Tab

29. 1) Go to the Table of Authorities page and place your cursor on that page. 2) Go to the Home tab and press the paragraph symbol to hide the field codes to ensure proper pagination.

30. 1) Click on the References Tab 2) Click on Insert Table of Authorities 3) Make sure “Use passim” and “Keep original formatting” are checked. 4) Click OK

31. Format your Table of Authorities as described earlier.

32. Make Table of Contents in Word Do this step LAST. Save your Final brief. Save another copy as Brief With Table of Authorities Work from your Final Brief

33. 1) Highlight the title of each section. 2) Press the Paragraph Dialog box 3) Choose the appropriate level for the Table of Contents. Click OK All Section Titles: Level 1 Within Argument section: Point Heading I, II, etc.: Level 2 Point Heading A, B, etc.: Level 3 Point Heading i, ii, etc.: Level 4 Point Heading a, b, etc.: Level 5 4) Repeat these steps for all components included in the Table of Contents

34. 2) Click on References Tab 3) Click on Insert Table of Contents 1) Go to the Table of Contents page and place your cursor on that page. 4) Uncheck “Use hyperlinks” 5) Change levels to the appropriate number based on your pointheadings. 6) Make sure “Show page numbers” and “Right align page numbers” are checked. 7) Click OK

35. Slides will be available on Prof. Edwards TWEN page. Slides and detailed handout are available on the library web page in the Class Presentations section. http://www.law.drake.edu/library/

36. Congratulations, you’re almost done! You need 3 copies- one to turn in, and two for your oral argument opponents during the first week. See the schedule posted. Your brief must be bound.  Use a plastic comb binding.  Plan ahead—some copy shops require some time to do this. Briefs due at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 26 in the Library Administrative Office.