LibGuides: Taggart Video Recordings Archive: Writing & Style Trainings

Appellate Brief Formating

Generating a Table of Contents
In this video, Director of the Law Library, Dustin Johnston-Green, will show you how to use headings in Microsoft Word to automatically generate a Table of Contents for your brief.

Generating a Table of Authorities
In this video, Director of the Law Library, Dustin Johnston-Green, shows you how to use the References tab in Microsoft Word to generate a table of authorities.

Page Numbers
In this video, Director of the Law Library, Dustin Johnston-Green, discusses how to use section breaks to set up multiple numbering conventions in a single Microsoft Word document. This includes using roman numerals and standard numbers.

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Formatting Blogs

For those who would prefer to read step-by-step walkthroughs over watching Youtube videos, the blog posts below are a great substitute!

Word styles make briefs sing?
The Harvard Law School Library Blog details how to customize your Microsoft Word Styles and create Headings for your Brief.
Adding a Table of Contents
The Harvard Law School Library Blog walks through the steps of creating and adding a Table of Contents using Microsoft Word tools.
Table of Authorities
The Harvard Law School Library Blog walks through how to easily create and add a Table of Authorities to your Brief using Microsoft Word tools and features.