Microsoft Word for Brief Writing: Styles, Formatting, Table of Authorities and Add on Tools

A tool most lawyers use every day, Microsoft Word is a widely accepted and essential tool for modern lawyering. Beyond basic word processing, Word and some of the newer Word Add‐Ins offer many helpful features for brief writing, including creating document templates and instant hyperlinks to source documents, generating a Table of Authorities, and improving collaboration between attorneys, paralegals, and clients. We will discuss brief writing basics as well as more advanced features available via the latest AI‐powered legal tech products like Clearbrief that make Word even more useful for writers. Join Emilee Sahli and Jackie Schafer to learn tips and tricks for saving hours on the most tedious aspects of legal drafting in Word.