APPELLATE BRIEF PROCESS – LEGAL PROOFREADING
After we do an initial review of your document as described in my earlier post, The Cockle Appellate Brief Process Part 1, we will typeset and proofread the document, then email a proof to you with our readers’ notes. After you review the proof, you can scan it back to us with your notes, or just call our corrections staff with your edits. We will make any necessary changes, finalize your printing and shipping options, then print, bind and file your brief and certificates.
Without expert legal proofreading, the meaning that you intend to convey to the Court can be diluted or lost entirely. Nearly a century of experience and our expert legal proofreaders allow us to ensure that your argument is presented in a coherent and persuasive manner.
For each typeset document, two professional legal proofreaders meticulously review your brief for compliance. We also check for misspellings, grammatical errors, sentence structure, and inconsistencies in citations. Our team will work with you throughout the process. For more information regarding legal proofreading, see my blog post entitled “Skip the Legal Proofreader? It Could Cost You.”
APPELLATE BRIEF PROCESS – FILING AND SERVICE
Because we will ship your service copies—and we will also prepare, sign and file your Certificate of Service—we need you to tell us where they go. We ask that you provide us a service list with: the service recipient (and party represented); street address; telephone number; and email address.
After we finish printing and binding your document, we will file your brief with the Court, send copies to service recipients, send copies back to you, and file the required certificates of service and word count compliance.
At Cockle Legal Briefs, we comply with the Court’s “mail box” filing option found at Rule 13.3. When we place the document in the hands of a third-party commercial carrier (FedEx or UPS) for delivery within 3 calendar days, your brief will be deemed filed. Your documents will first go to the Court’s off-site screening facility, before going to the Clerk’s office for docketing a few days later (but your brief is filed when we ship).
The U.S. Supreme Court’s rules are complex. Even the most experienced practitioners sometimes need help understanding the particulars. Trust our appellate brief experts for your case’s formatting, printing, and filing needs. As the leading producer of briefs in the country, we are here to manage the entire process of brief preparation, from consultation to filing. We believe that Better Briefs Win. Get started today.