Ever get tired of creating the same document type, over and over, from scratch? Build a template instead. A template will have all the basic elements of your document in it (a signature block, a custom header/footer, whatever you need), saving you repetitive effort every time you create a new document. You don’t know how to create a template?
You’re in luck. I’m about to build one for myself.
The following pleading paper instructions and templates are provided to assist counsel in submitting their documents in Microsoft Word format. Pleading Paper. Last updated: February 2013. ABOUT PLEADING PAPER. The term “pleading paper” is often used to describe the format of a document that is filed with the Court when a pre-made form is not available. If there is not a California or Local Court form to fit your situation, you will need to draft your own pleading or motion on.
And I’ll even let you watch over my shoulder while I do it. Here’s how I’d proceed: • I’d start a brand-new document. (You can also take a previously-saved document if you’re looking to make a template for, say, a certain type of discovery requests, etc.
Just remember to strip out anything client-specific.) • I’d put in whatever form elements I want to use as “boilerplate.” I could, for example, put in bare bones of a federal court pleading header, my special table-based “footer trick,” and a form Certificate of Service. The trick to making a Word document into a template is how you save it. A Word template has the extension.dot in Word 2002 and 2003 or.dotx in Word 2007 and 2010.