A legal brief can reference both primary authorities and secondary authorities to support counsel’s argument. While primary authorities include federal and state cases, constitutional provisions, statutes, and rules and regulations, secondary authorities can be citations to a variety of sources. Some of these sources are referenced as law journals or law reviews, articles, treatises, legal encyclopedias, municipal codes, county ordinances and many others. With the ezBriefs Cite Capture tool, legal drafters can automatically find all citations matching the original citation placed into the tool. This feature works in concert with the Find tool to simplify the tedious finding and marking process for hard-to-locate secondary authorities and sources. Use Cite Capture to save time, increase accuracy, and pinpoint secondary authorities to build the most comprehensive and persuasive briefs and table of authorities with ease.
Book a DemoCite Capture will find and mark any authority you tell it to, including:
Mandatory Authorities
• Federal Cases and State Cases
• Constitutional Provisions
• StatutesRules and Regulations
• Legislations
Persuasive Authorities
• Treatises
• Dictionaries
• Legal Encyclopedias
• Restatements
• Law Review Articles
• Hornbooks
• Jury instructions