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title: Creating a brief or court book
description: "A brief or court book compiles your matter documents into a single paginated PDF bundle with a hyperlinked index. Once created it can be shared with counsel, opposing parties, or the court. ## Prerequisites - All documents should be uploaded…"
url: "https://ebriefready.legalready.ai/knowledge/how-do-i-create-an-electronic-brief/"
updated: "2026-08-13"
category: Best practice eBriefing
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# Creating a brief or court book

A brief or court book compiles your matter documents into a single paginated PDF bundle with a hyperlinked index. Once created it can be shared with counsel, opposing parties, or the court.

## Prerequisites

- All documents should be uploaded and arranged in the correct order before creating a brief or court book
- See *Sorting documents* and *Creating folders and subfolders* for guidance on organising your documents first

## Creating a brief or court book

- Open your matter and click **Actions** in the top right corner
- Select **Create Brief/Court Book**
- Enter a name for the brief or court book
- Select which folders to include — you can include all folders or specific ones only
- (Optional) Click **Click to choose file** to add a **cover page**

![](https://ebriefready.legalready.ai/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2026-08-03-at-4.09.54-pm-1024x658.png)

- (Optional) Click **Advanced**tabto access additional options:
- **Index style options** — rename the index title (e.g. "Index" or "Table of Contents") and update the font family and font size to match your preferred formatting
- **Insert a blank page after the index** — adds a blank page between the index and the first document
- **Repaginate the entire bundle** — renumbers all pages sequentially across the entire bundle. This is required before enabling the total pages feature
- **Display total number of pages** — shows the total page count on each page. Note that repagination must be enabled first
- Click **Create**

![](https://ebriefready.legalready.ai/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2026-08-03-at-4.11.43-pm-1024x658.png)

## Processing time

The time required to generate the brief will vary depending on the size of the bundle. A 1,000 page bundle typically takes just a few minutes. You will receive an email confirming when the bundling is complete.

## Viewing your brief or court book

Once complete, the brief will appear in **Extras → Briefs/Court Books**.

The brief includes:

- A **hyperlinked index** listing all documents
- **Bookmarks** on the left hand side for easy navigation between documents
- **Full text search** across all documents using optical character recognition

For further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to our dedicated Support Team via [support@legalready.ai](mailto:support@legalready.ai) or +61 3 9020 4456.