Overview

BigHand Document Formatting & Styling is a comprehensive solution designed to simplify and standardize the creation of legal documents. It empowers users to produce professional, firm-compliant documents without the need for extensive training or reliance on in-house experts. By integrating seamlessly with Microsoft Word, it allows for quick access to numbering, styling, and formatting tools, ensuring consistency across all documents. This solution is particularly beneficial for law firms aiming to enhance efficiency, maintain brand consistency, and reduce the time spent on document formatting tasks.

Features and Capabilities

• Scheme Manager: Centralized storage and management of global firm schemes, with the ability to import specific styles and create custom schemes.
• Style Management: Tools to define and apply consistent styles across documents, ensuring uniformity in font, paragraph, and numbering formats.
• Section Tools: Facilitate the insertion of standardized sections like cover pages, tables of contents, and exhibit pages, all formatted according to firm guidelines.
• Renovation Tools: Features to repair and standardize existing documents, converting manual formatting to automated styles and correcting inconsistencies.
• Super Copy and Paste: Enables the safe reuse of content from other documents, applying firm-approved styling automatically.
• Encore After the Fact: Allows users to save and reuse key document data, such as addresses and recipients, to speed up the creation process.
• Advanced Numbering and Formatting: Simplifies the application of complex numbering schemes and formatting, reducing manual effort and errors.
• Integration with Document Management Systems (DMS): Seamless integration with existing DMS and Content Management Systems (CMS) for streamlined document handling.
• User-Friendly Interface: An intuitive ribbon interface within Microsoft Word, designed to enhance user experience and minimize training requirements.
• Rebranding Support: Facilitates easy updates to document templates and styles to reflect brand changes or new firm guidelines.