Legal briefs, including motions, orders, grievances, and petitions, can be prepared using form books containing standard briefs that can be customized for specific cases. These books are useful for bankruptcy, small claims, and divorce cases and can also be used by non-lawyers proceeding pro se.
The lawyers and support staff who work for them must regularly prepare and file briefs with various courts. Many are standard briefs used by all attorneys and all courts. For briefs like these, attorneys often use a form. A form is a book that contains standard briefs that can be reproduced and customized for the particular case the attorney is working on.
Briefs, in legal terms, include motions, orders, grievances, and petitions, among other documents. In many areas of law, these arguments remain essentially the same from case to case. The only major difference is that the names of the parties, the name of the court or the case number will change. A legal form book, therefore, is an excellent tool for an attorney to use when preparing standard pleadings such as these.
Bankruptcy law is one example of where such a book can be useful. Bankruptcy rules in the United States are federal in nature. While every state has at least one bankruptcy court, they all follow the same rules and procedures. Therefore, the forms of bankruptcy are the same in all states. A bankruptcy case also requires a set of mandatory schedules and forms that can be easily organized and placed in a forms log.
Small cases are another example of when a module can be useful. While each small claims court may institute its own rules and procedures, the basic process remains the same. A lawsuit must be filed, notified to the defendant and the hearing scheduled. A form book will likely include sample briefs for each of these stages of a small claims case.
The briefs required for a divorce or dissolution case can also be found in a form book. All divorces begin when one party files a complaint or petition for divorce. While the facts of each case will be unique, the basic information requested in the initial complaint or petition is similar in most jurisdictions. As in a small claims case, the defendant must then be notified of the claim or petition. This generally requires a subpoena, which is a common document that can be found in a legal form book.
The form books are not limited to use by an attorney. When a person wishes to proceed pro se, or without legal representation, she may wish to purchase a form to help with the preparation of the necessary pleadings. Of course, the forms don’t come with instructions, so a non-lawyer should proceed with caution if he attempts to use them.
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