Bates numbering for solo attorneys
You do not have a legal assistant or an IT department. You still need to produce documents that pass QC. Here is a workflow that costs you one evening.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
How to verify a "no upload" claim in two minutes
Do not take the word of a tool that claims your files never leave your machine. Check it yourself — with the network panel and with your Wi-Fi off.
Aug 8, 2026 · 3 min read
A production QC checklist for litigation PDFs
Before you certify a production, run through the checks that catch missing documents, duplicates, and numbering that will not survive review.
Aug 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Black bars are not redaction
Drawing a black rectangle over text leaves the text underneath in the file. A real redaction removes the content. Here is how to tell the two apart.
Aug 3, 2026 · 5 min read
The metadata you leak in every PDF you send
The author name, the software you used, the matter number, even a hidden attached file — PDF metadata survives every redaction export that does not specifically strip it.
Jul 28, 2026 · 6 min read
Continuous vs. per-file Bates numbering: which one is correct?
One sequence across the whole set, or a sequence that restarts at each file? The answer is usually continuous — and here is why the choice is not cosmetic.
Jul 21, 2026 · 5 min read
What is a Bates number?
Bates numbering gives every page of a document set a unique sequential number, so a court, an opposing party, or a colleague can point at one exact page.
Jul 14, 2026 · 4 min read