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Appellate Formatting

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casemark·vlatest·other·Apache-2.0

Automatically formats legal briefs and motions to comply with appellate court rules and style guides.

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    $ npx skills add casemark/skills --skill appellate-formatting --full-depth -a claude-code

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skills/legal/appellate-formatting/SKILL.md
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About this skill

What it does

This skill automatically formats legal documents according to specific appellate rules and conventions. It handles tasks like proper citation formatting, margin adjustments, font specifications, and line numbering as required by various courts. The tool aims to ensure compliance with complex stylistic guidelines for appellate briefs and other submissions.

When to use it

  • Preparing a brief for submission to an appellate court.
  • Formatting legal memoranda that need to adhere to specific style guides.
  • Creating tables of authorities or indexes in a consistent, rule-compliant manner.
  • Ensuring documents meet the technical requirements (font size, margins) for electronic filing with courts.

Key capabilities

  • Automated citation formatting
  • Margin adjustment based on court rules
  • Font specification adherence
  • Line numbering implementation

Example prompts

  • "Format this brief according to the Ninth Circuit's appellate rules."
  • "Apply standard appellate formatting to this legal memorandum, including a table of authorities."
  • “Ensure this document meets the technical requirements for e-filing in [Court Name].”

Tips & gotchas

The skill’s effectiveness depends on having access to and understanding the specific court's rules. While it automates many formatting tasks, always review the final product against official guidelines to confirm accuracy.