Brief

A brief is a list of documents associated with a particular matter. Briefs are typically used to generate an index that lists those documents.

They can help by:

• Organising documents in a structured manner
• Assigning references to documents for easy identification
• Creating indexes or tables of contents for legal documents

Properties

Briefs have the following properties:

• Description
• Method by which the documents are labelled
• Numbering scheme (if documents are labelled by reference)
• Order in which the documents are sorted
• Starting page number
• Template used to generate the list of documents

Documents within a brief have the following additional properties:

• Reference number/code (specific to the brief)
• Page range