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Court Bundle

Court Bundle Generator Software with a Difference

Bundledocs court bundle generator software makes generating PDF document bundles for court simple. Don’t believe us? We’ve gathered together everything you need to know to generate the perfect bundle. Keep on reading…

Discover the ultimate way to generate court bundles with Bundledocs

Discover the ultimate way to generate court bundles with Bundledocs

What is a Court Bundle?

First things first, what is a court bundle?

Before we jump into what a court bundle is, let’s define a bundle. According to Merrian-Webster.com, a bundle is “a group of things fastened together for convenient handling“.

But what is a court bundle? Although we have found no formal definition for a court bundle specifically, it is similar to trial bundles (see definition here) and as such can be defined as:

A court bundle contains copies of all documents (evidence, statements, forms, expert reports etc.) that are relevant to a court case. With all information in one place, it is easy to refer to in court. Court bundles are typically stored in a leaver arch file(s) or used electronically.

Are you Court Compliant?

One of the most important things to consider when preparing a court bundle, is to ensure that it is court compliant and adheres to the court rules on court bundle preparation.

For example, for more information on the Practice Directions and Family Procedure Rules head over to the Justice on Gov.UK website to read the Practice Directions 27A - Family Proceedings: Court Bundles in full. It covers everything from who is responsible for preparing the bundle; the contents of the bundle; format of the bundle; timetable for preparing the bundle; to lodging the bundle - and much more.

Bundledocs is fully compliant and offers everything needed to generate a court bundle. Next, let’s take a look at how we can create a court bundle using Bundledocs…

The Ultimate Court Bundle Generator Software

(How to generate a court bundle in minutes with Bundledocs)

 
 

Bundledocs court bundle software takes the hard work out of court document preparation. Our video ‘How to prepare a court bundle for family proceedings’ covers everything you need to prepare a professional court bundle from scratch.

Remember, Bundledocs helps legal professionals (and litigants in person) easily create court bundles from anywhere. It’s incredibly easy to use. Simply upload your documents, adjust the order, group them, redact anything you don’t want included and that’s it. Your final bundle is instantly ready to save, securely share or print - from any device, at any time. Bundledocs even handles document manipulation, annotations, OCR and online collaboration.

How to Create a Court Bundle

Here are the steps you need to generate a court bundle with Bundledocs…

  1. Create a Court Bundle

  2. Add Case Documents (even divide into sections, if needed)

  3. Generate your Court Bundle.

    • Upload a Custom Title Page

    • Customise your Index Page

    • Customise the look and feel of your bundle (completely optional)

  4. Download your PDF bundle. Instantly ready to lodge to court.

Have a question about Bundledocs and what it can do? Get in touch!

Interested to give it a try for yourself? Bundledocs offers a free 30-day trial. There is no setup/install, no credit card required and no obligation. Get started today.

Top 3 Reasons to Build Electronic Court Bundles Rather than Paper Bundles

On the hunt for a solution to help you create court bundles quickly and easily. You’ve come to the right place. In today’s post we will explore the top 3 reasons your practice should create electronic court bundles rather than paper bundles. Let’s jump right in…

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When it comes to creating court bundles many firms today still rely heavily on printers and manual processes. Why so when there are awesome tools like Bundledocs electronic document bundling software available to do all the time consuming and laborious work for you? So if you’re reluctant to give up the printer, we’ve gathered together our top 3 reasons you should build electronic court bundles rather than paper copies…

INSTANT ELECTRONIC COURT BUNDLES

Creating electronic court bundles rather than paper copies doesn’t have to be hard decision. If you create your bundles using electronic document bundling software you can have both - and you don’t have to do any extra work!

  • No extra work. Bundles created using systems like Bundledocs will automatically produce your bundle in electronic format. Once complete you can easily download in PDF format, save, send and even print.

  • Power of electronic bundles. Even if you are required to print your final bundle, having an electronic copy available will always come in handy. For example, each bundle produced in Bundledocs is automatically bookmarked and the index (which is automatically generated) is fully hyperlinked too - one click and you’re there. Better still we offer in-built OCR functionality so your final ebundle is fully text searchable. Just think no more sieving through leaver arch files!

  • Create court bundles on the go. As you’re no longer tied to your desk and printer, you can create complete electronic bundles wherever you are. Work seamlessly on your case from any location, on any device, at any time.

complete compliance

One of our users Armstrong Family Law recently wrote an article about investing in Bundledocs bundle creation software to help with their move towards a “paperlite” (not paperless) office. In the article he mentioned how lawyers are notorious for having large piles of paper files in their office that are both a combination of current case files and files where cases have concluded. But how can producing electronic court bundles help with this?

  • Instantly Archive Electronic Bundles. Solicitors have to keep files for at least 6 years in order to comply with the requirements of the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct. As such having the ability to save electronic records is great for those that want to reduce paper storage whilst still remaining compliant. Paperlite office here you come!

  • Works with your system. Bundledocs makes it even easier to archive electronic court bundles with our range of integration partners, including: iManage, NetDocuments, Tikit TFB Partner for Windows, Dropbox and many more. Better still we have an Open API which makes integrating with third parties easy.

MAXIMIZE SAVINGS

  • Reduce unnecessary printing costs. Using tools like Bundledocs you no longer need to print bundles unnecessarily. Produce electronically, collaboratively work with others, electronically share with anyone that needs a copy and only print where you need to.

  • Work with anyone. Do you need to work with colleagues in different offices? Or share bundles with clients? Or even collaborate with the other side? There are a range of features available to make document production simple - and will save you time and money too.

  • Changes are instant. Build your bundle up over time, make changes as you go and save all the last minute stress. Make a change? Your page numbering is instantly updated with a single click. With no limit to the amount of changes you can make, you can draft again and again until you get it just right.


Interested to learn more about Bundledocs and how it can help solve your electronic document bundling woes. Get in touch. We offer a free trial so you can test it out and see if it suits your requirements. There’s absolutely no obligation and no credit card required either.

Preparation of Court Bundles for Family Proceedings

If you need to create a court bundle for family law proceedings, then you’ve come to the right place. Bundledocs has everything you need to prepare, format and lodge your family law bundle. Ready to see how it works?

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Paper Bundles or Electronic Court Bundles

One of the best things about Bundledocs is that you don’t have to choose to create an electronic court bundle or a paper bundle - you can have both. As a 100% cloud based product all bundles created using Bundledocs will be immediately available in electronic PDF format. However, if your court requires bundles to be lodged in paper format then that’s possible too. It’s simple - just print!

In some cases, there may be a limit to the number of pages or sheets of A4 paper that are included in either your electronic court bundle or your paper bundle. With Bundledocs you don’t have to go counting pages, we do this for you so you can see at-a-glance how many pages are included in each section of your bundle.

Don’t believe us? We offer a free 30-day trial so you can try for free and see.

Format of the Court Bundle

When it comes to formatting your court bundle, Bundledocs court bundle software has a wide range of features to make it simple to customise your bundle so it looks just right. If you’re unsure what needs to be included in your bundle, how it’s formatted or how it’s ultimately logged then make sure to check out your courts practice directions. For example, the www.justice.gov.uk website contains Practice Direction 27A that outlines the court bundle requirements for family proceedings.

 

Unable to view? Watch now on YouTube - Create a Trial Bundle in Minutes

 

Add documents: With Bundledocs you can upload all the key documents relevant to your bundle. There is no document limit and most files types are supported. Including word documents, PDF, emails, images, maps etc. Plus, if your bundle requires your documents to be created in a specific font type or line spacing, this can all be done before uploading your documents into Bundledocs.

Read More: What types of files and documents does Bundledocs support?

Arrange your bundle in order: You can easily arrange your documents in chronological order i.e. in accordance with the time sequence in which they occurred. Bundledocs makes moving documents easy and it all can be done by simply dragging and dropping your files into place.

Video: Moving Bundledocs Documents Made Easy

Add sections: Each bundle can be divided into separate sections. With Bundledocs you can create as many sections and sub-sections as needed.

Index your bundle: Most bundles now require that an index page is included at the beginning of the bundle that lists all items in your bundle. Bundledocs automatically creates your index page and it’s fully customisable so it appears just as you like it.

Paginate your bundle: When preparing your bundle you will need to make sure it is paginated i.e. your pages are numbered correctly. Each page can be numbered individually and consecutively starting at Page 1. Bundledocs automatically handles pagination so your bundle is fully numbered with a single click. You can customise to suit and if any changes are needed, you simply re-generate and the page numbers are automatically updated.

How To: Restart page numbering for each section

Lodging the Court Bundle

One of the most important things to remember when preparing a court bundle for family proceedings is that it’s lodged and submitted to the courts on time. Regardless of whether you choose to print your bundle, send it to the court by post, DX, courier or provide it electronically. Again, refer to practice directions to see what methods are acceptable.

Does Bundledocs offer a way to share a paginated index to all parties before the hearing? Yes! Bundledocs offer a paperless way to easily share your paginated index with third parties, other side council etc. Check out our ‘Securely Send the Index Page to Other Side Counsel’ post to discover how this is done.


Interested to learn more about Bundleodcs? Get in touch today to arrange your free online demonstration or start your free 30-day trial today and give it a try for yourself.

How to Prepare a Court Bundle Template with Bundledocs

Do you need to prepare a court bundle template or looking to see how to create a court bundle? Then you’ve come to the right place. Bundledocs court bundle software is your go-to solution if you need to easily prepare court bundles anytime, anywhere.

In this post we will take you through the simple steps needed to prepare a court bundle template, how to use your template to create bundles in seconds and even how to create a court bundle without a template. Let’s jump right in and see how it’s done…

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Prepare a Court Bundle Template

Templates come in really handy for those that create bundles regularly. It will save you loads of time as you can save your bundle structure, format settings and won’t have to repeat the same steps time after time.

 

Top Tip! If you need to create a single court bundle then there’s really no need to create templates. Just jump down to the next section where we will take you through the simple steps needed to create a court bundle.

Follow these steps to create a court bundle template using Bundledocs:

  1. Create your Template. Name your template, within the ‘Advanced‘ section choose ‘Template‘ and hit ‘Create‘.

  2. Build your Template Sections. Create sections for your template (you can create as many as needed).

  3. Customise your Template. This step is optional but if you want to change the look and feel of your bundle this is where you do it. For example, upload a custom cover page; change where your page numbering appears; or even change how your index/table of contents page looks. So many possibilities!

  4. Save. That’s it. When you’re finished creating your court bundle template click ‘Save‘. All your settings will be saved and ready for when you need to create your court bundle.

That’s it. Your template is created now and ready for use. All templates appear on your home screen and can be changed or amended at any time.


Create a Court Bundle from your Template

Now we’ve successfully created our template, the next step will be to create our court bundle. We simply need to choose what template we want to use and Bundledocs will instantly create our bundle for us - pulling in all the customisations and settings we set previously.

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  1. Create your Bundle. Give your bundle a code and title name.

  2. Choose your Template. Expand the ‘Advanced‘ section and select a template to use for your bundle. For example, we will choose the ‘Court Bundle Template‘ we just created.

  3. Create. Simply hit ‘Create‘ to build your bundle.

  4. Ready to Go! Now our bundle is created we are ready to add documents and build our bundle.

Create a Court Bundle with Bundledocs

(No need to use templates - anyone can create a court bundle from scratch!)

Remember, you don’t need to create a template to create the perfect court bundle. Templates are really just a handy time saver for those that create bundles frequently. If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to create a court bundle, then here’s how you do it…

 
 

  1. Create your Bundle. Give your bundle a name and hit ‘Create’.

  2. Add Sections. Select the ‘New Section‘ button to create your sections (if you’ve created your bundle using templates this will be already done for you).

  3. Upload your Documents. Upload all your documents into your bundle sections. Just drag and drop your files to move them into the right place.

  4. Generate. We’re almost there. If you want to change any settings for your bundles you can do so here. Otherwise, just click the ‘Generate‘ button.

  5. Download. It’s complete. Your court bundle is instantly available to download, send or share.

The Ultimate Court Bundling Software

At Bundledocs we’re committed to making your life easier. That’s why we created an awesome solution to your court bundling woes. It’s simple really, we do all the hard work for you. Don’t believe us? Let’s take a quick look at how Bundledocs can help you create court bundles with ease.

  • Upload Any Document Type - A court bundle can contain a range of different document types from word documents, pdf, images, emails, scans. With Bundledocs you can upload any type of document and they will be automatically merged into a single PDF file when you generate.

  • Bundledocs Creates your Index Page - Your index page will contain a list of all documents contained within your court bundle. Bundledocs will create this index page for you. That’s not all. We will also hyperlink each item so you can instantly find what you want, when you want.

  • Bundledocs does all the Page Numbering - No need to worry about making sure the numbering of your bundle is right. We handle all this for you.

  • Changes are Simple - When it comes to creating court bundles, there are always changes to be made. Whatever change you need to make simply click Save and your bundle is updated.

  • Printed Court Bundle and Electronic Bundle - All bundles are instantly available in PDF format. So you can send by email, use Bundledocs Secure Share or download and print to have a physical hard copy court bundle.

No upfront fees, no install - just get going. Only need to create a single court bundle? No problem, we’ve plans available for everyone from self litigants, legal professionals and law firms worldwide.

Don’t believe us? Give it a try for yourself. We offer a free trial so you can give it a try before you sign up. There’s absolutely no obligation and no credit card required, so there’s no reason not to give it a go!

Your Solution for Preparing Bundles for Family Court

Preparation of court bundles can be hard to get right. You are working with large amounts of documents, under tight deadlines and still need to ensure it complies with the defined Practice Directions. What you need is a solution to make the process of preparing court bundles simple. What you need is Bundledocs!

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Let's take a look at just some of the ways Bundledocs court bundle software can help you prepare bundles for family court with ease...

 

1. Anyone can prepare a court bundle with Bundledocs

Bundledocs is designed specifically to help make it quick and easy for anyone to prepare high quality court bundles, trial bundles or any type of electronic brief. So whether you are working in a Family Law Department or working as a litigant in person, Bundledocs is the solution for you. 

Better still, we know you don't have time to take part in long training sessions or read through copious amounts of support manuals. Bundledocs is so simple and intuitive to use that preparing a bundle only takes 5 steps, from start to finish. 

Don't believe us? Check out our '5 Steps to Create a Court Bundle' video to see it in action!

 

2. Contents of your bundle in one place

With Bundledocs, there is no need to worry about missing out on important documents. All your documents are securely stored in one place to ensure you are organised at all times. 

Simply upload all documents that are relevant to your case and hearing. Need to work with others on the bundle? You can securely send your bundle directly from Bundledocs or even invite others to work collaboratively on the case with you. 

 

3. Format bundles exactly how you want

Here comes the best bit. When it comes to formatting your bundle, Bundledocs does all the heavy lifting for you. By pressing one single button, Bundledocs will automatically paginate (consecutively) each page of your bundle and prepare a full index for your entire bundle. Then when you are ready to complete, all your documents are merged into a single PDF file for you to download at any time. 

That's not all. With a wide range of features and options available, you can prepare your bundle just how you want it. Explore some of Bundledocs key features now. 

 

4. Updating bundles made simple

One of the great things about Bundledocs is you don't have to wait until the last minute. Why not reduce stress and build your bundle up over time. With a simple drag and drop you can quickly move sections and documents into place. Make as many changes as you need. Then when you are ready, simply click one button and Bundledocs will magically re-index, re-paginate and generate a new updated version of your bundle. Goodbye stress!

 

5. Complete your bundle in minutes

When you are ready to complete your bundle, simply generate and download. Bundledocs will automatically prepare your bundle in PDF format that can be used as is (in electronic format) or printed. Any printed bundles can be easily added to a A4 size ring binder or lever arch file. There is even a built-in secure share feature to allow you to securely send your bundle to anyone - other parties, counsel etc. 

Bundledocs is truly revolutionizing the way bundles are prepared. So many of our customers love that they don't even need to be in the office to work. You can easily access from anywhere, at any time. Continue to work efficiently while on the go, on your laptop or even on your phone. What could be better!

 

Give Bundledocs a try for yourself and see how easy it is to create your bundles for family court. We offer a no-obligation 30 day free trial and a free online demonstration. Get started today!

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