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I found an article that claims the “Century-only” rule isn’t about aesthetics- the court just wants to be have a meaningful word count limit. That requires limi
by pyuser583 4y ago
I found an article that claims the “Century-only” rule isn’t about aesthetics- the court just wants to be have a meaningful word count limit. That requires limits on typeface.
https://www.cocklelegalbriefs.com/blog/preparing-your-brief/legal-brief-format-century-font/ https://www.cocklelegalbriefs.com/blog/preparing-your-brief/...
- jrochkind1 4y agoI don't understand, isn't the number of words in a text the same regardless of what font it's set in?
- Veen 4y agoIt’s easier to estimate word counts in printed documents when the font is consistent. You can’t assume all parties have access to a digital copy.
- pyuser583 4y agoIt’s about verifying the word count by looking at the number of pages. Making X pages roughly equal to Y words (or at least characters). By itself, typeface/font doesn’t matter. But typeface/font, combined with character size and white space rules (indents, line spacing, spaces after commas, etc.) are necessary for word counts to have meaning. Otherwise, a lawyer could use a very small font, low size, or very little white space to cram more words in the same space. So really it’s about being able to verify the word count by looking at the paper and not counting the words.