Generate a Precedent

Learn how to generate a Precedent from the Precedent Library to use it in a matter.

1. Open the Matter that you want to generate a Precedent for.
2. Select Precedent to open the Precedent Library.
   
3. Select the arrow icon on the bottom-left corner of the Precedent Library and find the Precedent you wish to generate from the given folders.
   
   • If you cannot find the Precedent, use the Search in the top-right corner.
     
4. Double-click the precedent to open it in Microsoft Word.
5. Click Save to Smokeball to save this Precedent as a document in the matter file.
   

Open multiple Precedents

You can select up to 5 different forms/precedents in the Precedent Library and open them all at once rather than generating them one by one.  

1. Ctrl+Click to select precedents
2. Right-click and select Open.