The Litigation Paralegal's Bates Stamping Playbook: How to Apply Continuous Numbers, Prefixes, and Confidentiality Headers to Trial Exhibits in Your Browser
Avoid court sanctions by mastering standardized Bates numbering. Learn how to stamp sequential alphanumeric identifiers (e.g. PLTF-0001 to PLTF-9999), custom margins, and legal confidentiality disclaimers directly on trial exhibits.
Why Accurate Bates Stamping Wins Cases In complex litigation, referencing specific evidence during depositions or oral arguments requires instant, unambiguous identification. If counsel says "Turn to page 43," but the exhibit has three conflicting page numbers from prior drafts, proceedings grind