Everlaw for Word links case evidence to documents drafted in Word
Everlaw has released Everlaw for Word, a direct connection between its Storybuilder tool and Microsoft Word, so attorneys can cite case evidence without leaving the document they are drafting. The launch comes with new Storybuilder features for searching deposition transcripts and managing designations.
- Everlaw has released Everlaw for Word, linking its Storybuilder tool to Microsoft Word.
- Bates numbers typed or pasted into Word automatically link to source documents in Everlaw.
- Transcript Q&A lets users search all deposition transcripts in a matter in natural language, with page-and-line citations.
- New designations features support affirmative and counter designations and imports of opposing counsel's spreadsheets.
- Storybuilder is included with Everlaw, according to the company.
Evidence inside the drafting workflow
According to Everlaw, lawyers lose time and focus when they write a brief in Word but must return to the review platform to find messages, Bates numbers and related deposition testimony. The company says this cycle interrupts the work of building an argument and makes it easier to lose the thread between the evidence and why it matters.
Storybuilder, which Everlaw says legal professionals have used for years, centralizes case theory, evidence and work product in one place. The remaining limitation, per the company, was that users had to go to Storybuilder to use it. Everlaw for Word is meant to reverse that.
With the Word connection, attorneys can:
- Type or paste Bates numbers into Word, which automatically link to source documents in Everlaw
- Open cited documents directly from the evidence pane
- Keep additional evidence ready to cite in the same task pane, instead of switching between Word, PDFs and separate review windows
Transcript Q&A across depositions
Storybuilder also gets a Transcript Q&A search. Users can ask a question in natural language and search every transcript in a matter at once. According to Everlaw, results return the relevant testimony with direct page-and-line citations and surrounding context.
The company says this makes it easier to find prior admissions and key witness statements without searching transcripts one at a time. Teams can also compare testimony across witnesses and deposition sessions in a single workspace and check the exact words and context before relying on them in an outline, motion or filing.
Designations managed in the transcript
For trial preparation, Everlaw says attorneys have traditionally juggled transcripts and spreadsheets for manual cross referencing. The new designations features move those steps into the transcript itself.
Teams can mark testimony directly in the transcript and create affirmative and counter designations by party. They can import opposing counsel's designation spreadsheets across multiple parties and transcripts without retyping them line by line. Overlapping designations and supporting notes can be reviewed in context before teams export designation charts across transcripts and parties for court-ready work.
What it means for litigation teams
Everlaw positions the three additions as a way to keep case theory, evidence, testimony and work product connected through motion practice and trial readiness. The company argues the work becomes easier to verify and carry forward, and less likely to get lost between tools.
Storybuilder is included with Everlaw, according to the company. The source does not give separate pricing or availability details for Everlaw for Word.
