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Guest Marie Stockton is an estate planning lawyer laser-focused on making sure her clients understand what they’re signing. She’s mastering document prep tools to assure they have the look and feel that encourages reading and comprehension. 
Topics:

Making the shift from WordPerfect to Microsoft Word

Paying attention to the little things, like fonts

Designing and creating styles for formatting

Complex numbering for document accuracy

Resources:

Matthew Butterick, Typography for Lawyers

Debora Savatra, Legal Office Guru

Barron Henley, Affinity Consulting

Mark Unger, Muse Legal

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