Bates Express

This tool helps stamp Bates numbers to legal documents quickly and easily.

It is a legal requirement that all pages of documents to be used during discovery needs to be uniquely numbered. This tool will help convert emails, DOC, HTML files to PDF and stamp bates numbers to each page in one click. Bates Express is an easy-to-use program that takes emails, PDF, TIFF, JPEG, HTML files and converts them to PDF or TIFF. Bates numbers are stamped on the document pages with the given prefix and in a sequential fashion. It is possible to process a large number of documents and pages automatically. The simple interface that is integrated with an explorer like interface helps pick files and folders easily. It is possible to set the position, the size or the font of the Bates easily. Documents in PDF, TIFF and JPEG formats are handled easily. Predefined stamps like “confidential”, “highly confidential”, “for attorneys` eyes only”, “commercially sensitive”, etc also could be used.

The suffix and/or prefix to be used in the numbering, and standards followed can be maintained. The color, font and the size of the Bates stamps could be handled easily with this tool. The position of the stamp could be set by the user. Counters could be used and star number could be chosen. The output PDF can even be digitally signed. The preview window can help you see how exactly the stamps will appear on the documents. It could be quite a time saver for legal personnel. This is a very good tool for legal community and can helps save quite a bit of work for para-legal helpers.

Everybody who is involved into investigation and discovery knows how boring it is to stamp bates to PDF documents or emails. Bates Express solves the problem in minutes. It automatically stamps bates to any files and converts them to PDF or TIFF. Bates Express is unique in processing emails. It connects to your Outlook folder; you select the emails and get the stamped PDF copies in few minutes. Bates Express is very flexible. Users can adjust the position, font, color or size of bates. Bates Express has predefined stamps like confidential, highly confidential, for attorney's eyes only, commercially sensitive. Besides, you may enter any text you need to apply to your documents. You may add these notes to each page of the document fully automatically. Being very powerful Bates Express is not complicated in use. The well-thought interface guides user through the process. Each step has a preview window to visualize the resulting file. Bates Express works with thousands of files at a time. It is a time-saver for attorneys, lawyers and everybody who has to stamp bates.