How to Merge PDFs for Legal — Assemble Court Bundles and Case Files
Merge legal documents into a single PDF bundle for court filing, client disclosure, or case management. Free, private, browser-based.
Assemble trial bundles, disclosure packages, and case files by merging PDFs in the correct order. FixMyPDF's Merge PDF tool combines documents privately in your browser — no external server receives the files.
Legal Bundle Assembly Requirements
Court bundles must be paginated sequentially across all documents. Disclosure bundles need a cover sheet, index, and exhibits in numbered order. Client files require chronological organisation of correspondence, contracts, and evidence. All require precise merging.
How to Merge Legal Documents
Open fixmypdf.in/tools/merge. Add your documents in the required order: cover sheet first, index second, then numbered exhibits. Drag to reorder if needed. Click "Merge PDFs". Download the combined bundle. Verify page count and ordering.
Paginating the Bundle After Merging
After merging, use Page Numbers to add sequential numbering across the entire bundle. Court bundles require continuous numbering from the cover page (or first substantive page) through to the last exhibit.
Adding a Bookmarks/Index Page
For large bundles, create an index page in Word listing each document title and its starting page number in the bundle. Merge this index as page 2 (after the cover) for easy navigation by judges and opposing counsel.
Privileged Document Handling
Legal professional privilege applies to many case documents. Using FixMyPDF ensures your privileged documents are never transmitted to third-party servers. The merge happens entirely in your browser — the combined bundle stays on your device.
Splitting Out Individual Documents Later
If you need to extract a specific exhibit from the merged bundle later, use Split PDF to extract the relevant page range by knowing the page numbers from the bundle index.
Version Control for Legal Bundles
Name the merged bundle with version and date: "TrialBundle_v2_20260331.pdf". Keep all previous versions. Courts sometimes request specific bundle versions and you need to be able to reproduce any earlier version quickly.
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