1.   And, until their business takes off, they will be drafting briefs and negotiating settlements, probably for some time.

2.   A year ago, Jordan quit drafting legal briefs and started designing the Scott e-Vest for on-the-go techies.

3.   His stock in trade is not a superior knowledge of torts or an ability to draft subtle briefs for the Supreme Court.

4.   One evening in late October, Teresa Martland, a litigator, was at her computer drafting a brief in an intellectual property case.