If you are sending large documents by email, or in paper, you should assess whether this is the best practice. Using electronic portals is more secure than email and enables the quick transmission of large volumes without needing to seperate into many files (which can easily create errors). There are a number of good solutions that allow you to easy collate a PDF bundle. If the files are appropriately named, the bundle can be quickly paginated, bookmarked and a hyperlinked index created automatically.
These are some of the options - check which ones integrate with your document management system and meet your budget.
Acrobat Pro DC allows you to combine documents into a single pdf file. You can organise the order of the documents but the functionality is basic and not as flexible as some of the other tools. For beginners this video demonstrates of how to combine a number of different documents saved in a folder in Windows into a single pdf file, paginate the brief and create hyperlinks to documents in the bundle.
Bundledocs does one thing but does it really well. It makes it easy to create electronic bundles, briefs or document binders from your document management system or electronic folders. You have flexibility around the formating of numbering, indexing and sections. You can save, share or print the completed bundle.
eBrief ready enables you to create a court bundle with automatic compilation, indexing and numbering of document bundles for briefs, tender bundles and court books. It allows its users to annotate directly on documents and search for information instantly — on any device, in any location. Your eBriefs are all hosted on Australian servers, boasting enterprise-grade security and encryption. You can share a bundle with anyone, they do not need to be a subscriber.
pdfDocs enables you to automate the conversion and assembly of documents into a PDF binder, generating an interactive Table of Contents, bookmarks, and links for easy navigation.
Check what your practice management software can do. For instance, Smokeball offers the ability to combine multiple files within a matter into one PDF and automatically add pagination, bookmarks and a table of contents. Practice Evolve also has a brief editor function.