legal pad

Lawyer's writing tablet

A legal pad is a pad of lined yellow paper, typically 8.5 by 14 inches, bound at the top with a strip of adhesive.

The pages have a vertical red margin line on the left.

Despite the name, legal pads are used for all kinds of note-taking, not just legal work: She grabbed a legal pad and started brainstorming.

The yellow color and larger size distinguish them from standard notepads.

stationery

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Exercised sovereign authority

notebook · clipboard · binder · portfolio · letterhead · foolscap · stenographer · tablet

office

desk

Furniture for writing

files · correspondence · reports · meeting · briefcase · executive · administrator · secretary · clerk · deposition

notetaking

jot

Brief, hasty recording

checklist · annotate · memorandum · minutes · notes · draft · brainstorm · doodle · agenda · reminder

yellow

canary

Yellow caged songbird

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  • mustardTangy seed-paste condiment

lemon · sunshine · maize · saffron · buttercup · distinctive · iconic · eye-catching

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binding style

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Coiled-binding paper pad

composition book · ring binder · Moleskine · three-ring binder · steno pad

writing medium

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Flat portable computing device

laptop · iPad · note-taking app · smartphone · word processor

formality/permanence

legal padledger

Financial record book

official document · certificate

Family

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G