Preaching to the choir

I understand the need for record cites in written materials submitted to the court. I get that each party needs to point to the specific point in the trial transcripts where the testimony or attorney statement or court ruling occurred. I've certainly found more than one occasion when the record cite doesn't quite say what the party claims it does.

But let me be clear: actually plugging record cites into a brief is the worst part of my job. Absolute worst. Sigh. Two paragraphs down...