Editing Slash (punctuation) (section)

=== Before an e-signature ===
In legal writing, especially in a pleading, attorneys often sign their name with an "s" that is either enclosed by two slashes or followed by a single slash and preceding the attorney's name.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Does /s/ Mean in a Signature and Why is It Used? |url=https://bizcounsel.com/articles/what-does-s-mean-in-signature |website=BizCounsel |publisher=L. & F. Brown |access-date=1 April 2023 |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401012555/https://bizcounsel.com/articles/what-does-s-mean-in-signature |url-status=live}}</ref> An example would be the following:

{{Blockquote|text=/s/ Bob Smith<br>Attorney for Plaintiff}}