Rather than editing PDFs directly, might it be possible to use LibreOffice (LO) Writer? Write, with all the features/facilities of a document editor that will likely meet all your needs. When the document is complete, export as PDF and e-sign the PDF with LO as well…
LibreOffice is community driven and developed software project, not the product of an American company.
‘Bates’ numbering: LO Writer supports creating custom page numbering formats/styles.
e-sign: e-sign the PDF with LO as well, reference links below
Workflow
an example workflow might be:
Create document templates, save read-only in network accesible location; only the template maintainer can edit/save the templates; law firm logo, letter head, watermarks, Bates numbering, etc.,
Author copies desired template to author’s system and makes the copy writable,
Edits/saves drafts locally on author’s system, or in a central, network accessible repository; backups, team access, preliminary/formal reviews, etc.
When final version is complete, export as PDF, and of course, save it as well
Rather than editing PDFs directly, might it be possible to use LibreOffice (LO) Writer? Write, with all the features/facilities of a document editor that will likely meet all your needs. When the document is complete, export as PDF and e-sign the PDF with LO as well…
LibreOffice is community driven and developed software project, not the product of an American company.
‘Bates’ numbering: LO Writer supports creating custom page numbering formats/styles.
e-sign: e-sign the PDF with LO as well, reference links below
Workflow
an example workflow might be:
References
https://knowledge.digicert.com/tutorials/sign-openoffice-libreoffice-documents https://duckduckgo.com/?q=libreoffice+pdf+esign&t=vivaldim&ia=web