Your court filing needs to be on US Legal paper (8.5×14 inches). Your draft is in Letter (8.5×11). Same width, but Legal is three inches taller.
Flint handles the resize.
Legal dimensions
US Legal: 8.5×14 inches (216×356mm). Same width as Letter, taller. Common for legal filings (hence the name), contracts, and long-form documents that benefit from more vertical content area.
Letter to Legal: padding or repagination
Same width means no horizontal scaling needed. The extra 3 inches of height becomes either: (1) extra whitespace at the bottom of each page (padding), or (2) re-paginated content with more text per page. PDF tools default to padding because they don't reflow text.
Apply via Flint
Open edit PDF, 'resize pages', target 'US Legal', mode 'pad to fit'. Pages grow taller; content stays at the top. The bottom 3 inches is whitespace. This is fine for printing — the printer outputs on Legal paper with extra footer space.
When repagination is required
If the court requires content to fill Legal pages (no extra whitespace), you'll need to re-export from the source document with Legal page size set. PDF can't reflow; only the source can. Word or Pages: change page size to Legal, re-export the PDF.
FAQ
Is Legal a US-only thing?
Pretty much. Most other countries use A-series (A4, A3). Use Legal only for US-specific filings or compliance.
Will Letter content fill a Legal page?
Not automatically — content stays at Letter dimensions, Legal page is taller. The bottom is whitespace.
What about JIS Legal?
Different size (8.5×13 inches). Specify exact dimensions if needed; Flint supports custom sizes.
Can I mix Letter and Legal pages?
Yes. PDF supports per-page sizing. Convert specific pages to Legal, leave others as Letter.
Letter to Legal in a click. Resize to Legal.