Creating a Draft

Writing a Drafting Prompt

Describe the document you need in plain language, the way you'd brief a colleague. You can type it, dictate it using the mic icon, or paste in a short one-line brief and let Draft fill in the detail.

Choosing the Type of Document

The dropdown showing "Opinion/memo" lets you pick exactly what you're drafting: a Plaint, Written statement/Counter, Petition (writ/SLP/review), Written submissions, an Application (interim application/bail/misc.), an Order/Judgment, a Notice or a Reply to one, an Agreement, an Affidavit, and more. This tells Draft what structure and tone to use before it even starts writing.

Selecting an Output Template for This Draft

Click the + icon, then Output template, to decide whether this specific draft should follow a set format: choose From Library to base it on a house-style template your firm has already saved, or Upload a file to mirror the structure of a document you provide on the spot. (See Chapter 3 for how these templates get set up in the first place.)

Inserting a Standard Clause

Also under the + icon, Clause opens a searchable library of standard clauses (like arbitration, alienation, or data subject request clauses) with a short preview of each. Pick one to drop it straight into your draft instead of writing it yourself.

Setting the Output Size

Let Draft pick the right length automatically (AI decided), or fix it yourself: Small (about 500 words), Medium (about 1200), Big (about 2500), or Extra-large (about 5000). Useful when you already know how long the final document needs to be.

Input Documents and Sources, in Brief

Two more controls round out your setup before you generate a draft: Input Document, for attaching material Draft should base the document on, and Research before drafting, for grounding the draft in legal authority. Both are covered in depth in Chapter 3, since they double as ways of referencing your firm's documents and knowledge base more broadly.

Running the Draft

Once you're happy with your description, document type, attachments, and sources, click Improve if you'd like help sharpening your brief first, then click Draft to generate the document. Everything you've set (your attached file, how many input documents, which sources) shows as small chips above the button, so you can double check exactly what Draft is about to work from before you commit.

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