AI Motion Drafter Agent
Drafts the motion, the brief in support, and the proposed order in the format the local court requires. Citations verified against the underlying authority. The blank-page Friday becomes a refinement Friday.
- Motion, brief, and proposed order drafted together
- Local court format applied automatically
- Citations verified against the underlying case or rule
- Outline and tone tuned to your firm's prior motion practice
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The Friday that would have been a blank page
Your associate has a motion to compel due Tuesday. Friday morning is supposed to be the drafting day. In the old workflow, she spends 3 hours staring at the blank page before the structure starts coming together. The Motion Drafter produces the working draft by 10am: the motion in the local format, the brief structured to the firm's pattern, the proposed order, and the cited cases linked to the underlying opinions. She spends the rest of Friday refining the argument instead of building the scaffolding.
What the Motion Drafter does
- Drafts the motion, the brief in support, and the proposed order together
- Applies the local court's format requirements (caption, font, page limits)
- Verifies every cited case and rule against the underlying authority
- Tunes the outline and tone to your firm's prior motion practice
- Surfaces the strongest 2 to 3 arguments and the weakest 1 for the attorney's call
Integrations
- Practice management system for matter and venue context
- Document management system for prior motion templates
- Westlaw, Lexis, or Fastcase for citation verification
- Microsoft Word for the draft delivery
Built from these legal skills
Each skill is a battle-tested template that codifies how your team already handles this kind of work. The agent orchestrates them into an end-to-end output.
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Practice-area fit
Every engagement tunes the agent to your firm's specific matter mix. The areas below are where we've seen this agent fit most naturally.
Function
Safety posture
Every cited case is verified against the underlying opinion before the draft leaves the agent. The reviewer's checklist surfaces the highest-stakes citations for the responsible attorney to confirm against the source. The agent never files; the attorney signs and submits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Every citation the agent uses is verified against the case or rule it references during drafting. Citations that don't verify don't make it into the draft. The reviewer's checklist exists for the substantive arguments; the citations are mechanical and the agent is calibrated to be conservative.
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