The problem
Lawyers spend billable-grade hours on first drafts
Assembling a first draft means hunting for the right template, copying in matter details, and picking clauses by hand. It's slow, error-prone, and rarely the highest use of legal expertise.
This assistant produces a structured first draft from your templates and intake in minutes — clearly marked as a draft for review — so lawyers spend their time on judgement, not assembly.
Primary objective
Cut drafting time on routine documents while keeping a qualified human accountable for every output.
How it works
Intake → select template → assemble draft → lawyer review
Intake
Structured matter details
→
Template
Select approved template & clauses
→
Assemble
Fill, tailor, flag open items
→
Review
Lawyer edits & signs off
What it does
- ✓ Template-based drafting
- ✓ Rule-driven clause selection
- ✓ Placeholder auto-fill
- ✓ Open-item / TODO flags
- ✓ Version comparison
- ✓ Clause library reuse
Built with
- ✓ Claude over your templates
- ✓ Document assembly engine
- ✓ DMS / matter integration
- ✓ Clause knowledge base
- ✓ Review & sign-off workflow
Guardrails
- ✓ Not legal advice — drafts only
- ✓ Approved templates only
- ✓ Lawyer sign-off required
- ✓ Citations to source clauses
- ✓ Full change audit trail
Under the hood
Template-grounded assembly with open-item flags
Drafting is constrained to your approved template and clause library; anything the intake doesn't cover is flagged for a human rather than invented.
drafting/assemble.py
PYTHON
from anthropic import Anthropic from library import load_template, clause_bank client = Anthropic() def draft(matter: dict, template_id: str) -> dict: tpl = load_template(template_id) # firm-approved only prompt = f"""Fill this template from the matter data. Template: {tpl.body} Matter: {matter} Use ONLY clauses from: {clause_bank(tpl.practice)} Flag anything unspecified as [REVIEW]. Do not invent terms.""" msg = client.messages.create(model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=2000, temperature=0, messages=[{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]) return to_review(matter, msg.content[0].text) # lawyer signs off
Outcomes
Hours→min
On routine drafts
Consistent
Template compliance
Flagged
Open items surfaced
Human
Sign-off required
Start every document from a solid first draft
Pairs with Contract Review to draft and then pressure-test terms.
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