Draft a motion in minutes, not hours
Free-form drafting instructions can cut the time from blank page to first draft — if you frame them around the court, the parties and the relief sought.
The hardest part of drafting is often the start. Staring at a blank screen, knowing the result must be precise, persuasive and properly formatted. A better starting point is a clear instruction written in plain language.
Name the court, the parties and the relief
Begin every instruction with the forum, the applicant and the respondent, and the exact order sought. This single line removes most of the ambiguity that derails first drafts.
Attach the context, not the full history
Upload the relevant correspondence, pleadings or chronology so the draft can reference the right facts. Avoid asking the AI to write from memory or from a long pasted summary; targeted attachments produce tighter drafts.
State the legal point and the bad facts
Tell the tool the strongest legal argument and the weakest factual point it will have to address. A motion that ignores the bad facts is a motion the other side will tear apart.
Edit like a document, not a chat
Once the first draft lands, treat it as a Word document: move paragraphs, renumber, insert tables and rewrite in your firm's voice. The best drafting tools preserve formatting rather than flattening it into chat bubbles.
Zealia's drafting module works from free-form instructions and opens the result in a full editor. The draft keeps headings, numbering and alignment intact, so the time saved is real time, not formatting time.