AI for civil litigation
Draft motions and briefs, build deposition outlines and medical chronologies, and check every citation, from the case file your team already keeps.
MSJ-opposition-draft.docxExamplePlaintiff’s Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
I. Introduction
Defendant asks the Court to decide on paper what the record leaves in dispute. Three witnesses place the forklift in reverse when it struck Mr. Alvarez, and Defendant’s own maintenance log shows the backup alarm out of service for eleven days before the accident. (Ex. 4 at 2; Ex. 7.)
II. Disputed material facts
Whether the backup alarm was working on March 3. Compare Def.’s Statement of Undisputed Facts ¶ 12 with Ruiz Dep. 44:3–19 and the work order closed March 14 (Ex. 7 at 3).
Checked14 record cites resolve to the page. 2 cases flagged for subsequent history.
How it works
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Open the case file
Pleadings, productions, transcripts and research memos, organized the way your team already keeps them.
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Ask for the draft
It writes in your firm’s format, cites the record by exhibit and page, and checks each authority it relies on before the draft comes back.
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Edit it like a first draft
Every cite shows where it came from, so checking the draft takes less time than writing it, and you decide what gets filed.
Ask it for
“Draft the opposition to the summary judgment motion from the deposition transcripts in the depos folder.”
MSJ-opposition.docx“Build a deposition outline for the plant manager from the produced emails and the maintenance logs.”
Ruiz-depo-outline.docx“Make a medical chronology from these 900 pages of records, citing the page for each entry.”
Alvarez-med-chronology.xlsx“Check every citation in the reply brief and flag anything overruled, reversed or misquoted.”
Reply-cite-check.docx“Calendar every deadline in the scheduling order and the local rules, with the rule for each.”
Case-deadlines.xlsx
Inside the Civil Litigation mode
Legal memos and briefs
Objective legal memos and persuasive court filings.
Legal authority verification
Checks each case, statute and rule it cites against the source, and flags what it couldn’t confirm.
Pleadings and motions
Complaints, answers with affirmative defenses, counterclaims, and the notices, declarations, certifications and proposed orders that carry a motion, checked against local rules and standing orders.
Court filing and docketing
Deadline computations under FRCP 6(a) and state counting rules, calendar and docket entries, bankruptcy deadlines and e-filing checklists.
Discovery and depositions
Interrogatories, document requests and admissions, responses with specific objections, deficiency letters, third-party subpoenas and records requests, expert disclosures and deposition outlines.
eDiscovery preservation and productions
Litigation holds, ESI protocols, custodian and data source scoping, search terms with hit reports, TAR validation, and production specifications and QC.
Litigation support
Record work for litigation and investigations.
Medical records chronology
Medical records chronologies by date and provider with complaints, diagnoses, treatment, restrictions and bills, page cites, pre-existing conditions and treatment gaps.
Trial preparation and exhibits
Pretrial disclosures, exhibit and witness lists, motions in limine, jury instructions and verdict forms that track the elements and pattern instructions.
Demand letters and settlement
Pre-suit demand letters, policy limits and time-limited demands, mediation statements, and settlement agreements and releases of a disputed claim.
Investigation plan and findings report
Investigation plans, evidence logs, interview outlines and memoranda with Upjohn or Garrity advisements, and findings on each allegation.
Insurance coverage analysis
Coverage analyses for an insurer, policyholder or claimant mapping a claim to policy grants, exclusions, conditions and limits, with tenders and position letters, and gap reviews of an existing program.
Proofs of claim and creditor remedies
Proofs of claim, 503(b)(9) and reclamation claims, preference exposure analysis, stay relief motions, attorney demand letters, and garnishment and judgment enforcement.
Legal billing and trust accounting
Client trust accounting under Rule 1.15 and state rules, including IOLTA three-way reconciliations, and law firm bills checked against LEDES, UTBMS and billing guidelines.
- Office skills
- Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PDF
- Tools
- Read, edit and write files, Search files, Run code, Search and read the web, View images
- Connectors
- SharePoint, Google Drive, Gmail, and additional custom connectors
- House style
- Your fonts, layouts and rules, on every file
Who it’s for
Civil litigators at every level in law firms, insurance defense panels, company litigation groups and government litigation units, including appellate lawyers.
Questions
Does it make up citations?
The mode includes a citation check that looks up each authority it cites and flags any it couldn’t confirm. You still review the draft before anything is filed.
Can it work through a large production?
It reads the transcripts, PDFs and email exports in the folder you choose and cites them by exhibit, page or Bates number, so a chronology or outline points back to the document.
Which courts and rules does it follow?
It follows the rules you give it. Put the local rules, standing orders and scheduling order in the case folder, or name the jurisdiction in the request, and it drafts and calendars against them.
Is client material kept confidential?
Ultramarine Work changes files only in the project’s folder. When a request needs it, it can read files elsewhere on your computer, never passwords, keys or app data, and you can turn that off in settings. The model runs on Paper Instruments’ servers, so the content it works on is sent there to be processed. Paper Instruments is SOC 2 Type II, and our security and compliance details are on our compliance page.
Does it handle plaintiff and defense work?
It handles work for either side. The mode covers pleadings and motions, discovery and depositions, demand letters and settlement, insurance coverage analysis and trial exhibits.