Introducing Document Drafting: AI-Powered Legal Documents

Legal research is only half the work. The other half — turning that research into properly formatted court documents — has always been manual, repetitive, and time-consuming. Today, we're changing that.

Document Drafting is now available on judy.legal. Ask JUDY to draft a writ of summons, affidavit, motion on notice, or any of 20 supported document types, and get a properly structured, jurisdiction-aware document grounded in real case law and legislation — ready to download as a DOCX file.

How It Works

Switch to the Draft tab in Assisted Research, describe what you need, and JUDY handles the rest.

Every draft is built on a template scaffold — a structured outline of required and optional sections specific to the document type and jurisdiction. JUDY follows this scaffold to ensure your document includes every section the court expects, in the right order, with the right formatting.

For example, a Ghana Writ of Summons always includes:

• Court Heading (centered, formal court formatting)
• Parties (plaintiff and defendant with descriptions)
• Statement of Claim / Endorsement of Claim
• Reliefs Sought
• Address for Service
• Signature Block

You don't need to remember any of this. JUDY knows.

Grounded in Real Law

This isn't generic AI drafting. Every template scaffold is informed by actual procedural rules and case law from our database:

Ghana — Templates reference the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47), the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30), and the Oaths Act, 1972 (NRCD 6). Guidance cites cases like Sylvia Asana Owu v. 3G Consult on the requirements for proper pleading, and Anita Obiri Yeboah v. FirstBanc on employment contract requirements under the Labour Act, 2003.

Nigeria — Templates follow the Lagos State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019 and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015. Guidance references cases like Edu v. Commissioner for Agriculture on affidavit competence and Okah v. COP on charge sheet formatting.

Kenya — Templates comply with the Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 and the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 75). Guidance cites Crescent Construction v. Delphis Bank on plaint requirements and Africa Management v. Airtel Kenya on the consequences of filing unsigned defences.

Getting Started

Document Drafting is available now for users with the drafting feature enabled. To try it:

1. Open Assisted Research
2. Switch to the Draft tab
3. Describe the document you need — for example, "Draft a writ of summons for a breach of contract claim in Lagos"
4. Review the draft in the preview panel
5. Download the DOCX and customize it with your case details

What's Next

This is just the beginning. We're working on:

• More jurisdictions — South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and more
• More document types — Lease agreements, shareholders agreements, demand letters, court orders
• Inline editing — Edit the draft directly in the preview panel without downloading
• Template customization — Save your firm's preferred formats and clauses

We'd love your feedback. Try drafting a document and let us know what you think — what works, what's missing, and what document types you need most.