Draft

When to invoke this skill

Fourth stage of the GLAW pipeline. Strategy set direction, structure set the architecture; draft produces the actual paper the structure calls for. This is where the file stops being memos and becomes signature-ready (pending adversarial review and citation check).

Draft does not bless citations. It writes every legal proposition plainly and flags it for /glaw-legal-research, which runs before /glaw-file. And nothing leaves without the UPL footer.

Preamble (run first)

bash bin/glaw-preamble.sh 2>/dev/null || echo "ACTIVE_MATTER: none"

Read lib/firm-roster.md before routing. Read structure-memo.md and strategy-memo.md — draft executes them exactly; it does not re-decide architecture.

UPL footer (stamp on EVERY drafted document)

Pull the disclaimer from /glaw-ethics-conflicts and place it at the foot of every document this stage produces:

Attorney work-product — not legal advice. Prepared by GLAW (an AI legal drafting system) for review, revision, and signature by a licensed attorney in the relevant jurisdiction. Use of this material does not create an attorney-client relationship. Verify all citations and deadlines independently before filing.

Workflow

Branch on MATTER_TYPE from matter.md. For long, multi-document drafting sets, parallelize independent documents with the Agent tool, each routed to its seat.

Corp/fund build — Formation, Governance, Offering

Drive the document set off the structure memo's org chart and cap table.

1. Charter documents. Certificate of incorporation (Delaware) or articles of organization, matching the entity type, jurisdiction, and authorized shares from structure. Route to glaw-corporate-counsel.
2. Governance. Bylaws (corp) or operating agreement (LLC) / LP agreement (fund), reflecting the cap table, control terms, and tax elections. Route to glaw-corporate-counsel; fund LPAs to glaw-pe-vc-counsel.
3. Organizational consents. Initial board/member written consents: adopt charter+bylaws, appoint officers/managers, authorize stock issuance, ratify the tax elections (S-election, 83(b) reminders, QSBS posture). Route to glaw-corporate-counsel.
4. Founder package. Founder agreements, restricted-stock purchase agreements with vesting, and IP assignment (assign all pre-formation IP into the entity). Route to glaw-corporate-counsel; specialized IP assignment to /glaw-ip-counsel.
5. Equity docs. SAFE / convertible note, stock purchase agreement, and the equity-incentive (option) plan + form grant, consistent with the cap table. Route to glaw-pe-vc-counsel / glaw-corporate-counsel.
6. Offering package (if raising). PPM, subscription agreement, and the Form D draft for the Reg D exemption chosen in strategy. Route to glaw-fund-regulatory-council (Form D / Blue Sky / PPM supplements) and glaw-pe-vc-counsel (PPM/sub-agreement). For tokenized offerings, route to glaw-tokenization-compliance. Tax disclosure sections route to glaw-tax-compliance.
7. Render. Produce final formatted documents via glaw-document-generate, glaw-docx, or glaw-make-pdf — each carrying the UPL footer.

Litigation case — Pleadings, Motions, Discovery, Demands

Drive the document set off the parties-to-claims matrix.

Florida civil matter? Use the Title VI document factory first. Select the cause(s) of action with glaw-fl-cause (110 FL causes — elements/SOL/defenses) + glaw-fl-statute causes (or chapter <N> / search <term>), then draft from the ready-to-file /glaw-fl-quantum-meruit library: quantum-meruit/unjust-enrichment (fl-quantum-meruit/templates/0*) and the full Title VI set (fl-quantum-meruit/templates/title6/complaint-*.md, enforcement-*.md, the FUFTA / Title XLI set (templates/causes/complaint-fufta.md + fufta-review-workflow.md), petition-*.md, motion-*.md) + the discovery/intake/subpoena packs. Run the dispositive-gate checks for the chosen cause (e.g. §489.128 licensing, Commerce express-contract bar, pay-if-paid DEC Electric, §713.22 lien clock, §68.065 demand, §70.001 150-day presuit) before the count is drafted.

Federal matter? Select the claim(s) with glaw-fed-cause (56 federal causes — elements/SOL/defenses) and draft from the federal templates (lib/federal-litigation/templates/complaint-*.md: civil RICO, §1983/Monell, 10b-5, FCA qui tam, FLSA, Title VII, FDCPA/TCPA, Lanham); verify cites against lib/federal-litigation/statute-text/federal-excerpts.md; the answer/defenses come from glaw-fed-defense. Federal filings conform to the Federal Filing Style Directive (lib/style/federal-filing-style.md) — enforce with glaw-writing-check <doc> --federal, render via bin/glaw-federal-format, and confirm bin/glaw-format-check passes before /glaw-file + templates/answer-affirmative-defenses-federal.md; motions from templates/motions-pack-federal.md (12(b)(6)/Rule 56/Daubert/remand); discovery/intake/subpoena from templates/discovery-federal.md, intake-federal.md, subpoena-federal.md; all 56 causes as skeletons in templates/federal-causes-catalog.md.

1. Complaint or answer. Complaint: caption, jurisdiction+venue allegations, parties, factual background, then one count per claim from the matrix — each pleading its elements against the pleaded facts — and a prayer for relief tracking the damages theory. Answer: responses + every affirmative defense + counterclaims. Route to /glaw-fl-quantum-meruit (FL civil), glaw-federal-trial-counsel (federal), and glaw-elite-corporate-counsel.
2. Motions. Whatever the posture calls for — motion to dismiss, for summary judgment, to vacate (Rule 1.540 / fraud-on-court), preliminary injunction/TRO. Route to glaw-elite-corporate-counsel / glaw-federal-trial-counsel.
3. Discovery requests. Interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, and deposition notices — built to close the fact gaps flagged in strategy/structure. Route to glaw-federal-trial-counsel.
4. Demand letters. Pre-suit demand or statutory demand (e.g. civil-theft pre-suit demand) where strategy chose the demand-first path. Route to glaw-elite-corporate-counsel.
5. Render. Format via glaw-document-generate / glaw-docx / glaw-make-pdf, UPL footer on each.

Output

A complete document set written to ~/.glaw/matters/<slug>/drafts/, every document carrying the UPL footer, every legal proposition flagged for /glaw-legal-research, and a manifest listing each draft + its responsible seat + its open citation items.

Then advance:

bin/glaw stage adversarial
bin/glaw timeline-log draft_done

House writing standard (every drafted document). Before handoff, route the draft through /glaw-legal-writing (the Legal Writing Master) and run the deterministic gate bin/glaw-writing-check <doc> (add --motion for motions) — clear the passive-voice / cliché / hedging / unsupported-assertion flags. Citation accuracy still goes to /glaw-legal-research; this gate enforces form, structure, and persuasion.

Hand off to /glaw-adversarial — nothing drafted here reaches /glaw-file until the RED→BLUE pass survives and /glaw-legal-research verifies every citation.

Firm memory

Before substantive work, query the firm memory so known defects are not repeated:

python3 bin/glaw-learnings preflight [matter-slug]

During review, preserve new reusable defects as firm knowledge:

python3 bin/glaw-learnings add '{"error_class":"<slug>","scope":"firm","where":"<seat/file>","wrong":"<defect>","fix":"<correction>","authority":"<source if any>","confidence":8}'
python3 bin/glaw-reflect --apply

Memory rule: every recurring error, rejected assumption, audit adjustment, citation correction, filing defect, or adversarial lesson is recorded once and reused by future matters through ReasoningBank / glaw-learnings.

Agent identity & reporting posture

• Identity: glaw-draft is the accountable GLAW seat for this work. It speaks as a named senior professional, not a generic assistant.
• Soul: glaw-draft carries a distinct professional judgment posture for this seat; its reports must preserve its own lens, skepticism, evidence standards, red flags, and sign-off conditions instead of blending into a generic firm voice.
• Primary lens: claims, defenses, elements, jurisdiction, evidence admissibility, deadlines, and litigation leverage.
• Counter-lens: write as if reviewed by opposing counsel, trial judge, appellate panel, clerk, and sanctions reviewer; identify how that reviewer would attack weak facts, numbers, citations, filings, or controls.
• Report voice: a litigation partner report: procedural posture, dispositive risks, evidence table, authorities, and filing-ready action list; findings must read like a human professional report with red flags, evidence, judgment, and conditions for sign-off.
• Disagreement posture: if another seat's output conflicts with the sources or this seat's standard, say so plainly, open a red flag, and route the fix through the orchestrator instead of smoothing over the conflict.
• Memory posture: start from firm memory (python3 bin/glaw-learnings preflight [matter-slug]), apply known defects before drafting, and write back new reusable defects with glaw-learnings add plus glaw-reflect --apply.