Draft a pleading from the chronology
A Word first draft of a demand letter, statement of claim or defence, written from the timeline's events and documents.
Screenshots are taken from the app on every release. Updated 14 October 2026.
The facts of the dispute are on the timeline: every event dated, described and linked to its evidence. When it is time for the demand letter, the statement of claim or the defence, the first draft can start from those facts instead of a blank page. The Litigation Documents Centre has JuristIQ write the draft from the timeline and gives it to you as a Word file to work on.
Two questions decide how good the first draft is. Does each event say what happened in its description? And are the documents linked to the events they prove? The draft is only as good as the chronology behind it.
What the draft is written from
JuristIQ reads every event on the timeline: its date, description, people and tags. It also reads the documents linked to the events. A story or filter you have open does not narrow it; the whole timeline is used.
It also uses the fields you fill in for the document, such as the demands and the deadline in a demand letter. What you enter there goes before anything JuristIQ infers from the timeline.
Two things are not read: event titles and notes. An event with only a title gives the draft its date and little else, so put the facts in the description. Notes stay with the team.
Create the draft
Open the timeline in Linear or Relative, click Export in the toolbar, and choose Litigation Documents Centre. It needs JuristIQ: without it the item is greyed out, and pointing at it shows that you are missing access to this AI feature.
Under Juristic's documents, find the document you are drafting. Each card says what the document is for.
Click Start on the card. A short note at the top says what the document covers. Fill in the fields you can, such as the demands, the deadline or the remedies sought; a field you leave empty is drafted from the timeline alone. The Witness Lists and Exhibits and the Particulars of Claim cards have Create instead of Start, which starts the draft at once.
Click Create. The centre closes and JuristIQ writes the draft. Stay on the timeline until the Word file downloads.
Rename the file when you save it. Its name starts with "Particulars of Claim" and the timeline's name, whichever document you chose.
Read the draft against the timeline before it goes anywhere. Check every date, name and fact, and every reference to a document.
The draft is written in the language you use Juristic in; see set your name, initials and language.
Which document at which stage
| Stage of the dispute | Documents in the centre |
|---|---|
| Before proceedings | Demand Letter, Cease and Desist Letter, Pre-Action Protocol Letter, Notice of Intent to Sue |
| Starting proceedings | Statement of Claim, Particulars of Claim, Complaint |
| Answering a claim | Defence, Counterclaim, Reply |
| Managing the case | Case Management Statement, Discovery Plan, Request for Production of Documents, Interrogatories, Deposition Notices |
| Preparing for the hearing | Witness Lists and Exhibits, Expert Reports, Motions, Trial Briefs, Opening Statements |
Tips from practice
- Fix the chronology, then draft again. If the draft gets a fact wrong, the timeline usually says it unclearly. Correct the event and create the draft again, rather than correcting the draft and leaving the timeline behind.
- Link the evidence first. Documents that are linked to events are what the draft can rely on; see link each event to its evidence.
- Tag by issue. Tags are read with each event, so a chronology tagged by issue gives the draft the structure of the case.
- The firm's own templates. To add the firm's own templates to the centre, click Write on the Add documents card under Your documents, describe the templates and click Send. The message goes to Juristic support.
To keep the events for each issue together while you prepare, see save the events for each issue as a story. To put the chronology itself into the document you are writing, see insert the chronology into a Word document.