From blank page to first draft

How AI contract drafting works in Laine. the questions it asks, the templates it draws on, and the checks it runs before you send anything out.

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Overview

Drafting in Laine starts with a conversation, not a blank template. You say what you need, Laine asks only the questions that matter for that agreement type, and what comes back is a properly structured document — clauses in the right order, defined terms in place, formatting that matches how your firm works.

You can draft from scratch, from the Laine Library, or from your own precedents. Whichever you pick, the rest of this guide applies.

Starting a new document

Eight steps from intent to draft

Open New Document

Describe the document you need in your own words. If you're not sure which category fits, Help me choose asks a few questions about your situation and recommends the right document type. Explain categories walks you through what each category covers.

Answer the questions that matter

Jurisdiction, category, type of document, parties, or other scoping questions to select the best fit document for you.

Choose your source

Draft from scratch, simply select the up-to-date template from the Laine Library, or draft from a template in your own library.

Apply a playbook

Draft against your own recorded positions — which clauses are non-negotiable, which are fallback — so the first draft starts where you stand.

Fact collection

Laine asks the granular questions that nail the first draft — party details and registered addresses, dates and amounts, the specifics each clause needs to be filled in properly.

Freedom of contract topics

Choose your topics for review. Some are flagged as mandatory and are settled first, then the optional ones are shown. Both come before generation, so the first version of the contract already reflects your choices.

Review the draft in the editor

The document opens in a familiar Word-like editor inside the platform, ready to edit, comment on, or export.

Consistency check

A consistency check runs automatically at the end of drafting. It catches what is easy to miss on a read-through, such as a defined term used but never defined or formatting that drifts between clauses, and flags each one for you to accept or ignore. From there the draft is yours: keep editing in Laine, or export clean to Word.

What can you draft

Whatever the matter asks for, Laine can draft it. There is no fixed menu to work within. Describe the document you need and it gets built around your facts, in your jurisdiction, in your style.

To get you started, here is a little inspiration: a selection from the Laine Library, crafted by qualified legal professionals for every jurisdiction Laine supports, from ADGM and DIFC to Switzerland and the US, and kept current as the law moves.

Corporate

Board meeting minutes, board and shareholder resolutions, shareholders’ agreements, powers of attorney.

Commercial

Supply and distribution, directorship agreements, NDAs, MoUs and term sheets.

Venture capital and Acquisitions

Asset purchase agreements, convertible notes, investors’ rights agreements, quota purchase agreements.

Employment

Employment contracts, termination letters, offer letters, settlement agreements.

Loans and Finance

Facility and shareholder loans, guarantee agreements, fund management agreements, security documents.

Services

Services and SaaS agreements, statements of work, agency and referral arrangements.

Laine holds one of the broadest legal template libraries available, and each category runs deeper than the examples shown here, so it is worth browsing what fits your matter. You can also upload the precedents you already trust and draft from those instead.

How to ask – example requests

Laine will ask for anything it’s missing, but the more you give it up front, the closer the first draft lands. A good request names the document, the jurisdiction, the parties and the commercial terms that matter to you.

Share transfer

“Draft an ADGM share transfer agreement moving 30% of X Holdings Ltd from John Smith to Y Ventures FZ-LLC for USD 1.2m, completion on 15 October, seller giving title and capacity warranties only.”

Names the parties, the stake, the price, the date and the warranty position.

Services agreement

“A Swiss law services agreement for a 12-month engagement, CHF 12,000 per month, 30-day payment terms, client owns the deliverables, either party may terminate on 60 days’ notice.”

Term, fees, IP and termination stated, so the first version reflects your position.

From your precedent

“Use our standard shareholder loan template for a USD 500k facility to Knitloop Labs Ltd at 6% per annum, repayable on demand after 24 months, and keep our house numbering.”

Points Laine at a template in your library and states the commercial variables.

Shorter is fine too — “NDA for a vendor discussion, mutual, ADGM” gets you moving, and Laine collects the rest through its questions.

Where documents are kept

My Documents, sorted as you go

Everything drafted with Laine is saved in My Documents, in a dedicated folder: Contracts, Memos, Templates, and Document Review for the ones you have reviewed. You can create your own folders too, and upload files in bulk or one at a time.

Still have questions? Our team is happy to help. Write to support@laine.ai.

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