# Legal Research & Brief Drafting for Contract Managers

> AI drafts the research memo against the firm's prior work product, pulls current authority from Ironclad, and produces a cite-checked first draft of the brief — associate refines, doesn't start from zero.

- **Role:** [Contract Manager](https://calish.com/workflows/for/contract-manager/)
- **Category:** [Operations & Workflow](https://calish.com/workflows/category/operations-and-workflow/)
- **Specialty:** [Commercial Contracts](https://calish.com/workflows/specialty/commercial-contracts/)
- **Action:** Legal Research & Brief Drafting
- **Canonical URL:** https://calish.com/workflows/legal-research-and-brief-drafting-for-contract-manager/

## The Problem

Associates lose entire days in Ironclad hunting for Commercial Contracts case law that supports a narrow argument — and the final brief is still 70% boilerplate.

## What We Build

AI drafts the research memo against the firm's prior work product, pulls current authority from Ironclad, and produces a cite-checked first draft of the brief — associate refines, doesn't start from zero.

## Tools & Integrations

- Ironclad
- DocuSign CLM
- Agiloft
- Icertis
- Slack

## How It Works

1. **Discovery call.** We map your current legal research & brief drafting process and identify where AI saves the most time.
2. **Build & integrate.** We build the workflow and connect it to the tools you already use — no software changes required.
3. **Review & refine.** You review the results, we fine-tune until it matches your standards, then it runs on autopilot.

## Tool-Specific Implementations

- [Ironclad](https://calish.com/workflows/with/legal-research-and-brief-drafting-for-contract-manager-with-ironclad/) — Legal Research & Brief Drafting built natively in Ironclad
- [DocuSign CLM](https://calish.com/workflows/with/legal-research-and-brief-drafting-for-contract-manager-with-docusign-clm/) — Legal Research & Brief Drafting built natively in DocuSign CLM
- [Agiloft](https://calish.com/workflows/with/legal-research-and-brief-drafting-for-contract-manager-with-agiloft/) — Legal Research & Brief Drafting built natively in Agiloft
- [Icertis](https://calish.com/workflows/with/legal-research-and-brief-drafting-for-contract-manager-with-icertis/) — Legal Research & Brief Drafting built natively in Icertis

## Related Workflows

- [Contract Review & Redlining for Contract Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/contract-review-and-redlining-for-contract-manager/)
- [Client Case Status Updates for Contract Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/client-case-status-updates-for-contract-manager/)
- [Billing Narrative Cleanup for Contract Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/billing-narrative-cleanup-for-contract-manager/)
- [Court Deadline & Docket Tracking for Contract Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/court-deadline-and-docket-tracking-for-contract-manager/)
- [Visa Petition Package Assembly for Contract Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/visa-petition-package-assembly-for-contract-manager/)
- [RFE & Notice Response Drafting for Contract Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/rfe-and-notice-response-drafting-for-contract-manager/)

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