# Legal Research & Brief Drafting for Insurance Defense Attorneys with Westlaw

> AI drafts the research memo against the firm's prior work product, pulls current authority from Litify, and produces a cite-checked first draft of the brief — associate refines, doesn't start from zero. Purpose-built for teams running Westlaw — uses the native API or agent integration so nothing leaves the system of record.

- **Tool:** [Westlaw](https://calish.com/workflows/tool/westlaw/)
- **Role:** [Insurance Defense Attorney](https://calish.com/workflows/for/insurance-defense-attorney/)
- **Specialty:** Insurance Defense
- **Category:** Operations & Workflow
- **Canonical URL:** https://calish.com/workflows/with/legal-research-and-brief-drafting-for-insurance-defense-attorney-with-westlaw/

## The Problem

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

## What We Build in Westlaw

AI drafts the research memo against the firm's prior work product, pulls current authority from Litify, and produces a cite-checked first draft of the brief — associate refines, doesn't start from zero. Purpose-built for teams running Westlaw — uses the native API or agent integration so nothing leaves the system of record.

## Westlaw Integration Approach

1. **Audit your Westlaw configuration.** We map the specific Westlaw objects, custom fields, and workflows the automation needs to touch for your insurance defense practice.
2. **Build on the Westlaw API or agent.** Integration happens inside Westlaw — no data leaves the system, no parallel tool for your team to learn, no license changes.
3. **Human-in-the-loop handoff.** Every automation routes exceptions back to a human in Westlaw with full context — AI handles the 80%, your team owns the judgment calls.

## About This Workflow

- [Legal Research & Brief Drafting for Insurance Defense Attorneys](https://calish.com/workflows/legal-research-and-brief-drafting-for-insurance-defense-attorney/)
- AI drafts the research memo against the firm's prior work product, pulls current authority from Litify, and produces a cite-checked first draft of the brief — associate refines, doesn't start from zero.

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