Legal · Drafting Agent

A contract drafted
and cited in minutes.
Signed off by a human.

COUNSEL drafts and reviews contracts and policies, and answers legal questions in plain English with the statute cited. Every output passes through a citation gate and human sign-off before it goes anywhere.

MinutesDraft turnaround, not days
CitedStatute referenced, not guessed
GatedHuman sign-off before anything sends
COUNSEL
Contract drafting & review · Policy drafting · Plain-English legal Q&A · Citation gate
Works with WARDEN
WARDEN tracks licence & regulatory deadlines · COUNSEL drafts the documents those obligations require
MinutesNot days, for a first draft
CitedStatute-referenced answers
GatedA citation gate before human review
HumanSigns off before anything is sent
How It Works

Drafted, checked, then reviewed by a person.

COUNSEL runs on the existing legal-document engine — contract vault, policy library, IR35 drafting stack — assembled, not rebuilt.

01

Take the brief

A contract, policy, or plain-English legal question is submitted, with the relevant context attached.

Intake
02

Draft, with citations

The draft is produced with the relevant statute cited inline — no unreferenced legal claims.

Cited drafting
03

Gate, then human sign-off

Every draft passes a citation gate and then goes to a human for review before it's sent or relied upon.

Citation gate + sign-off

Who COUNSEL is built for.

A cited draft is a faster review, not a replaced lawyer.

"A first draft with the statute already cited turns a solicitor's hour of research into a five-minute review."

Cited Every drafted answer references the statute behind it

"COUNSEL never sends anything on its own. A human reviews and signs off every single draft."

Gated Human sign-off is built into every output
FAQ

Questions about COUNSEL

What is COUNSEL?

COUNSEL is the legal drafting and research agent inside SME Growth Team. It drafts and reviews contracts and policies, and answers legal questions in plain English with the relevant statute cited.

Is COUNSEL a substitute for a solicitor?

No. COUNSEL drafts and researches with citations, but every output is human-gated before it's sent or relied upon. Complex or high-stakes matters should still go to a qualified solicitor.

How does COUNSEL fit into the wider system?

COUNSEL pairs with WARDEN — WARDEN tracks licence and regulatory deadlines, COUNSEL drafts and reviews the documents those obligations require.

Get Started

A drafted, cited answer.
Reviewed before it's used.

COUNSEL is part of SME Growth Team's legal layer, alongside WARDEN.