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What is draft new text?
The Draft new text feature lets you generate new, legally relevant content directly in your open Microsoft Word document based on your instructions.
The module understands both layout and context. It analyses your document’s structure and formatting - such as numbering and indentation - and drafts text that fits seamlessly with the existing content.
You can generate paragraphs or clauses from a written prompt, review and compare different versions, and insert the final text into your document. Changes can be inserted with track changes enabled.
Draft New Text also supports working on multiple drafts at once using tabsheets. Where needed, it can draw on information from external sources such as Word files, Excel sheets, PowerPoint presentations, or emails to enrich the output.
Why use it?
Draft New Text helps you quickly create new clauses or sections that align with your document’s structure, formatting, and context, without starting from scratch.
✅ When to use it
Draft faster: Describe what you need and generate tailored clauses or sections in seconds
Stay in Word: Create and review content directly in your document without switching tools
Maintain consistency: Automatically adapts to your document’s layout, style, and tone
Explore alternatives: Generate multiple versions and refine wording before finalizing
Use supporting context: Upload documents (e.g., emails, Excel, slides) to improve accuracy and relevance
⚠️ When not to use it
For full documents: Best suited for clauses or paragraphs—generating entire documents may reduce quality and take longer
With inconsistent formatting: Relies on clear styles and numbering; messy formatting may lead to unexpected results
How to use it
Step 1: Choose where the new content will be inserted
Before drafting new content, select the text in your Microsoft Word document near where you want the new content to appear (for example, a clause or bullet point).
LawVu Draft is layout-aware. It uses the formatting of the selected content - such as numbering, indentation, and structure - to draft new paragraphs that match your document’s style.
You can choose to insert the drafted content elsewhere later. However, selecting the right starting point upfront usually produces better results.
Step 2: Write a drafting instruction
Enter your drafting instruction in the field at the bottom of the screen. This tells LawVu Draft's AI what content to generate.
Instead of starting from scratch, you can also:
Get inspiration from the Suggestions menu to quickly explore common drafting ideas
Reuse a saved instruction from the Prompts menu
Upload a supporting file - such as a Word document, Excel sheet, PowerPoint presentation, email or a file from LawVu - to supply missing or background information.
For best results, keep instructions focused on a small number of clauses or paragraphs. Drafting entire documents in one request is not supported and may lead to lower-quality output due to limits on length, accuracy, and generation time.
Step 3: Submit your instruction
Click Draft to submit your instruction. If multiple AI engines are available, select the one you want to use from the dropdown first.
The AI will generate one or more paragraphs based on your instruction. This usually takes a few seconds, depending on the length and complexity of the request.
Once the draft is generated, you can:
Select all or specific sections of the generated text using the checkboxes
Create a new version with refinements by adding an additional instruction and clicking New Version
Regenerate the content using the same instruction by clicking New Version without adding extra input.
Use Compare in the bottom-right corner to review the latest version alongside previous versions.
Step 4 (optional): Adjust the generated content
After reviewing the draft, you can refine the full text or specific sections.
To do this, select the fragments you want to change using the checkboxes on the left, enter a new instruction, and click New Version.
You can also replace one or more fragments with content from an earlier version by selecting the desired sections and choosing them from the previous versions.
Step 5: Insert the content into your Word document
Once you’re happy with the draft, place your cursor in the Microsoft Word document where you want the new text to appear.
Click the + Insert button and choose one of the following options:
Insert - Adds the text directly to your document.
Insert with changes - Inserts the text with Track Changes enabled in the active document.
Copy to clipboard - Copies the text so you can paste it elsewhere. Note that this option removes most formatting and converts automatic numbering into fixed text.
Saving and loading (re)drafting instructions
To save an instruction for future use, open the Prompts menu and click Save current prompt. You can then reload it whenever needed.
Tips for writing effective (re)drafting instructions
Writing good AI instructions takes practice, much like writing effective search queries. Some experimentation is often needed to understand what the AI does well and where it may struggle.
The following tips will help you get better results:
Be specific - Vague instructions usually lead to generic results. For example, “Draft a copyright assignment clause” may work, but adding detail will almost always improve the output.
Include key details, such as:
Which party the clause is for, so the content is legally optimised from the right perspective
The desired length, preferably in concrete terms (for example, “no more than 10 sentences” or “at least two paragraphs”)
Relevant context, such as the nature of the transaction, negotiation dynamics, or applicable precedents
Required or excluded elements, such as exceptions, limitations, or standard carve-outs
Provide light layout instructions if needed
You can ask for basic formatting such as bold, italics, underline, or highlights. For example:
“Add a short summary in bold (maximum three words) at the start of each paragraph.”
Use the AI for targeted proofreading
Try focused instructions such as:
“Correct obvious mistakes, as if you were a junior lawyer reviewing a final draft. Only fix real errors.”
While this works best on smaller sections, it can catch issues that Word’s spellchecker may miss.
LawVu Draft preserves cross-references and bookmarks when drafting or redrafting content, ensuring these elements remain intact.
Important notes and limitations
Review all output carefully
AI-generated content is not legally perfect and may contain gaps or inaccuracies.The AI is not an up-to-date legal authority
It does not have awareness of recent case law, legislative changes, or non-public sources.Formatting results may vary
Many Word documents contain inconsistent or manual styling, which can affect layout. The AI’s formatting output may therefore require adjustment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the AI gets its inspiration?
Azure GPT4o applies as the default LLM, unless your administrator changed this for you. So a general LLM applies here and not a specific legal one, unless you use Noxtua.
Can I train the AI to match our company's spelling and style?
No, the prompts you give the AI are not used to train the AI. So it will also not know tomorrow, for example, what you had asked it today.