Draft an offer of compromise or without-prejudice costs letter from the approved figures
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Produce a first-draft offer letter from the lawyer's approved figure, the costs-rule heading and the deadline.
- What the lawyer must review
- Check the form and timing of the offer, which affect costs consequences
- Do not send a generated offer
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Produce a first-draft offer letter from the lawyer's approved figure, the costs-rule heading and the deadline. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
- The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Without prejudice save as to costs offer, with the client's settlement figures kept off the letter | Letter | AI use Yellow | Letter of offer made without prejudice except as to costs, using only figures the principal has approved, plus a separate note of the costs estimates to give the client before a litigious settlement is signed. |
| Offer of compromise under UCPR rule 20.26 (NSW) | Court document | AI use Yellow | Notice of offer of compromise for proceedings under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), with the rule 20.26 requirements set out so the principal can see if the notice meets them. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Harvey: How to Write a Demand Letter Using AI · 2026-09-23
Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.