Summarise the opposing pleading and list the facts still in issue
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- Turn the claim and defence into a table of admitted, denied and not-admitted facts, with a list of particulars that remain outstanding.
- What the lawyer must review
- Check the table against the filed pleadings
- Decide the legal effect of admissions; do not treat a summary as the pleading
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Turn the claim and defence into a table of admitted, denied and not-admitted facts, with a list of particulars that remain outstanding. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence (Federal Court Form 33): pleading rules, 28-day time limit and completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the Federal Court's Form 33 with a guide to the 28-day time for a defence, the duty to admit or deny every allegation of fact, the effect of a non-admission, and where AI can help. |
| Notice of defence (Magistrates' Court of Victoria Form 8A) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Form 8A, the notice of defence that answers each numbered allegation in a Form 5A complaint, filed and served within 21 days. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.