Verified-Source Legal Research Memo Drafter
Hallucinated-citation sanctions are hitting immigration and litigation attorneys specifically. This skill drafts a memo citing only the source documents you upload, links each citation to a page or paragraph, and refuses to cite anything not present in your sources. No open-web search, no model recall. Research-assist only. You verify every citation.
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Compliance: assisted draft, always reviewed
This drafts from the input you supply. It never sends or files anything, never invents facts you didn’t provide, and carries a hard-coded “Not legal advice — review before use” disclaimer on every output.
What’s inside
- Verified-source memo skillUpload cases, statutes, and briefs to a folder, and it drafts a memo from only those sources.
- Grounded citationsEvery citation links to a specific page or paragraph in your uploaded documents.
- Refuses to fabricateIf it cannot ground a claim in a supplied source, it refuses rather than guessing.
- Verification checklistIt appends a mandatory checklist so you verify every citation before filing.
✓ Works great when
- You draft research memos and fear a fabricated citation
- You want the model constrained to sources you supply
- You want a verification step baked in, not optional
✗ What breaks at scale
- You want it connected to a real case-law or statute database
- You need ongoing verification tooling across a research team
- You want it tuned to your practice area's sources
Frequently asked
What do I need to run this?
Claude with Cowork. Install the skill and upload your source documents to a workspace folder. It drafts only from those.
How does it prevent hallucinated citations?
It cites only the documents you upload, links each citation to a page, and refuses to answer if it cannot ground a claim in a supplied source. There is no fallback to model recall. You still verify every citation before filing.
Is this legal research advice?
No. It is research-assist drafting from sources you provide, always reviewed. It carries a hard verification requirement, and the attorney verifies every citation. It never files.
What does the database-connected Build cost?
Connecting it to a case-law or statute database with verification tooling is a Done-for-You Build, typically $5k to $15k over 2 to 3 weeks. Book a call to scope it.
Want the version built for your firm?
Done-for-You Build.
The free-form skill drafts from sources you upload. The paid Build connects it to a real case-law or statute database via a secure connection, with ongoing verification tooling. We build it around your practice and keep you verifying every citation.
What you get
- Connected to a case-law or statute database via a secure connection
- Ongoing verification tooling for a research workflow
- Tuned to your practice area's sources and standards
- Hard refuse-to-fabricate rule, attorney verifies every citation
