Build an Argument

Learn how to build a legal argument with Vincent. This guide shows you how to use our AI for litigators to find supporting authorities for your legal brief drafting.

Summary

Learn how to Build an Argument with Vincent. This guide shows you how to use our AI for litigators to find supporting authorities for your specific legal position, providing a powerful starting point for your legal brief drafting.

Why This is Important

Where the Ask a Research Question workflow gives you an objective answer, Build an Argument allows you to build a persuasive opinion for your case. Vincent analyzes legal documents and uses this knowledge alongside your own input to construct a compelling argument, which you can use as the foundation for legal briefs, client letters, or other legal communications.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Start the Workflow

To begin, select Build an Argument from the list of workflows on the Vincent landing page.

Select Build an Argument from the workflow library.

Step 2: Provide Your Facts and Proposition

This is the most critical step. In the text box, you need to provide two key pieces of information:

  1. The relevant facts of your client's case.

  2. The legal proposition or argument you want Vincent to support.

Enter your key facts and the argument you want to support.

Step 3: Select Your Jurisdiction

Use the jurisdiction selector at the bottom of the box to choose the specific jurisdiction(s) for your research. When you are ready, press the blue arrow to continue.

Jurisdiction selector.

Step 4: Choose Your Argumentative Lines

Vincent will analyze your request and present you with several potential argumentative lines or strategic approaches you could take. Select the one or more that best fit your case strategy, and then press the blue arrow again to generate the full argument.

Choose the argumentative lines that best fit your strategy.

Step 5: Review the Generated Argument

Vincent will search all relevant legal content and generate a complete argument, which will be displayed on the left-hand side of the screen. The argument is typically structured with an Introduction, an Analysis of Legal Principles, and a Conclusion.

On the right, you will see a full list of all the legal authorities Vincent used to construct the argument.

Review the generated argument and the supporting authorities.

Step 6: Interact with Your Results

You have full control over the final output.

  • Modify the Authority List: If you feel a source is not relevant, select 'Modify list', de-select the texts you wish to exclude, and click 'Apply'. Vincent will regenerate the argument based on your new selection.

Modify the Authority List.

  • Download Your Argument: Use the icons above the answer to download the final memo as a PDF or Word document, or to copy it to your clipboard.

Download Your Argument

Best Practices & Pro Tips

Anticipate the Opposition: To better prepare for your case, try running the workflow a second time, but ask Vincent to create an argument for the opposing side. This is a powerful way to identify potential weaknesses in your own case and prepare counterarguments.

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