Format pack, 3 formats · FV07-N2

Taking Instructions: The Drafting Brief

Most bad drafts are not badly drafted. They are accurately drafted from a wrong instruction, taken in four minutes on a call, by somebody who wrote three words on a notepad and then opened last year’s file.

Length
6 pages
Blanks to fill
130
Files
Word and PDF
Law stated to
14 September 2026

The 3 formats inside

  1. 1Drafting briefFirm · completed before any precedent is opened70 blanksOn its own₹149
  2. 2Client instruction confirmation e-mailFirm · sent the same day as the instruction34 blanksOn its own₹149
  3. 3Conflict check recordFirm · completed before the first substantive communication33 blanksOn its own₹149

Read the opening

The first part of “Drafting brief”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.

DRAFTING BRIEF

Matter number

[F360/DA/____/____-___]

Date of instruction

[date]

Instruction taken by

[name]

Mode

[call / meeting / portal]

Owner

[name]

Reviewer

[name]

Client contact

[name, designation, mobile, e-mail]

Part 1 — The ten questions

9 more paragraphs and tables follow in the full format.

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