First drafts from your own precedents, ready for a fee earner to check.
We set up AI to write the first draft from the right precedent, in your house style, with the details filled in from the matter. A fee earner checks it and puts their name to it.
If your team doesn't get the hours back, we'll work for free until they do.
Every draft starts with finding the last one like it.
Find the last one, then change the names.
Each draft begins with a hunt for a similar document, and stripping it back by hand.
Precedents
Whatever was in the last one comes along too.
Terms agreed for one client can end up in a draft for another.
SPA Halden Group FINAL v2.docxChatGPT doesn't know your precedents.
It writes clauses that sound right and aren't yours.
Your precedent, clause 9.1From instructions to a draft in your house style.
Marked changesPrecedent bankSPA, buyer sidev7, reviewed Sep 2026UsedDraft requestSPA Brennan Foods.docx01You say what you need
The matter, the document and the key terms.
02AI picks your precedent
It chooses from your own precedent bank, and shows you which one it used.
03AI writes the draft
In your house style, with the details filled in from the matter and every changed clause marked.
04A fee earner checks it
They review the marked changes, finish the draft and put their name to it.
Built into: Word, with Copilot or Claude, and your document or practice management system.
What our clients say.
“It's given me back probably a third of my time, which is unbelievable.”
We now do the work that used to wait on Joey. It took us a week to take it over.
0:52Floor Authority
Double the business, with only a few new hires.
We took the repetitive work out of their quoting, stock and accounts. Their team no longer does it by hand, so they spend their time on customers.
In revenue a year
Growth in two years, with only a few new hires
Staff productivity measured by CEO
“Simply couldn't deliver at the pace we are without NQU support. We can now tell clients when things will be done and have complete confidence they will be.”
“They think ahead, always deliver on time and are able to guide you along.”
Why not just use something else?
- ChatGPT or Copilot on its ownDoesn't know your precedents or your house style until someone sets it up. That set-up is what we do.
- Document automationWorks well for standard forms. Someone has to build and maintain a template for every document.
- Legal AI such as Harvey or LegoraGood products, built for large firms. If you have the budget and someone to roll one out, it may be the right choice.
- Your AI peopleWe set up AI to write first drafts from your own precedents, in your house style, with every changed clause marked for a fee earner to check.
AI your team actually wants, in use within 14 days.
We start small, prove value, and then scale further.
Fenwick & Hale intro30 minMMia Santos
George's notes04:10Proposals take a day each09:35Meeting notes typed by hand13:20Client details entered twice18:45Copilot licences, little use01We find where AI can help.
On the intro call, we learn how your firm works and where your team spends its time. You don't need to prepare anything.
- AI opportunity audit
- 01Proposal first drafts6 hrs/weekStart here
- 02Meeting notes into HubSpot4 hrs/week
- 03New client set-up in Xero3 hrs/week
- 04Month-end client reports2 hrs/week
02We send your AI opportunity audit.
Within 24 hours, we'll send our opportunity audit that details the hours we can save your team. If we don't save them, we'll continue working for free until we do.
Can you send a proposal?HHannah Okafor09:14Okafor proposal.docxProposal drafts14 days- Access agreed with IT provider
- Built in Outlook
- Team trained
- LiveDay 14
03We get your first system in use within 14 days.
We build it into the tools your team already uses, and talk to your IT provider for you. Then we train the people who'll use it.
- TeamsFenwick & Hale × NQUPostsFiles
Friday update- Shipped
- Invoice chasing in Xero
- Next
- Client onboarding pack
- From Mia
- A recent pack to copy
👍1Mia SantosThe list of 6- Proposal drafts
- Invoice chasing
- Onboarding pack
- Board report
04We keep going.
We work through the list in your audit as fast as your team can handle each change, and keep improving what's live as your team tells us what works.
What you won't have to do.
After the intro call and a kickoff, we handle the rest, including working with your IT provider and training your team.
“The confidence that the job will be done right is the best thing. We can hand off anything and it will either get done perfectly or there will be clear communication by NQU for what is needed.”
- Work out what AI could do for your firm
- Roll it out to everyone at once
- Replace software you rely on
- Chase your IT provider
Your team gets the hours back. Or we'll work for free until they do.
In your audit, we tell you how many hours we can save your team. We get your first system in use within 14 days. If we don't save the hours, we'll keep working for free until we do.
“Not Quite Unicorns delivered nothing but excellence for the two major projects we worked on with them. It's quite refreshing working with a company that delivers on its promise.”
Frequently asked questions.
Can AI draft legal documents?
Yes, as a first draft. Set up with your precedents and house style, it produces a draft a fee earner can check and finish. It doesn't give the advice or sign the document off.
Will it make things up?
It can, so every clause it changes is marked and shows which precedent it came from. Nothing goes to a client or the other side unchecked.
Our precedents are scattered and out of date. Does that matter?
We work with what you have. Where two precedents disagree, we ask you which is current.
Is client data safe?
Yes. It runs in your own Microsoft account, or in ours in the UK, EU or US. We only use business AI accounts, and they don't learn from your data.
What does the SRA expect?
The SRA expects you to stay responsible for the work, protect client confidentiality and supervise how AI is used. We draft an AI policy for your firm that covers this, and that your own COLP can adapt and own.
What does it cost?
One flat monthly fee covers this and everything else we build for you. Our minimum engagement is normally $3k/mo.
Other tasks we can take off your team.
Client onboarding
AI sets the client up in your systems and chases up for any missing information.
Review against your playbook
AI checks each contract against your standard positions and flags any deviation.
Intake and triage
AI reads each enquiry, flags possible conflicts, routes it to the right person and drafts a reply.
First drafts from your own precedents, ready for a fee earner to check.
Book an intro and we'll send your AI opportunity audit within 24 hours. It shows where AI can save your team time.