Issue a precedent

Pick a precedent on a matter, fill in the recipient and body, and issue it as a PDF and a Word file.

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Find the precedent

Open the matter. Click the Precedents tab.

The list shows precedents for this matter's type. Click the only button at the top right to switch to All, or click Show more precedents from the full library at the bottom.

Type in Search precedents... to search the whole library. Click a category heading to collapse it.

Precedents

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Simple Will - Single Person

Prepared 04/09/2026

Whole estate to one beneficiary with a substitute gift.

Issue

Testamentary Trust Will

Prepared 04/09/2026

For clients wanting asset protection for beneficiaries.

Issue

Enduring Power of Attorney

Prepared 04/09/2026

NSW prescribed form with the firm's certificate.

Issue

Probate Application - Affidavit of Executor

Prepared 04/09/2026

Supreme Court of NSW probate application.

Issue

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Nothing issued yet

Issue it

Click Issue on the precedent.

Type the Recipient name and address. Type a Salutation, or leave it blank to use the matter's default.

Type the Subject line and the Body. Click Draft subject with AI or Draft with AI instead to get a first draft from a short brief, then edit it.

Tick up to four people under Sign off. Click Issue document.

Issue: Simple Will - Single Person

Recipient

Jane Smith 123 Example Street Suburb VIC 3000

Salutation (optional, leave blank to use the default)

e.g. Dear Mr Smith,

Subject line

Draft subject with AI Draft with AI instead
e.g. Update on your account

Body

Write the document's content here...

Sign off (up to 4, defaults to this matter's usual signers)

Issue document

Open the document

Click Open PDF to read it. Click Download Word version to edit it before it goes out. Click Done.

The document is listed under Recently issued on the tab. Click it to download the PDF again, or click Word for the editable file.

Document issued

Will of Thomas Ellis

Open PDFDownload Word version

Set the matter's defaults

Click Customise for this matter at the top of the tab.

Pick the Subject line style and the Salutation style. Pick the Default signature for this matter and tick the Signers for this matter.

Each change saves as you click it. Click Use company default to drop the matter's own settings.

Precedent settings for this matter

Currently using the company-wide defaults.

Subject line

Salutation

Default signature for this matter (always included, whatever's picked at issue time)

None

Signers for this matter (up to 4)

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