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Document Editor

A rich text editor purpose-built for legal drafting. Inline AI assistance, template variables, slash commands, and seamless DOCX import/export — all in a clean, distraction-free interface.

There’s a particular irony in legal technology: the profession that lives and dies by the written word often has the worst writing tools. Word processors designed for birthday invitations. Cloud editors that lose formatting on export. “Smart” templates that are anything but.

Aquiles ships with a document editor built specifically for legal drafting. Not adapted from a note-taking app. Not a Markdown renderer with a toolbar bolted on. A proper rich text editor that understands what you’re trying to do.

The basics, done right

Motion to Compel — Draft
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Motion to Compel Discovery Responses

Plaintiff {{client.name}}, by and through undersigned counsel, respectfully moves this Court for an Order compelling Defendant {{defendant.name}} to provide full and complete responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents, served on January 15, 2026.

Statement of Facts

On January 15, 2026, Plaintiff served Defendant with Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories (Nos. 1-25) and First Request for Production of Documents (Nos. 1-18). Defendant's responses were due on {{response.deadline}}. As of the date of this filing, Defendant has failed to provide any responses.

Full rich text editing with everything you’d expect:

  • Headings, lists, tables — proper semantic structure, not styled paragraphs
  • Slash commands — type / to insert any block type, or trigger AI commands inline
  • Tab indentation — real Tab/Shift-Tab support with configurable line spacing (because legal formatting matters)
  • Table editing — insert, resize columns, and manage complex tabular data without fighting the UI

The editor is built on TipTap (ProseMirror under the hood), the same engine powering editors at Notion, GitLab, and countless other products that take writing seriously.

Template variables: {{client.name}}

Legal documents are full of repeated information — party names, case numbers, dates, jurisdictions. Aquiles supports template variables using {{field.name}} syntax:

  • Type {{ to trigger variable insertion
  • Unfilled variables appear in amber — instantly visible fields that need attention
  • Filled variables turn green — confirmed and ready
  • Variables are structured nodes, not text — they survive formatting changes and are impossible to accidentally half-delete

Build a template once, fill in the blanks for each matter. No more find-and-replace prayers.

AI writing assistance: Cmd+J

This is the feature that changes how you draft. Press Cmd+J anywhere in the editor:

  • Fix grammar — clean up spelling and grammar without touching your meaning or voice
  • Improve — enhance clarity and professionalism while preserving your argument structure
  • Simplify — make complex passages accessible without dumbing them down
  • Extend — expand a point with supporting detail drawn from your case context
  • Shorten — tighten prose without losing substance
  • Custom prompts — “Rewrite this paragraph in passive voice” or “Add a citation format”

The AI sees your entire document and workspace context. When it extends a point, it knows what you’ve already argued. When it improves clarity, it understands the legal context.

After each AI suggestion, you get full control: Accept the rewrite, Reject it (original text restored instantly), or Regenerate for a different take.

DOCX: the lingua franca

Courts want Word documents. Opposing counsel sends Word documents. Your firm’s templates are Word documents. Aquiles gets it.

  • Import existing .docx files with formatting preserved (headings, lists, tables, bold/italic)
  • Export your work back to .docx for filing, sharing, or printing
  • The conversion happens server-side with proper handling — not a browser hack that drops your table formatting

You work in a modern editor. The output is whatever the world requires.

Distraction-free by design

No ribbon toolbar with 200 options you’ll never use. No sidebar ads for premium features. No “collaboration” notifications interrupting your train of thought.

Just your words, your case, and an AI assistant that speaks when spoken to.

Fun fact: the average lawyer spends 4.5 hours per day writing. We figured that deserved better tools than a word processor from 1997 with a cloud subscription.