How It Works

Submit your facts. Receive a court-ready motion.

Motion Ready takes your case intake through a 14-step review process, verifies every citation, and puts a licensed Texas attorney’s eyes on every draft before it reaches you.

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Research & Draft

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Citation Check

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Attorney Review

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Your Approval

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Delivered

Step by Step

From intake to delivery

Every order follows the same structured process. Here’s what happens after you submit a matter.

Intake

Submit your matter through the intake form

Create an account and complete the intake form for your motion. You’ll select the motion type (which sets the tier and base price), provide your statement of facts, legal theory, and any supporting documents. You also select your jurisdiction and delivery speed.

The intake form is tiered — the fields and character limits adapt based on the motion type you select. Tier D motions (MSJ, TRO) have longer fact sections because more context produces better output.

Before you pay: The checkout screen shows the exact price — tier, jurisdiction multiplier, and any rush multiplier — before you enter payment details. No surprises.

Tier A–D availableTexas state + federal courtsStandard, 72h, or 24h rush

Research & Drafting

Structured AI research, argument construction, and drafting

Once payment is confirmed, your matter enters our structured workflow. It begins by parsing your intake data into a case profile, mapping it to the applicable jurisdiction and court, and routing to the appropriate research depth for your tier.

Research phases identify controlling case law, statutory authority, and relevant secondary sources. For Tiers B–D, RulingIQ data from a growing database of Texas court opinions is incorporated — including judge-specific citation preferences and argument framing patterns derived from your judge’s published decisions.

Argument construction phases build the primary arguments with supporting authority. A stress-testing phase then runs each argument against likely opposing arguments, strengthening the framing before the draft is assembled.

Strategy hold checkpoint: Before the full research run begins, the system validates your intake data for completeness. If required information is missing or contradictory, the order holds for attorney review rather than proceeding on incomplete facts.

14 structured stepsRulingIQ judge data (Tiers B–D)

Citation Verification

7-step citation integrity verification

Before the draft is finalized, every citation passes through an independent citation review — a 7-step automated verification sequence that checks each citation for existence, authority, subsequent history, and quote accuracy.

This is the most important step in the workflow. AI-generated citations carry real hallucination risk — cases that don’t exist, cases that were reversed, pinpoints that don’t match the opinion. Independent citation review is the reason Motion Ready exists.

Citations flagged during review are removed or surfaced to the attorney reviewer before delivery. Each citation that cannot be verified is reflected in your verification report rather than shipped as clean.

7-step verificationGood-law check (live API)Quote fuzzy-match (where retrievable)

Formatting & Attorney Review

Formatting, compliance, and licensed attorney review

The draft is formatted to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure standards, with applicable local district court rules applied where you specified a court. Section headers, page limits, table of contents (where required), certificate of service, and signature blocks are all applied.

A licensed Texas attorney then reviews the complete draft — checking argument structure, citation usage in context, formatting compliance, and overall quality before the motion is released to your client portal. For Tiers C and D, a senior attorney conducts the review.

Nothing ships without attorney sign-off. The review process has a blocking final approval gate \u2014 the attorney must approve before the motion is released to you.

Attorney review: every orderSenior attorney: Tiers C & D

Client Portal

You review and approve before anything is final

When the motion is ready, you receive a notification and can preview the complete draft in your client portal. You review the motion, request revisions if needed (rounds included depending on tier), and approve when you’re satisfied.

The motion is not finalized until you approve it. You can request revisions through the portal at any point before approval. Revision requests re-enter the review process for attorney review before the revised draft is returned to you.

ABA Model Rule 5.1(c) compliance: By approving the motion, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the work product, corrected any errors, and accept responsibility as the supervising attorney of record. This acknowledgment is logged for your records.

One revision round includedSecure client portal

Court-Specific AI Disclosure: Several Texas federal courts now require attorneys to certify AI use in filings. The Northern District of Texas (Local Rule 7.2(f)) and Eastern District of Texas (General Order 25-07) require disclosure when generative AI was used to draft or substantially edit any brief or motion. The obligation to make these disclosures rests entirely with the filing attorney. Motion Ready provides documentation of AI use upon request to assist with any required certifications.

Delivery

Word + PDF. Ready to file.

Once you approve, your motion is delivered as both a Word document and a PDF. The Word file is fully editable so you can make final attorney adjustments before filing. The PDF is formatted for court submission.

Your completed matter remains in your client portal for your records. All prior drafts and revision history are retained for 12 months.

Word (.docx) + PDFTexas-formattedRetained 12 months

What Happens to Your Motion

14 structured steps. Two blocking checkpoints.

Every motion moves through the same 14-step workflow. Two checkpoints block the release: an internal Intake Quality Hold (we pause if your intake data is incomplete and contact you) and Your Approval (you review the draft in your client portal and sign off before it’s finalized for filing).

Step 1

Intake & Classification

Step 2

Document Processing

Step 3

Legal Research

Checkpoint

Intake Quality Hold (our team)

Step 4

Deep Precedent Research

Step 5

Motion Drafting

Step 6

Citation Check (Pass 1)

Step 7

Opposition Analysis

Step 8

Judicial Quality Review

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Citation Check (Pass 2)

Step 10

Revision Pass

Step 11

Caption & Heading Validation

Step 12

Supporting Documents

Step 13

Final Citation Sweep

Step 14

Final Assembly & Formatting

Checkpoint

Your Approval (you review & sign off)

Green cards are blocking checkpoints. The workflow halts rather than proceed without human review at each gate.

Citation Integrity Verification

Seven steps. Each citation checked.

The independent citation review runs on every motion, regardless of tier. AI hallucination risk in legal drafting is real — this review is how we address it.

Step 01

Existence Check

Verifies the cited case actually exists in CourtListener, PACER, or the RulingIQ Texas opinion database.

Step 02

Holding Verification

Two independent models evaluate whether the cited case supports the proposition stated in the draft. A third model resolves disagreements.

Step 03

Dicta Detection

Classifies whether the cited passage is a binding holding or obiter dicta, and flags dicta used as controlling authority.

Step 04

Subsequent History

Checks appellate history via CourtListener treatment data. Reversed, vacated, or overruled decisions are flagged for review where treatment data is available.

Step 05

Good Law Status

Live CourtListener API check for treatment and negative history at time of delivery, where the opinion is retrievable. Citations that cannot be checked are flagged in the verification report.

Step 06

Quote Fuzzy-Match

Quoted passages in the draft are matched against retrieved opinion text using fuzzy similarity. Passages falling below the acceptance threshold are flagged for attorney review.

Step 07

Quote Verification

Quoted language is cross-checked against the source opinion. Misquoted text is corrected or flagged before the motion exits the review.

Result

Verification Report

Every delivered motion includes a citation report classifying each citation as Verified, Flagged, or Rejected — with timestamps and source database for each entry.

Turnaround Times

Standard and rush delivery

Standard delivery is 5–7 business days. Rush delivery is available for deadlines that can’t wait — at a transparent price multiplier.

Delivery Option	Turnaround	Multiplier	Tier A	Tier B	Tier C	Tier D
Standard Default	5–7 business days	1.0×	$299	$599	$999	$1,799
72-Hour Rush	3 business days	1.25×	$374	$749	$1,249	$2,249
24-Hour Rush	1 business day	1.5×	$449	$899	$1,499	$2,699

Rush orders maintain the same quality standards, citation verification, and attorney review. Priority queue placement only.

Common Questions

Process FAQ

What information do I need to submit a matter?+

You'll need: the motion type, your jurisdiction and court, a statement of facts (300–1,500 minimum depending on tier), your legal theory, and any opposing arguments you anticipate. You can also upload supporting documents. The more context you provide, the stronger the output — Motion Ready processes all of it.

Can I upload documents from discovery or prior filings?+

Yes. The intake form accepts document uploads. Deposition excerpts, discovery responses, prior rulings, and contracts are all processed through the review. Uploading is strongly preferred over pasting large blocks of text — it preserves formatting and document structure.

What happens if the independent review cannot verify a citation?+

Citations that fail independent review are either removed from the motion or flagged for attorney review before delivery. A failed citation never appears in your final draft as a clean citation. The attorney reviewer sees the flagged issues and either finds a verified alternative or discloses the limitation to you.

How do revision requests work?+

Every order includes one substantive revision round at no additional charge. When you preview your motion in the client portal, you can submit your revision request through the portal. The attorney team reviews the request and returns the revised draft, typically within 1 business day. Additional revision rounds are available at a per-round fee.

Is the motion formatted for my specific court?+

Yes. If you specify a court during intake (e.g., Harris County District Court, N.D. Texas), the system applies local rules on top of TRCP formatting — page limits, caption requirements, certificate of conference, and service requirements for that specific court.

Do you handle federal court motions?+

Yes. Texas federal districts (S.D. Texas, N.D. Texas, W.D. Texas, E.D. Texas) are supported. Federal Local Rules are applied. For federal matters outside Texas, contact support@motion-ready.com to confirm availability.

What if I'm not satisfied with the delivered motion?+

Use your revision rounds first — that's what they're for. If after revisions you're still not satisfied, contact support@motion-ready.com. If you request a refund before the drafting begins, you receive a full refund. At the delivery checkpoint, a 50% refund is available.

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