LEGAL OPERATING SYSTEMS

AI autopilots inside
your workflow

Writ builds domain-specific legal operating systems: compliance-by-design workflows with AI agents operating inside defined rules, controls, and approvals. Deterministic workflow enforcement where it can be codified. Human oversight where judgment is required.
Our first solution is Torrens, automating and co-ordinating workflows for New Zealand residential property conveyancing.
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Architecture

Deterministic controls. Agentic execution.

Every Writ product separates deterministic workflows from artificial intelligence. A compliance engine enforces defined rules, sequencing, permissions, and gates. Agentic AI automates document-driven work, coordination and task execution, constrained by the compliance layer and subject to human oversight.
Agentic AIDocument IntelligenceContracts, filings, correspondenceWorkflow OrchestrationTasks, deadlines, coordinationClient CommunicationUpdates, requests, statusoperates withinCompliance EngineDomain RulesTasks, gates, milestonesRegulatory ControlsJurisdiction-specific rulesProcess SequencingDependencies, prerequisitesDeterministic compliance. Agentic execution.
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How we're different from generative AI copilots

Many legal AI tools help practitioners navigate work that is still being run manually. Writ inverts this: starting with the workflow itself, each domain is encoded as controlled software first, then an AI agent operates within that structure. That makes the scope narrower, but the execution deeper and more reliable.

Our first solution

Torrens

AI-powered conveyancing workflow infrastructure for New Zealand. Torrens brings controlled automation and agentic workflow execution to residential conveyancing, designed around the legal framework, Landonline requirements, lender instructions, and relevant professional guidance that shape New Zealand transactions.
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Who's behind Writ

Built from both sides of the table

Writ was founded by Mark Colley, a former commercial lawyer turned technologist. After working in private practice at a leading New Zealand law firm and in-house at a major New Zealand bank, Mark moved into technology strategy and fintech. He brings legal, banking, and technology experience to the design of domain-specific legal systems.

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Built in New Zealand

Each Writ product is designed for the New Zealand context, reflecting applicable legal requirements, regulatory obligations, professional guidance, and market practice.