Three turns and a check. Keep this open next to your chat: each step is the thing to paste next, with what you typed already carried across. Nothing is sent from here, and nothing on this page is a transcript. The conversation stays where you are having it.
Paste the full brief, including headings, footnotes, and block quotes.
The number you have to hit, and whether the rule counts words, pages, or lines.
The court and the rule setting the limit, so exclusions can be flagged for confirmation.
The one section that survives no matter what the count says.
Passages the client, co-counsel, or a prior decision has locked in.
Watch for, the whole way through
Word and page counts differ between Word, the PDF, and the clerk's method. Run your own count in the tool your court accepts before filing, and never file on a count the model produced.
What the limit excludes varies by court and sometimes by judge. Caption, tables, certificate, and signature block are counted in some forums and not others. Check the rule, not the model.
Compression is where qualifiers die. A sentence that said "on the present record" and now says nothing has changed your position, not your word count.
Dropping an argument can waive it. Before you cut a section, confirm whether the issue must be raised now to be preserved.
Do not paste unfiled work product or client-confidential material unless your firm's AI policy and the engagement terms permit it.