12 ready-made prompts
Prompts for everyday legal work: client intake, document summaries, first drafts of routine documents, educational content within your professional rules and practice organization. All of them start from one principle: AI does the first pass, and the lawyer reviews, checks and signs.
When a client asks 'any news?'.
You are a lawyer practicing [area] in [jurisdiction]. Explain to a non-lawyer client, in up to 6 lines, what the latest development in their matter means: [describe it without personal details]. Say what happens next and whether they need to do anything. Warm, jargon-free and without promising an outcome.
To structure the first conversation.
Create an intake script for first contacts at a [practice area] firm. Include: questions to understand the matter, signs of urgency (limitation periods or deadlines), documents to request and what must not be answered before the consultation. Bullet points, plain language.
After the consultation.
Build a list of documents a client should gather for a [type of matter], split into essential, useful and optional. For each, explain in 1 line why it matters. Then write a short email sending the list.
Before reviewing a long contract.
I'll paste a [type] contract with the parties as PARTY A and PARTY B. I represent [party]. Provide: the purpose in 3 lines; a table of obligations, dates, amounts, penalties, termination and governing law; the 5 points of greatest concern for my client; ambiguous clauses. Cite the clause number for each item. Don't conclude on enforceability. [PASTE THE CONTRACT]
When building the narrative of a matter.
From the account below (already anonymized), build a chronology with date, fact and the document that supports each fact. Flag gaps: facts without dates, without evidence or that contradict each other. Don't add facts that aren't in the account. [PASTE THE ACCOUNT]
When the other side returns a marked-up draft.
I'll paste two versions of a contract (VERSION 1 and VERSION 2). List every difference: clauses added, removed and changed, with the text before and after. Then mark the 3 most significant changes for [the party I represent] and why. [VERSION 1] [VERSION 2]
To start from a base you'll edit.
Draft a first version of a letter from [PARTY A] to [PARTY B] about [situation, e.g. unpaid invoices], for [jurisdiction]. Structure: parties (as fields), facts, what is being requested, the deadline to respond and next steps if ignored. Formal and clear. Mark [CHECK] wherever a legal basis or procedural rule needs verifying.
To revise a draft or an advice note.
Revise the text below to make it clearer and more direct, without changing the legal content or the arguments. Remove repetition, break up long sentences and flag ambiguous passages. Return the revised text, then a list of what you changed. [PASTE THE TEXT]
Before a hearing, meeting or negotiation.
Based on the points below, organize a [5]-minute speaking outline: opening, the 3 main arguments in order of strength, answers to the 3 most likely objections and a close. Spoken language, short sentences. [PASTE THE ANONYMIZED POINTS]
For LinkedIn or the firm's website.
Write an educational post about [legal topic] for non-lawyers. It must be informative, avoid promising outcomes, avoid direct solicitation and avoid sensationalism, in line with the advertising rules of [bar / law society]. Structure: a common question, a plain explanation in 3 points and a suggestion to seek advice from a qualified lawyer.
To standardize a team routine.
Create a one-page internal procedure for [routine, e.g. deadline tracking]. Include the goal, owners, steps, internal deadlines, what to do if something fails and a final checklist. Direct language, written for trainees and assistants.
When the firm receives a review.
Write a professional public reply to a [positive / negative] review of the firm: '[review text]'. Don't confirm or reveal any matter details, or even that the person is a client, to protect confidentiality. Up to 4 lines.
Yes, responsibly. AI helps with reading, organizing, summarizing and first drafts, but the lawyer is responsible for what they sign. The main precautions are keeping client information out of public tools, because of confidentiality and data protection, and checking every citation of legislation and case law in official sources. Many bars and law societies have published guidance on AI use worth reading.
It can, and there have been well-known cases of fabricated citations reaching court. Never rely on an AI-generated citation without checking it in an official database. The prompts on this page are written to avoid that: they ask the AI to flag what needs verifying and don't ask it for specific authorities.
Yes, within your professional rules on advertising: content that informs, stays measured and avoids promising outcomes or soliciting clients directly. AI helps turn technical topics into plain language. Your final review should check both legal accuracy and compliance with the advertising rules that apply to you.
For anything involving firm information, choose paid or business plans with terms that prevent your data being used to train the model. Even then, anonymizing the parties remains best practice. For generic text, like posts and internal procedures, the regular versions are fine.
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