LLMs for Lawyers

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Prompting for Legal Work

Frameworks, prompt libraries, reasoning-model rules, long-document handling, Projects/custom GPTs and the mistakes lawyers make when talking to models.

Start herePrompt Engineering for Lawyers: The One Framework Behind CLAIM, RICE and the RestPrompt engineering for lawyers: the one framework behind every legal prompting acronym, with before/after prompts, jurisdiction traps and a template.15 min read →
  1. 40 ChatGPT Prompts for Lawyers (Claude Too), With the Output to Expect and What to FixChatGPT prompts for lawyers by task: research, contracts, litigation, in-house, client emails, BD. Each with the output to expect and what to check.13 min read
  2. Adversarial Prompting for Lawyers: Self-Critique, Verification Loops and the Opposing-Counsel TestAdversarial prompting for legal drafts: three-turn self-critique, verification loops and opposing-counsel prompts that harden briefs and contracts.8 min read
  3. Claude Projects for Lawyers: Build Your Firm's Project, Custom GPT or Gem in 30 Minutes (Safely)Claude Projects for lawyers, custom GPTs and Gems: build a reusable practice assistant in 30 minutes, safety rules first, with an anonymised clause bank.9 min read
  4. Long Document Prompting for Lawyers: How to Work a 100-Page Contract Without Losing the MiddleLong document prompting for lawyers: documents first, quote-grounding, spoon-feeding turns and boundary tags, backed by Durham's 510-contract study.9 min read
  5. Reasoning Models for Legal Work: New Prompting Rules (and Why They Can Hallucinate More)Reasoning models for legal work: why 'think step by step' is now unnecessary, why 'double-check' over-verifies, and why o3 hallucinates more than o1.10 min read
  6. The 12 Legal Prompting Mistakes That Get Lawyers Sanctioned (and Their Fixes)From 'add Wyoming case law' to trusting the first output: the 12 legal prompting mistakes behind real sanctions, the fix for each, and the court records.10 min read
  7. The Curiosity Prompt for Lawyers: 'Ask Me What Else You Need to Know' (and Why It Works)The curiosity prompt for lawyers: 'Ask me what else you need to know' makes the AI interview you first. Why it cuts errors, plus five legal versions.8 min read

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