Free guide · works with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini
Ai prompts for attorneys
Turn a blank page and raw notes into a complete, client‑ready advice pack (letter, scoped fee estimate, and next‑steps email) in under 90 minutes with named artefacts at each step. The system structures your thinking, flags assumptions, and builds reusable templates while keeping everything plain‑English and defensible.
Step 1, free.
Copy this, paste it into your AI, and swap the [BRACKETS] for your own details.
Setup & Intake: Build the matter brief
[MATTER NAME] [CLIENT NAME] [CLIENT TYPE: individual/company/organisation] [COUNSEL ROLE: external/in‑house] [PRIMARY CONTACT NAME & ROLE] [BACKGROUND: 3–6 sentences] [TRIGGERING EVENT/INSTRUCTION DATE] [JURISDICTION & VENUE] [KEY DATES/DEADLINES] [COUNTERPARTIES/AGENCIES] [KNOWN DOCUMENTS: list] [SCOPE BOUNDARY: in/out] [SENSITIVITIES: media/confidentiality/relationships] [COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES] [ANY EXISTING ADVICE/DECISIONS] Act as a legal engagement lead and convert raw intake into a one‑page, decision‑grade Matter Brief that frames purpose, scope, audience, and constraints. Work through it like this: 1) Extract who, what, why, when, where; define the triggering event and the concrete decision the client needs to make. 2) Pin the scope: list inclusions/exclusions and immediate constraints (time, budget, information, approvals). 3) Identify stakeholders and audience (approver, reader, doer) and their must‑knows. 4) Summarise the factual nucleus in 6–8 bullet points; separate assertions from verifiable facts. 5) Note open items and assumptions that affect advice later. Give me the output as: a one‑page Matter Brief with sections: Purpose & Decision; Parties & Roles; Factual Nucleus (bullets); Scope (In/Out); Constraints & Deadlines; Stakeholders & Audience Notes; Known Documents (list with location/status); Assumptions & Open Items; Next Immediate Step (1 line). Quality bar: A new team member should be able to understand the matter and act within 3 minutes without asking basics. If information is missing or uncertain, mark it clearly as MISSING or ASSUMED and add it to Assumptions & Open Items; do not invent details.
How to get a good answer.
- 01Fill every [BRACKET] with real detail. Vague in, vague out.
- 02Read the answer, then reply with what's wrong or missing. The AI fixes it in seconds.
- 03Check facts, prices and anything legal or safety-related yourself before you use it.
The rest of the workflow.
Step 1 gets you started. The full Client Advice Pack in Minutes takes you all the way, 14 steps in order:
- 01Setup & Intake: Build the matter brief (free above)
- 02Setup & Intake: Matter Intake Snapshot
- 03Setup & Intake: Client and stakeholder goals alignment
- 04Analysis & Planning: Issue & Law Map
- 05Analysis & Planning: Assumptions, unknowns, and risks log
- 06Analysis & Planning: Research plan and sources checklist
- 07Analysis & Planning: Advice Outline
- 08Drafting & Production: Client Advice Letter (Draft)
- 09Drafting & Production: Scope & Fee Estimate
- 10Drafting & Production: Next Steps Email
- 11Review & Quality: Plain‑English and bias check
- 12Review & Quality: Client facts confirmation note
- 13Delivery & Reuse: Finalise, package, and send
- 14Delivery & Reuse: Template, precedent, and lessons log
Pay once, keep it. Delivered instantly with a copy button on every prompt.
Questions
Does this work with the free version of ChatGPT?
Yes. The prompt works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, on a phone or a computer.
What do I put in the [BRACKETS]?
Your real details: notes, numbers, names, whatever the bracket asks for. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Is the AI's answer always right?
No. Treat it as a strong first draft: check facts, figures and anything legal or safety-related before you use it.
What's in the full Client Advice Pack in Minutes?
14 steps run in order, a system prompt that sets the AI up for the job, worked examples, fix-it prompts and a quality checklist. It's NZ$39.50 once, no subscription.
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