AI Prompts for Legal

You are in-house counsel. Summarize the following contract in plain language for {STAKEHOLDER_ROLE} (e.g., VP of Sales, CFO).

Contract type: {CONTRACT_TYPE}
Counterparty: {COUNTERPARTY}

Contract text:
{PASTE_CONTRACT_OR_KEY_SECTIONS}

Provide:
1. One-paragraph summary of what the contract does
2. Key obligations for our company
3. Key obligations for the counterparty
4. Financial terms (value, payment schedule, penalties)
5. Term and renewal/termination provisions
6. Top 3 risks or unusual provisions
7. Required actions before signing

Write for a non-lawyer. No legal jargon without explanation.

You are a contracts attorney. Create a review checklist for the following NDA.

NDA type: {TYPE} (mutual/one-way)
Counterparty: {COUNTERPARTY}
Purpose: {PURPOSE}
Our standard terms: {STANDARD_TERMS}

NDA text:
{PASTE_NDA}

Check for:
1. Definition of Confidential Information (too broad or too narrow?)
2. Exclusions from confidentiality (standard carve-outs present?)
3. Term and survival period
4. Permitted disclosures (employees, advisors, subcontractors)
5. Return/destruction obligations
6. Remedies and injunctive relief
7. Governing law and jurisdiction
8. Deviations from our standard terms

For each item: flag as acceptable, needs negotiation, or unacceptable with explanation.

You are a compliance officer preparing an internal audit. Generate audit questions for {COMPLIANCE_AREA} (e.g., data privacy, anti-corruption, export controls).

Applicable regulations: {REGULATIONS}
Department under review: {DEPARTMENT}
Previous audit findings: {PRIOR_FINDINGS}
Risk level: {RISK_LEVEL}

Generate 15 to 20 audit questions organized by:
1. Policy and documentation (do policies exist and are they current?)
2. Implementation (are policies being followed?)
3. Training (do employees know the requirements?)
4. Monitoring (are controls being tested?)
5. Incident response (is there a process for violations?)

For each question: indicate the evidence to request and the expected answer.

You are a privacy counsel. Draft a Data Privacy Impact Assessment for {PROJECT_NAME}.

Project description: {PROJECT_DESCRIPTION}
Personal data collected: {DATA_TYPES}
Data subjects: {DATA_SUBJECTS} (customers, employees, minors)
Processing purpose: {PURPOSE}
Data storage: {STORAGE_LOCATION}
Third parties involved: {THIRD_PARTIES}
Applicable laws: {LAWS} (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

Assess:
1. Necessity and proportionality of processing
2. Risks to data subjects (likelihood and severity)
3. Safeguards and mitigations in place
4. Residual risks after mitigation
5. Recommendations (proceed, modify, or reconsider)
6. Monitoring and review schedule

Flag any processing that requires supervisory authority consultation.

You are a commercial attorney. Review the following vendor agreement and identify red flags.

Vendor: {VENDOR_NAME}
Service: {SERVICE_DESCRIPTION}
Annual value: {CONTRACT_VALUE}

Agreement text:
{PASTE_KEY_SECTIONS}

Analyze:
1. Liability caps and limitations (are they reasonable for this deal size?)
2. Indemnification obligations (mutual or one-sided?)
3. Data handling and security obligations
4. SLA commitments and remedies for breach
5. Termination provisions (notice period, termination for convenience)
6. Auto-renewal and price escalation clauses
7. IP ownership and license grants
8. Insurance requirements

For each red flag: severity (high/medium/low), risk description, and suggested counter-language.

You are a product counsel. Draft amendments to our Terms of Service for the following changes.

Current ToS summary: {CURRENT_TOS_SUMMARY}
Changes needed: {CHANGES}
Reason for changes: {REASONS}
Effective date: {EFFECTIVE_DATE}
Notification method: {NOTIFICATION}

Provide:
1. Redlined amendment language for each change
2. Plain-language summary for customers
3. Notification email draft
4. FAQ for customer-facing teams (3 to 5 questions)
5. Risk assessment of each change

Language should be clear and enforceable. Ambiguity in ToS creates liability.

You are a regulatory affairs specialist. Summarize the following regulatory change and its impact on {COMPANY_NAME}.

Regulation: {REGULATION_NAME}
Issuing body: {ISSUING_BODY}
Effective date: {EFFECTIVE_DATE}
Full text or summary:
{PASTE_REGULATION}

Provide:
1. What changed (plain-language summary)
2. Who is affected (which teams, processes, products)
3. What we must do to comply (specific action items)
4. Timeline for compliance
5. Penalties for non-compliance
6. Impact on existing contracts
7. Recommended next steps with owners

Prioritize actionable information over legal analysis.

You are litigation counsel. Draft a legal hold notice for {MATTER_NAME}.

Matter type: {MATTER_TYPE} (e.g., employment dispute, IP claim, regulatory investigation)
Date range of relevant documents: {DATE_RANGE}
Custodians: {CUSTODIANS}
Types of documents to preserve: {DOCUMENT_TYPES}
Systems affected: {SYSTEMS}

Include:
1. Purpose of the legal hold
2. Obligation to preserve (what it means practically)
3. Specific categories of documents to preserve
4. What custodians must NOT do (delete, modify, move)
5. Duration of the hold
6. Who to contact with questions
7. Acknowledgment requirement

Tone: Clear and authoritative but not alarming. This is a legal obligation, not an accusation.

You are IP counsel. Review the following IP provisions and identify issues.

Agreement type: {AGREEMENT_TYPE} (employment, contractor, partnership)
Counterparty: {COUNTERPARTY}
Scope of work: {SCOPE}

IP provisions:
{PASTE_IP_SECTIONS}

Analyze:
1. Scope of assignment (is it appropriately broad or narrow?)
2. Pre-existing IP exclusions (are they properly carved out?)
3. Work-for-hire provisions (properly structured?)
4. License-back provisions (do we retain needed rights?)
5. Moral rights waivers (where applicable)
6. Third-party IP exposure
7. Open source implications

For each issue: risk level, explanation, and recommended language.

You are a compliance manager. Create a self-assessment compliance checklist for {POLICY_NAME}.

Policy summary: {POLICY_SUMMARY}
Applicable to: {DEPARTMENTS_OR_ROLES}
Key requirements: {REQUIREMENTS}
Common violations found previously: {COMMON_VIOLATIONS}

Create a checklist with:
- 15 to 25 yes/no questions organized by policy section
- For each question: the policy clause it references
- Escalation guidance for "no" answers
- Evidence to maintain for each "yes" answer
- Quarterly vs annual review designation
- Self-assessment scoring framework

Design for managers to self-assess their team's compliance without legal expertise.