Legal ChatGPT Prompts
Legal research, document drafting, and compliance prompts
Write a Demand Letter
Draft a demand letter regarding {situation} from {sender} to {recipient}, seeking {remedy}. Structure: the factual timeline stated without adjectives, the specific obligation breached with reference to the contract clause or legal duty, the harm caused with amounts, the precise remedy demanded, a deadline for response, and the stated consequence of non-compliance. Keep the tone firm and factual — hostility weakens the letter and can be used against you. Add notes on: what should not be included because it may be discoverable, whether to send 'without prejudice', delivery method and proof of receipt, and the point at which this should be sent by counsel rather than the party directly. State that this requires review by qualified counsel.
Design a Legal Risk Assessment Framework
Build a legal risk assessment framework for a {company_type} in {industry}. Cover the risk categories that actually generate claims: contractual, employment, data protection and privacy, intellectual property, regulatory, consumer protection, and third-party or supply chain. For each, define the assessment questions, a likelihood-by-impact scoring matrix with defined bands rather than vague labels, mitigation options with cost estimates, the accepted-risk sign-off level, and the review cadence. Add a register template, escalation triggers that route a risk to external counsel, and guidance on maintaining privilege over the assessment itself — since a candid risk register is discoverable if handled carelessly.
Create a Regulatory Compliance Checklist
Build a compliance checklist for {regulation} as it applies to a {company_type} operating in {jurisdiction}. For each requirement give: the obligation in plain language, which part of the business it touches, the evidence that demonstrates compliance to an auditor, the named owner, the review frequency, and the penalty for failure. Separate mandatory obligations from recommended practice, and separate one-time setup from ongoing operations. Include a gap-assessment column so an organisation can score itself, and a section on record-keeping requirements since most enforcement failures are evidentiary rather than substantive. Note where the answer depends on facts I have not supplied and where specialist counsel is required.
Write an IP Licensing Agreement
Draft an intellectual property licensing agreement for {ip_type} between {licensor} and {licensee}. Define precisely: the licensed property, the grant (exclusive, sole or non-exclusive), the permitted field of use, territory, term, and whether sublicensing is allowed. Cover royalties or fees with the calculation method and audit rights, quality control and approval rights, ownership of improvements and derivative works, infringement — who may sue and who bears cost, warranties and indemnities, termination and post-termination sell-off rights. Add drafting notes on the two provisions that cause the most later disputes: the scope of 'field of use' and ownership of improvements. State that this requires review by qualified counsel.
Develop a Dispute Resolution Process
Design a dispute resolution process for {dispute_type} disputes at a {company_type}. Define an escalating ladder — direct negotiation between operational owners, escalation to named executives, structured mediation, then arbitration or litigation — with the trigger, timebox and decision-maker at each rung. Give the contractual clause that establishes this ladder, including seat, rules and language for arbitration. Cover: how to preserve the commercial relationship while a dispute runs, document preservation obligations from the moment a dispute is reasonably anticipated, the internal communication rules that protect privilege, and a cost-benefit test for when settling is rational even with a strong case. State that this requires review by qualified counsel.
Draft a Service Contract Template
Draft a service agreement template for {service} between a {provider_type} and {client_type} in {jurisdiction}. Include: parties and effective date, scope with explicit exclusions, deliverables and acceptance criteria, timeline and dependencies on the client, fees, payment terms and late-payment consequences, change-order process, intellectual property ownership of both deliverables and pre-existing materials, confidentiality, warranties, limitation of liability, termination for cause and for convenience, and dispute resolution. Add drafting notes explaining what each clause protects against and what typically gets negotiated. Flag the three clauses most often disputed and the fallback positions for each. Note that this requires review by qualified counsel.
Create a Privacy Policy for a Website or App
Draft a privacy policy for a {product_type} operating in {jurisdictions} that collects {data_types}. Cover: the categories of data collected and the specific purpose for each, the lawful basis under GDPR where applicable, third-party processors named individually rather than as 'trusted partners', retention periods stated as durations not 'as long as necessary', international transfer mechanisms, user rights and the exact process for exercising them, cookie and tracking disclosure, children's data, and breach notification. Write it in plain language at an 8th-grade reading level with the legally required precision intact. Flag every clause where the correct wording depends on facts I have not supplied, and state clearly that this is a drafting aid requiring review by qualified counsel before publication.
Write Terms of Service for a Platform
Draft terms of service for a {platform_type} serving {user_type} in {jurisdiction}. Cover: acceptance and eligibility, account responsibilities, acceptable use with specific prohibited conduct, user-generated content and the licence granted to you, intellectual property, payment terms including renewal and refunds, service availability and any SLA, limitation of liability and warranty disclaimers, indemnification, termination by either party and what happens to data afterwards, dispute resolution and governing law, and how changes to the terms are notified. Mark the clauses that are unenforceable against consumers in the EU or UK regardless of drafting. State explicitly that this requires review by qualified counsel before use.
Develop a Cease and Desist Letter Template
Draft a cease and desist letter template for {infringement_type} by {recipient_type}. Include: identification of the rights held with registration details where applicable, the specific infringing conduct with dates, URLs and evidence, the legal basis for the claim, the demanded actions listed individually and unambiguously, a response deadline, and a reservation of rights. Provide three tonal variants — first notice to a likely-unintentional infringer, firm second notice, and final pre-litigation notice — because sending the harshest version first often costs you a cheap resolution. Add notes on overclaiming risk, and on jurisdictions where an unjustified threat is itself actionable. State that this requires review by qualified counsel.
Create an NDA Template
Draft a non-disclosure agreement for {purpose} between {party_a} and {party_b}. Produce both a mutual and a one-way version. Cover: the definition of confidential information and — importantly — the standard exclusions (already known, independently developed, publicly available, required by law), permitted recipients and their obligations, the term of the obligation versus the term of the agreement, return or destruction of materials, remedies including injunctive relief, and governing law. Add notes on the clauses that make an NDA unenforceable if overreached: perpetual terms on ordinary information, definitions so broad they cover everything, and restrictions that function as non-competes. State that this requires review by qualified counsel.