Quick-Start Guides
Short, practical guides to using AI in legal work. Each one teaches a single technique.
What every guide gives you
One Technique Each
Every guide covers a single technique
Ready to Use
Each technique comes with wording you can copy
Practical Focus
No theory lectures—just "here's how to do X" instructions
Featured Guides
ChatGPT Custom Instructions Template
Set up ChatGPT once to always respond as a legal assistant
Claude Projects for Client Matters
Organise AI work by matter reference, and check the plan and settings before any client document is uploaded
Multi-Model Approach: Test Which Tool Suits Which Task
Compare the AI tools your firm has approved on your own work before you decide which to use for a task
Red Flag Detection Checklist
Spot the warning signs that AI is hallucinating or making things up
Run Your First Adversarial Prompt Test
Use devil's advocate prompting to look for weak legal reasoning in an AI draft before anyone else reads it.
The Assumption Buster
Stop AI from guessing about critical details
The Citation Verification Rule
Ask AI to flag citations it cannot verify, then check every citation yourself
The Clarification Closer
Make AI ask questions before answering to avoid wrong assumptions
All Guides by Category
Prompting Techniques
Ways of writing a prompt that produce better legal output
The Assumption Buster
Stop AI from guessing about critical details
The Clarification Closer
Make AI ask questions before answering to avoid wrong assumptions
Constraint Setting
Set explicit boundaries to keep AI outputs focused and relevant
Context Front-Loading
Give AI all relevant context upfront to avoid irrelevant responses
Output Format Control
Tell AI the structure, length and layout you want for its answer
Role Assignment Precision
Get AI to respond with the right expertise level and perspective
Step-by-Step Reasoning
Ask AI to show its reasoning so that you can check each step
The Examples Pattern (Few-Shot Learning)
Show AI examples of what you want instead of describing it
Prompt Engineering
Building and stress-testing prompts for legal tasks
Checking for Invented Content
Catching cases, citations and facts that the AI made up
Red Flag Detection Checklist
Spot the warning signs that AI is hallucinating or making things up
The Citation Verification Rule
Ask AI to flag citations it cannot verify, then check every citation yourself
The Confidence Check
Ask AI to rate its own confidence and reveal uncertainty
Workflow
Fitting AI into daily legal work
ChatGPT Custom Instructions Template
Set up ChatGPT once to always respond as a legal assistant
Claude Projects for Client Matters
Organise AI work by matter reference, and check the plan and settings before any client document is uploaded
AI Browser Extensions and Client Confidentiality
What an AI browser extension can read, what to check in its terms, and why your firm's policy decides whether you install one
Voice-to-Text Email Workflow
Dictate an instruction to an AI app and get a draft email back, without saying anything that identifies a client
Tool-Specific Tips
Features of particular AI tools
Multi-Model Approach: Test Which Tool Suits Which Task
Compare the AI tools your firm has approved on your own work before you decide which to use for a task
ChatGPT Memory Management
Control what ChatGPT remembers across conversations
Claude Context Window Optimisation
Handle long contracts and documents within Claude's context window
Perplexity Search Operators
Advanced search techniques for precise legal research
Need More Than Quick Guides?
The methodology section sets out the longer method: how to test a prompt, check its output and improve it.
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