Ready-made prompts in British English for using AI in the firm, document comparison and anonymisation of data before using any AI. No sign-up, from the Amara Legal team.
Calculation of time limits under the Civil Procedure Rules, taking bank holidays into account.
Redundancy pay
An estimate of statutory redundancy pay, with the calculation explained.
Citation checker
Confirms that a provision exists and is in force in the UK corpus, once it is available.
Prompt library in English
Before pasting a document into a general-purpose AI, anonymise the client's data. And always check every provision or judgment the AI suggests against the official sources.
Research and analysis
First analysis of a case
You are a solicitor in England and Wales with experience in [area]. These are the facts of the case: [facts].
1. Identify the legal issues.
2. List the legislation I should check on legislation.gov.uk (without inventing section numbers).
3. Tell me what information and documents are missing.
4. Suggest the next steps.
If you are not sure about a provision or a judgment, say so expressly.
Summarise a judgment
Summarise this judgment under: facts, relief sought, legal issue, reasoning, decision and the principle that follows from it. Then explain how it could be used in a case about [description] and what its limits are.
Judgment: [text]
The other side's strategy
Put yourself in the position of the lawyer for the other side in this case: [facts]. What would their three strongest arguments be? Which documents would they rely on? Then suggest a response to each argument.
Assimilated law
In this case [facts], tell me whether any assimilated law (former retained EU law) may be relevant and whether it may have been amended, restated or revoked since 1 January 2024. Flag everything I should confirm on legislation.gov.uk, including the version in force on the date of the facts.
Documents and contracts
Review a contract
Review this contract from the point of view of [party]. Extract: parties, main obligations, deadlines, penalties, termination events and any unbalanced or ambiguous clauses. Suggest alternative wording for each problematic clause.
Contract: [text]
Chronology of facts
From these documents, prepare an ordered chronology: date, fact and the document that proves it. Flag any contradictions or gaps in time.
Documents: [texts]
Compare two versions
Compare the following two versions of this document and list each relevant change and its possible legal effect.
Version 1: [text]
Version 2: [text]
Drafting
Draft particulars of claim
Prepare a draft of particulars of claim for a [type] claim in the [court], in England and Wales, based on these facts: [facts]. Put in square brackets every provision or judgment the lawyer must check on legislation.gov.uk or Find Case Law.
Letter before claim
Write a letter before claim to [debtor] about [debt], in a professional and firm tone, with a deadline to pay and a statement of the steps that will be taken if payment is not made.
Client
Letter to the client
Write a clear and friendly letter to the client [name] explaining in plain English: where the matter stands, the next step, the documents we need and the deadline. No unnecessary legal jargon.
Questions for the first meeting
I am a lawyer practising in [area]. Prepare a list of questions to ask a new client in a case about [short description], in order of priority, with the documents to request.
Verification
Check citations
In the following text, extract each Act, statutory instrument, section or judgment cited and, for each one, tell me: where I should check it (legislation.gov.uk, Find Case Law, the UK Supreme Court or HUDOC), whether the version in force on a specific date should be consulted and what might be incorrect.
Text: [text]
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