Free tools for attorneys: AI in everyday legal work
Ready-made prompts in American English for using AI in the law firm, document comparison and anonymization of data before using any AI. No sign-up, from the Amara Legal team.
Help calculating deadlines for the federal system and for each state, taking court holidays into account.
Engagement letter checklist
A guided list of the points to cover in an engagement letter, to adapt to the rules of professional conduct of your state.
Citation checker
Confirms that a provision exists and is in force in the US corpus, once it is available.
Prompt library in English
Before pasting a document into a general-purpose AI, anonymize the client's data to protect confidentiality and attorney-client privilege. And always check every statute, regulation or case the AI suggests against the official sources.
Research and analysis
First analysis of a case
You are a US attorney with experience in [area], practicing in [state]. These are the facts of the case: [facts].
1. Identify the legal issues and whether each one is governed by federal law, state law or both.
2. List the statutes and regulations I should check in the official code of [state] and in the U.S. Code / eCFR (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 statute, a regulation or a case, say so expressly.
Summarize an opinion
Summarize this court opinion under: facts, procedural history, relief sought, legal issue, reasoning, holding and the rule that follows from it. Then explain how it could be used in a case about [description], whether it is binding or only persuasive in [jurisdiction] and what its limits are. Remind me to verify the case and its subsequent history before relying on it.
Opinion: [text]
Opposing counsel's strategy
Put yourself in the position of opposing counsel in this case: [facts]. What would their three strongest arguments be? Which documents and evidence would they rely on? Which motions might they file? Then suggest a response to each argument.
Federal or state law?
In this case [facts], in [state], tell me whether federal law, state law or both may apply, whether there may be a federal preemption issue and, if more than one state is involved, which state's law may govern. Do not cite specific sections or cases unless you are sure; flag everything I should confirm in the U.S. Code / eCFR and in the official code of the relevant state, 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], under the law of [state]. Extract: parties, main obligations, deadlines, penalties, termination events, governing law and dispute resolution clauses, and any one-sided or ambiguous provisions. 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 a complaint
Prepare a draft complaint for a [type] claim to be filed in [court], in [state or federal district], based on these facts: [facts]. Organize it into parties, jurisdiction and venue, factual allegations, causes of action and prayer for relief. Put in square brackets every statute, rule or case the attorney must check in the official code of the relevant state, the U.S. Code / eCFR or the court's local rules, and remind me to verify all case law and its subsequent history.
Demand letter
Write a demand letter to [recipient] about [claim or debt], in a professional and firm tone, with a deadline to respond or pay and a statement of the steps that may be taken if the matter is not resolved. Flag anything that may need to be checked under the law of [state], such as consumer or debt collection rules.
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.
Intake questions
I am an attorney practicing in [area] in [state]. Prepare a list of questions to ask a new client at intake in a case about [short description], in order of priority, with the documents to request and the details I need to run a conflict check.
Verification
Check citations
In the following text, extract each statute, regulation, rule or case cited and, for each one, tell me: where I should check it (the U.S. Code / eCFR, the official code of the relevant state, the court's rules or the official reporter or court website), whether the version in force on a specific date should be consulted, whether the case and its subsequent history must be verified (reversed, overruled, vacated or limited) and what might be incorrect. Do not confirm any citation you cannot verify.
Text: [text]
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