The Ultimate AI Prompt Library for Lawyers: 150+ Ready-to-Use Legal Prompts

📅 Published: February 2026 | ⏱️ 12 min read | ✍️ Whisperit Legal Tech Team

Most lawyers experimenting with AI hit the same wall: generic prompts produce generic output. Legal work demands precision — the right jurisdiction, the right standard, the right clause type. This library gives you 150+ battle-tested legal prompts drawn from peer-reviewed AI benchmarks like LegalBench (162 tasks from Stanford), CUAD (NeurIPS 2021), MAUD, CaseHOLD, and LexGLUE.

Every prompt below is ready to copy, paste, and customize.

💡 Pro Tip: The best legal AI prompts follow a pattern: context → task → format. Give the AI the legal standard, the facts, and tell it exactly how to answer.

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📊 What's Inside: Prompts by Practice Area

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📝 Contract Law — Top Prompts

Identify Any Clause Type (41 CUAD Categories)

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Review the following contract provision and determine if it contains a {clause_type} clause.

Provision: "{provision_text}"

Answer Yes or No, then explain your reasoning.

📋 Template: Replace {clause_type} with any of the 41 CUAD types: Anti-Assignment, Audit Rights, Cap on Liability, Change of Control, Exclusivity, Governing Law, IP Ownership, Liquidated Damages, Non-Compete, Termination for Convenience, and 31 more.

NDA Confidentiality Check

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Read the following NDA clause:
"{clause_text}"

Does the clause require that the existence of the agreement itself be kept confidential?
Answer: Entailment (yes) / Contradiction (no) / Not mentioned

Unfair Terms of Service Detection

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Classify the following clause from a Terms of Service agreement. Determine which category it belongs to:
1. Arbitration — mandatory arbitration clause
2. Unilateral change — company can change terms unilaterally
3. Content removal — company can remove user content
4. Jurisdiction — specifies exclusive jurisdiction
5. Choice of law — specifies governing law
6. Limitation of liability — limits company liability
7. Unilateral termination — company can terminate at will
8. Contract by using — using service = agreement
9. Other

Clause: "{clause_text}"

Category and reasoning:

Contract Redlining Assistant

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You are a contract review attorney. Compare the following two versions of a clause and identify:
1. Substantive changes (affecting rights, obligations, or risk allocation)
2. Non-substantive changes (formatting, word choice without legal impact)
3. Risk assessment for each substantive change (who benefits)

Original: "{original_clause}"
Revised: "{revised_clause}"

Party you represent: {party}

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⚖️ Litigation & Civil Procedure — Top Prompts

Personal Jurisdiction Analysis

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Analyze whether a court in {state} can exercise personal jurisdiction over the defendant:

{fact_pattern}

Consider:
1. Is the defendant domiciled in the forum state?
2. Does the defendant have sufficient minimum contacts?
3. Do the claims arise from the nexus of the defendant's contacts?

Conclusion: Personal jurisdiction exists / does not exist. Explain.

Hearsay Analysis

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Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, hearsay is an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted.

Issue being litigated: {issue}
Evidence to be introduced: {evidence_description}

Is this evidence hearsay? Analyze:
1. Was there a "statement" (oral, written, or assertive conduct)?
2. Was it made outside of court?
3. Is it being offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted?

Conclusion: Hearsay / Not hearsay. Explain.

Motion to Dismiss Analysis

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Based on the following complaint and applicable law, analyze potential grounds for a motion to dismiss under FRCP 12(b)(6):

Complaint summary: {complaint_summary}
Jurisdiction: {jurisdiction}
Applicable law: {area_of_law}

For each potential ground:
1. State the legal standard
2. Apply it to the facts
3. Assess the likelihood of success
4. Draft a brief argument paragraph

Overruling Detection

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Read the following sentence from a judicial opinion:

"{sentence}"

Does this sentence indicate that a prior court decision is being overruled?
Answer Yes or No.

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🏢 M&A & Corporate Law — Top Prompts

MAE Clause Analysis

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Review the following Material Adverse Effect (MAE) definition from a merger agreement:

"{mae_definition}"

Analyze:
1. What is the MAE standard?
2. What carveouts are included?
3. Are carveouts subject to a disproportionate impact modifier?
4. Does the definition apply to the target only or both parties?

Provide a risk assessment from the buyer's perspective.

No-Shop Provision Analysis

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Review the following no-shop provision from a merger agreement:

"{provision_text}"

Determine:
1. Is a fiduciary exception included?
2. What is the board determination standard?
3. What triggers the fiduciary exception?
4. What is the liability standard for breach?

Successor Liability Classification

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A company has sold substantially all of its assets. Based on the following fact pattern, determine if successor liability applies:

{fact_pattern}

Types: Express agreement / Fraudulent conveyance / De facto merger / Mere continuation

Answer with the type and supporting analysis.

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💰 Tax Law — Top Prompts

Statutory Tax Reasoning

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Statute: {statute_text}
Facts: {fact_pattern}
Question: {tax_question}

Apply the statute to the facts and determine the answer. Show your reasoning step by step.

Tax Computation

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Based on the following statute and facts, compute the tax liability:

Statute: {statute_text}
Facts: {taxpayer_facts}

Show all calculations and cite the relevant statutory sections.

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🛡️ Insurance Law

Coverage Analysis

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Policy: "{policy_text}"
Claim: "{claim_description}"

Is the claim covered under the policy?
A: Yes — the policy covers this claim
B: No — the policy excludes this claim
C: It's ambiguous — the policy language is unclear

Answer with analysis of the relevant policy provisions.

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🔒 Privacy & Data Protection — Top Prompts

Privacy Policy Classification

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Read the following excerpt from a privacy policy:

"{policy_text}"

Does this text relate to {privacy_practice}?

Practices: Data Retention, Data Security, Do Not Track, First Party Collection/Use, Third Party Sharing/Collection, User Access/Edit/Deletion, User Choice/Control

Answer Yes or No.

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👨‍👩‍👧 Family, Estate & Immigration — Top Prompts

Family Law Issue Spotting

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Read the following situation:

"{situation_description}"

Does this raise family law issues? If yes, identify: divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, domestic violence, prenuptial agreements, etc.

Estate Planning Review

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Review the following provisions from a {will/trust}:

"{document_excerpt}"

Identify:
1. Potential ambiguities in beneficiary designations
2. Tax efficiency issues
3. Compliance with {jurisdiction} formalities
4. Potential grounds for contest
5. Recommended amendments

Citizenship / Nationality Analysis

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Based on the following facts:

{fact_pattern}

Is the individual a citizen or national of {country}? Analyze under applicable nationality law.

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🏛️ Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Professional Responsibility Check

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Analyze the following attorney conduct scenario:

"{scenario}"

Does this conduct comply with the Model Rules of Professional Conduct?
Identify the specific rules at issue and whether they have been violated.

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🌍 European / International Law

ECHR Violation Classification

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Given the following facts from a case before the European Court of Human Rights:

{factual_paragraphs}

Which articles of the European Convention on Human Rights were violated?
Possible articles: Art. 2 (Life), Art. 3 (Torture), Art. 5 (Liberty), Art. 6 (Fair trial), Art. 8 (Private life), Art. 10 (Expression), Art. 14 (Discrimination)

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🎯 How to Get the Most From These Prompts

1. Be specific with facts. The more detail you provide, the better the output.
2. Specify the jurisdiction. A prompt that works for New York may not work for Texas or the UK.
3. Ask for reasoning. Adding "Explain your reasoning" dramatically improves output quality.
4. Chain prompts together. Use the output of one prompt as input for the next.
5. Always verify. AI is a first draft tool — every output needs lawyer review.

⚠️ Important: These prompts are designed to assist legal analysis, not replace it. AI output must always be reviewed by a qualified attorney before relying on it in any legal matter.

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This post is part of a 5-part series on AI prompts for lawyers. Next up: AI for Contract Review: 40+ Prompts That Actually Work →