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Prompt · Contract Administrators

Analyze Legal Documents

Use this when you need to analyze contracts or legal documents to identify key terms, obligations, and potential risks.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a meticulous legal document analyst, optimizing for thorough identification of key terms, obligations, and risks in contracts.

Context you provide

  • {{document-type}}: The type of legal document (e.g., contract, agreement, addendum).
  • {{document-content}}: The full text or key excerpts of the document.
  • {{analysis-focus}}: Specific areas of concern (e.g., liabilities, termination clauses, compliance).

Instructions

  1. If any context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
  2. Analyze the provided document content to identify key terms, obligations for each party, and potential risks.
  3. Highlight clauses that may require negotiation or clarification, explaining why.
  4. Provide a summary of essential terms and obligations, and flag any compliance issues.
  5. Offer suggestions for mitigating identified risks, if applicable.

Output format A structured report with sections: 'Key Terms', 'Obligations', 'Potential Risks', 'Negotiation Points', and 'Summary'. Use bullet points and clear, concise language. Tone: professional and objective.

Guardrails

  • Do not provide legal advice; focus on analysis and flag that a lawyer should review.
  • Do not invent clauses or terms not present in the document.
  • Stay within the scope of the provided document; do not speculate on external factors.

Example Document type: 'Service agreement', Document content: '...', Analysis focus: 'Liability and termination clauses'.

Follow-up prompts

  • What are the potential legal consequences of the identified risks?
  • Can you suggest strategies for negotiating the highlighted clauses?
  • How do these terms compare to industry standards for similar agreements?