The following are suggested resources for using and creating effective legal research and writing prompts:
How to Write Effective Legal AI Prompts, Lexis, 3/14/24
A short article provided by Lexis with some tips on creating more effective legal prompts.
Prompt Engineering, OpenAI
A comprehensive guide on all things prompt engineering for both text and image genAI.
Techniques for writing effective legal AI prompts, JD Supra, 1/29/24
An article providing tips and tricks on crafting more effective and efficient prompts for generative AI.
Principled Instructions Are All You Need for Questioning LLaMA-1/2, GPT-3.5/4, arXiv, 12/26/23
This paper introduces 26 guiding principles designed to streamline the process of querying and prompting large language models. Our goal is to simplify the underlying concepts of formulating questions for various scales of large language models, examining their abilities, and enhancing user comprehension on the behaviors of different scales of large language models when feeding into different prompts.
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Lexis+ AI Guide to Effective Prompting, Lexis
The purpose of this guide is to help you successfully use Lexis+ AI by understanding: (1) in general, how the system works today, (2) prompting best practices for Lexis+ AI, (3) examples of good prompts and responses with explanations. Note: you may not have access to Lexis+ AI yet, but the advice in this guide may be useful in understanding how to create effective legal prompts for any text-based GenAI.
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Supertools, The Rundown AI
A website that offers free and paid resources covering all things (gen) AI - including free prompt engineering guidance and resources!
ChatGPT as a Tool for Legal Research, ChatGPT Prompts, 2023
A website that offers guidance on how to use ChatGPT for legal research purposes. It provides insights into structuring queries, instructing the AI, and maximizing the value of ChatGPT in legal research.
Streamlining the Legal Process: The Power of ChatGPT Prompts for Lawyers, LearnPrompt, 2023
101 powerful ChatGPT prompts lawyers can use to streamline their work. It offers ChatGPT users in the legal field valuable resources and prompts to improve their engagement with AI in legal research, writing, and analysis.
ChatGPT for Lawyers and Legal Professionals - 102 (Prompts), Medium, 8/22/23
This article offers 102 prompts for lawyers and legal professionals to use with ChatGPT. These prompts cover a wide range of legal topics and can assist legal practitioners in generating useful information, drafting documents, and obtaining insights on legal matters using ChatGPT.
AI Tools for Lawyers: A Practical Guide, Daniel Schwarcz & Jonathan H. Choi, 7/23/23
This article provides lawyers and law students with practical and specific guidance on how to effectively use AI large language models (LLMs), like GPT-4, Bing Chat, and Bard, in legal research and writing. Focusing on GPT-4 – the most advanced LLM that is widely available at the time of this writing – it emphasizes that lawyers can use traditional legal skills to refine and verify LLM legal analysis. In the process, lawyers and law students can effectively turn freely available LLMs into highly productive personal legal assistants.
ChatGPT and Legal Writing: The Perfect Union?, Joe Regalia, revised 10/11/23
This article discusses the integration of ChatGPT in legal writing and its potential benefits for legal professionals. It emphasizes how ChatGPT can assist lawyers in drafting legal documents, conducting legal research, and providing concise explanations of complex legal matters. It also provides a multitude of prompt examples for legal research and writing.
ChatGPT - 50 questions to road test its legal advice, Linklaters, 12/19/22
This article compares the quality of legal advice given by ChatGPT with that given by 3 real-world lawyers. It contains 50 questions designed to road-test the legal advice generated by ChatGPT, focusing on its AI capabilities. It is a practical tool for evaluating and understanding ChatGPT's potential for providing legal advice, assessing the AI's effectiveness in addressing various legal scenarios and questions, helping users gain insight into its capabilities and limitations.
A free, comprehensive guide for mastering legal prompt engineering with ChatGPT.
Prompt Engineering for Lawyers
An interactive online course that teaches lawyers how to use prompt engineering to their benefit. A great resource to experiment and learn with. Please note that to use the interactive portions you need an OpenAI key, which costs a small amount of money.