Law, money and property

AI prompts for law firms

A law firm runs on careful words, and much of that writing is routine: replying to new inquiries, telling people what to bring to a consult, explaining what happens next. AI can draft those in plain English. It cannot give legal advice, and no client details belong in the chat, so every prompt here works with placeholders and leaves the law to your attorneys.

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What AI can take off your plate

  • Answer new inquiries quickly

    Draft a warm reply that sets up a consultation and makes clear no legal advice is given until the firm is hired.

  • Prepare people for the consult

    Write a reminder with what to bring and what to expect, so the first meeting is useful for everyone.

  • Explain the process

    Turn your attorney's outline of a case type into a plain-English guide that the attorney reviews before it goes to clients.

  • Answer common questions online

    Draft website FAQ articles from the questions callers ask most, marked clearly as general information.

12 prompts for law firms

Copy one, fill in the parts in [brackets], and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any AI chat.

Small business

Follow up on a quote

Check in on a quote you sent, answer doubts and make it easy to say yes.

Any AI chat

Small business

Reply to a bad review

A calm public reply that protects your name and helps make things right.

Any AI chat

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Questions

Can we put client details into an AI chat?

No. Leave out names, case facts, documents, birth dates and anything confidential or privileged. Use placeholders like {client name} and fill in real details inside your own system. Before any AI tool touches client work, check your state bar's ethics guidance and your firm's policy.

Can AI give legal advice to people who contact the firm?

No. AI can draft the reply, but the reply should not tell someone what their rights are or what to do in their case. That is for a licensed attorney after the firm is hired. Every prompt on this page tells the AI to say so.

Is AI accurate about the law?

Not reliably. AI can state rules that are wrong, old or from the wrong state, and it can make up case names. Use it for wording and structure, and have an attorney check every legal point before anything goes out.

What jobs is AI good for in a law office?

First drafts of routine writing: inquiry replies, reminders, intake checklists, website FAQs and plain-English handouts. It saves typing. Your team still reviews every word before it is sent or posted.

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