Draft a contract amendment that changes only what we agreed
Produces a clean amendment that references the original agreement precisely, changes the agreed terms, and leaves everything else intact.
The prompt
Draft an amendment to an existing contract.
Original agreement: [title, parties with full legal names, date, and any prior amendments]
Relevant sections of the original: [PASTE the exact text being changed]
What the parties agreed to change: [e.g. "extend the term to Dec. 31, 2027", "increase fees by 5%", "add a new service"]
Effective date of the change: [DATE, or "on signature"]
Governing law: [as in the original]
Signatories: [names and titles, if known]
Draft the amendment with:
- Title, parties, and recitals identifying the original agreement and prior amendments
- Defined terms consistent with the original ("capitalized terms have the meaning given in the Agreement")
- Each change stated precisely: "Section 4.2 is deleted and replaced with..." or "The following is added as Section 9.5..." - never vague phrases like "the parties agree to update pricing"
- An effective-date clause
- A "no other changes" / ratification clause and an order-of-precedence clause
- Counterparts and electronic signature clause, and signature blocks
Before the draft, list:
- Knock-on effects: other sections, schedules, or defined terms that the change affects and may also need updating
- Anything that may need consents, notices, or approvals (e.g. assignment, change of control, board approval)
Use [CONFIRM] for any party name, date, or section number I have not given you; do not guess. This is a draft only; a qualified lawyer must check it against the full original agreement before signature.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PASTE the exact text being changed
- DATE, or "on signature"
- as in the original
- names and titles, if known
- CONFIRM
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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