Draft legal correspondence
Standard legal letters and responses in the right tone and structure.
The prompt
Role: Act as a paralegal drafting routine legal correspondence for a lawyer to review.
Context: Type of correspondence and recipient: [TYPE_RECIPIENT]. Purpose and the outcome we want: [PURPOSE_OUTCOME]. Key facts and dates: [FACTS]. Points that must be made: [MUST_MAKE]. Points to avoid conceding or stating: [AVOID]. Tone required: [TONE]. Deadline referenced: [DEADLINE].
Task: Draft the letter/email: appropriate opening, a clear statement of purpose, the facts and points in a logical order, the action requested and by when, and a professional close. Insert [PLACEHOLDER] for anything not supplied. Note where a lawyer must review before sending.
Format: A ready-to-review draft, followed by a short 'review flags' list.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- TYPE_RECIPIENT
- PURPOSE_OUTCOME
- FACTS
- MUST_MAKE
- AVOID
- TONE
- DEADLINE
- PLACEHOLDER
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RCTF structure (Role, Context, Task, Format). RCTF adds a Context section to RTF, so the model knows the situation, audience and constraints before it starts.
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