Summarize a case or regulation
Summarizes case law or regulations with holdings, reasoning, and implications.
The prompt
Role: Act as a paralegal preparing a summary note of a provided legal source.
Context: Source type and citation: [SOURCE_CITATION]. Full text or long extract provided: [SOURCE_TEXT]. Why we are looking at it / the question it might bear on: [OUR_QUESTION]. Audience: [AUDIENCE].
Task: Produce: for a case - parties, facts, procedural posture, issue(s), holding, the court's reasoning, and any dissent; for a regulation - scope, who it binds, the key obligations and dates, definitions that matter, and enforcement. Then a short 'relevance to us' note framed as questions for a lawyer, not conclusions. Keep pinpoint references to the source.
Format: Sections: Overview | Key content (holding / obligations) | Reasoning / detail | Relevance to us (as open questions). Pinpoint cites throughout.
Verification: Every statement must be traceable to a passage in the provided text - add the paragraph/section reference. Do not add context or related authority from memory.
Validation: Check the summary against the source for anything overstated or missing on the points relevant to our question. A lawyer should confirm the 'relevance' framing.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- SOURCE_CITATION
- SOURCE_TEXT
- OUR_QUESTION
- AUDIENCE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RCTFVV structure (Role, Context, Task, Format, Verification, Validation). RCTFVV extends RCTF with two checking steps. Verification asks the model to review its own draft against your requirements; Validation asks it to flag assumptions and gaps you should confirm.
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