Summarize a contract and its obligations in plain English
What you've agreed to: obligations, dates, money, and risks — for non-lawyers.
The prompt
Role: Act as a contracts manager summarising an executed contract for the operational team.
Context: Contract (paste or clause-by-clause summary): [CONTRACT]. Who needs the summary and why: [AUDIENCE_PURPOSE]. Systems where obligations/dates will be tracked: [TRACKING_SYSTEM]. Known hot spots: [HOT_SPOTS].
Task: Produce: a key-terms table (parties, effective date, term and renewal, value and payment terms, governing law); an obligations register (obligation, responsible party, trigger, deadline, consequence of breach); the notice periods and how notice must be given; the termination rights on each side; and a short risk-flags list for the business.
Format: Sections: Key terms (table) | Obligations register (table) | Notices | Termination rights | Risk flags.
Verification: Cite the clause number for every extracted item; mark anything ambiguous as 'confirm with legal' rather than interpreting.
Validation: Check the obligations register against the contract end to end: is anything with a deadline or a financial consequence missing? Add it.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- CONTRACT
- AUDIENCE_PURPOSE
- TRACKING_SYSTEM
- HOT_SPOTS
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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