A year ago, GPT chat, the language model developed by OpenAI, was becoming the fastest-growing consumer technology product in history. Today, its almost omniscient chatbot interface is at the origin of an intelligence revolution, which is entering the heart of legal operations. In this article, we explore several opportunities to take advantage of ChatGPT for a variety of legal tasks, from drafting contracts to developing specialized research articles.
How do LLMs work?
Before we get into our tips for automating and streamlining your daily tasks, it's helpful to understand how LLM (Large Language Model) And the Chatbots.
An LLM is a type of generative artificial intelligence able to understand, summarize, generate, and predict new content. The searches are formulated in text form — called “Prompt” in English — then ChatGPT generates a response, in the search language, or even complex texts specific to a sector, such as legal jargon. Today, the OpenAI GPT-4 is the latest version of the model that powers thousands of use cases and applications across a wide range of domains.
So, a chatbot is a AI-powered application that simulates human conversation. A chatbot like ChatGPT is not programmed, but rather solicited. The user forms a prompt and ChatGPT responds in return, just like in a human conversation.
Writing prompts is therefore essential to optimize the power of AI. and the customization capabilities of ChatGPT. Thanks to our advice, you will be able to use it as a super digital legal assistant capable of responding to your legal problems in the blink of an eye.
Our tips for writing effective prompts
1. Be specific
Define your needs clearly. The more specific your request is, the more adapted and relevant the response from ChatGPT will be.
2. Experiment with multiple formulations
Feel free to experiment with different formulations or details in your questions. Repeat and refine your prompt until you get what you're looking for. Remember that with GenAI chatbots like ChatGPT, “what you're looking for” is more often a draft or starting point than a final project or final deliverable.
3. Start a conversation
Treat your interaction with ChatGPT as a human conversation. Provide context, ask follow-up questions, and refine your messages based on the model's successive responses.
4. Review the information and refine your search
Critically review all generated content and never post information without first reading it. Indeed, you will always need a human to assess the quality of the research carried out. It is therefore essential to validate the information generated by AI and to make the necessary adjustments to align it with your expertise. In other words, change the AI results as you would any other data source — with your own critical eye first and foremost.
5. Beware of confidentiality
Finally, a few safety and security recommendations: never use real data, customer or internal, in your interactions with ChatGPT (or any other chatbot). While it's tempting to download or copy and paste contracts, emails, and other data as is and let ChatGPT do its job, it's a mainstream application. So take the time to sort through all the sensitive data you put into an AI model, and check your organization's privacy clauses and data use policies and LLMs.
If not, you can get a CLM that incorporates LLMs — and strong data protection safeguards — right in its tech stack. So you can work with your own contract data without exposing yourself to unnecessary risks.
Some examples of legal prompts on ChatGPT
1. Generate contract templates
One of the most remarkable features of ChatGPT is its ability to streamline a time-consuming task, such as drafting contracts. By giving ChatGPT a concise instruction, you will be able to generate contract templates adapted to your needs. The chatbot can even iterate over specific parts until they are perfect for you.
Prompt example : “Create a standard employment contract template in accordance with current labor laws, with an emphasis on non-disclosure clauses.”
2. Key negotiation points
Navigating the complexities of legal negotiations can be a real challenge. Again, ChatGPT is your ally. It helps you develop key negotiation points on specific contractual issues. Ask the robot for relevant details and let the AI help you generate consistent and convincing negotiation points to strengthen your trading strategy.
Prompt example : “Provide key points for negotiating compensation terms in a software development agreement.”
3. Legal analysis and presentation projects
On legal analysis and presentation projects with higher added value, ChatGPT can assist you through the writing summaries of privacy laws or analyze complex securities regulations, providing you with concise and clear information on which to base your arguments.
Prompt example : “Summarize recent changes in data privacy laws. Focus on the implications for businesses operating internationally.”
4. Writing research articles
Content creation is essential when it comes to establishing reference expertise and brand image in the legal field. Therefore, ChatGPT is the brainstorming partner par excellence for generate inspiring research articles. Through a discussion with your chatbot, you can develop a personalized plan to support your arguments and write a thorough research article.
Prompt example : “Generate three versions of plans for a research article discussing the impact of recent court decisions on intellectual property rights in the tech industry.”
5. Writing an oral presentation
As part of preparing for an oral speech, ChatGPT can simplify the process of writing your speech. All you have to do is ask the chatbot to Generate an outline for your presentation and to ask him to cover all the points to be highlighted while maintaining overall logical coherence. Once the framework is established, you can focus on improving your speech and prepare to answer questions from the audience.
Prompt example : “Create a plan for a 15-minute presentation on emerging trends in securities regulation, covering key compliance challenges and potential solutions.”
