Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) in Law
What LLMs Are (and Aren’t): A Lawyer‑Friendly Mental Model Legal Use Cases & Risk Tiers
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Module 2: Fundamentals of Effective Prompt Design for Legal Tasks
The ICI Framework: Intent + Context + Instruction Advanced Prompt Techniques for Legal Work Prompt Debugging: Lost Middle, Ambiguity, and Token Hygiene
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Module 3: Verifying and Validating AI-Generated Legal Content
Validation Mindset: Why Verification Is Non‑Negotiable Hallucinations in Legal Content: Red Flags & Fixes Bias, Relevance, and Fit: Quality Control Beyond Accuracy
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Module 4: Ethical Considerations and Responsible AI Use in Law
Confidentiality & Data Handling: What You Can Paste Into AI Competence, Supervision, and Accountability with AI Build Your Firm AI Policy Template
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Module 5: Building a Personal Prompt Library and Future Trends
Designing a Personal Prompt Library Future Trends: Specialized Legal Models, RAG, and Agents Build 10 High-Value Prompts You’ll Actually Reuse Final Assessment: Applied Prompt Engineering Scenario
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Prompt Engineering for Legal Applications

Advanced Prompt Techniques for Legal Work

Once ICI is solid, use advanced techniques to get more reliable outputs and reduce rework.

Key takeaways

  • Use persona to control tone; use constraints to control risk.
  • Few-shot examples are the fastest way to improve structure.
  • For legal tasks, ask for assumptions and a verification checklist.

Persona and role assignment

Example: “You are a senior employment lawyer drafting for a conservative federal judge.” Persona helps with tone, structure, and issue-spotting.

Conditional instructions (if/then logic)

If the document mentions arbitration, extract the clause and summarize: scope, seat, rules, carve-outs, and fees.

Few-shot examples

Provide a mini-example of the input and the output you want. This can dramatically improve extraction and formatting tasks.

Constraining the model to reduce hallucinations

  • Tell the model to use only pasted text
  • Require it to quote before it paraphrases
  • Ask it to identify assumptions