Legal Prompting Cheat Sheet

Legal Prompting Cheat Sheet

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# Wordsmith

Use this Cheat Sheet to master legal prompting with AI

June 23, 2025 · Last updated on September 10, 2025

Ross McNairn

Ross McNairn

Legal Prompting Cheat Sheet

This resource, written by Wordsmith CEO Ross McNairn, is a practical, no-fluff guide to writing better prompts for legal professionals using AI. Whether you're drafting contracts, summarizing documents, or exploring use cases, this guide gives you a simple framework to help you get more out of tools like Wordsmith.

Ross draws on his experience as a lawyer and builder to make this guide approachable, effective, and immediately usable - whether you're just starting or looking to sharpen your prompting skills.

Check out the resource here.

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