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Best Practices for Prompting

Specificity and follow-up questions are best when interacting with the Virtual Associate.

Some Tips to Crafting Effective Prompts

To get the most out of our legal AI, it’s important to ask well-crafted questions. Here are some tips to help you craft effective questions:

  • Be specific: Avoid vague questions. Instead, ask specific, targeted questions that require a specific answer. Use legal terminology: Use legal terms and phrases relevant to your question. This helps our AI understand the context and provide more accurate answers.
  • Define key terms: If using specific terms or acronyms, define them in your prompt to ensure accuracy. Provide context: Give our AI some background information about your question. This helps us understand the issue and provide more relevant answers.
  • Ask follow-up questions: If our response doesn’t fully address your question, ask follow-up questions to clarify or seek additional information. Avoid multiple questions: Ask one question per prompt. This ensures our AI focuses on a single issue and provides a clear answer.
  • Check your spelling and grammar: Ensure your prompt is free of errors, making it easier for our AI to understand and respond accurately.

Example of a well-crafted question:

“As the plaintiff in a breach of contract case in California, what are the essential elements needed to establish a valid contract? Are those all met here?”

Question to ask the Virtual Associate

By following these tips, you’ll get more accurate and helpful responses from our legal AI, making your research, trial preparation or work on the relevant legal matter more efficient and effective.

Updated on July 11, 2024
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