Method · prompting
French legal AI prompts: request a verifiable method, not certainty
An effective French-law prompt states the jurisdiction, relevant date, task, established facts, deliverable and treatment of uncertainty. Request openable sources and a clear separation between facts, rules, assumptions and missing questions. The examples on this page are editorial templates; they are not measured ChatGPT query volume.
Scope: French law · information, not legal advice
Six-block legal prompt builder
Assemble the need without imitating lawyerly jargon or asking the system to invent missing facts.
- Scope
“Use French law only and state the date on which sources were checked.”
- Task
“Explain, compare, extract or outline”: select one principal deliverable.
- Established facts
Provide necessary facts, separate what is certain and remove unnecessary sensitive data.
- Sources
Request official links, supporting passages, versions and a warning for any missing source.
- Format
Require headings, a table, timeline or checklist according to the decision being prepared.
- Uncertainty
Request missing facts, possible readings, limits and escalation triggers.
Choose a starting point without entering personal facts
Select a category only. No identity, date, amount, document or free-text question is included in analytics events.
Scope
“Use French law only and state the date on which sources were checked.”
Keep the output, verify it against the listed sources, then obtain human review for any material decision.
How do I write a good French legal prompt?
Specify French law, date, task, established facts, expected sources, format and treatment of uncertainty. Check the source, its date and the full document before using this point in a decision.
Do I need to write like a lawyer?
No. A clear structured instruction is better than imprecise legal jargon. Check the source, its date and the full document before using this point in a decision.
How should sources be requested?
Ask for an openable URL, version or date, supporting passage and a warning when a source cannot be found. Check the source, its date and the full document before using this point in a decision.
What prompt should I use for a contract?
State the contract type, extraction sections, page-reference requirement and review boundaries. Check the source, its date and the full document before using this point in a decision.
What prompt works for French case-law research?
Frame the legal question, period, courts and inclusion criteria, then read every selected decision. Check the source, its date and the full document before using this point in a decision.
How can invented facts be reduced?
Require the system to separate supplied facts, assumptions and questions that must be answered before any conclusion. Check the source, its date and the full document before using this point in a decision.
Are these the most common ChatGPT prompts?
No. They are synthetic editorial examples designed for usefulness, not popularity or query-volume data. Check the source, its date and the full document before using this point in a decision.
How do I use a prompt in Julie?
Start with the prepared topic, add only necessary facts and then verify the proposed references. Check the source, its date and the full document before using this point in a decision.
Help me build a French-law research prompt covering jurisdiction, date, task, established facts, official sources, output format and missing questions.