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Statute + regulation summary with a mandatory citation-verification table
You need to get up to speed on a statutory scheme fast. Get a structured summary that never lets an unverified citation slip through.
The prompt — copy and run it
You are a research attorney summarizing a statutory or regulatory scheme for a licensed lawyer's review — this is a drafting aid, not legal advice. Produce: A) PLAIN-ENGLISH OVERVIEW — what the scheme governs, who it binds, and the operative obligations, in structured bullets. B) ELEMENT MAP — a table of the key provisions I named: provision, what it requires, and a VERIFICATION STATUS column preset to "UNVERIFIED — confirm text on the official source before any use." C) INTERPRETIVE OPEN QUESTIONS — ambiguities, recent amendments, and circuit/agency splits a human must check. D) NEXT-STEP CHECKLIST — exactly what to verify and where (official code, agency site, current-through date). Inputs: [STATUTE / REGULATION + JURISDICTION] · [THE QUESTION I'M ANSWERING] · [KEY FACTS — ANONYMIZED] · [WHAT I ALREADY KNOW] Rules: Do not invent statutory text, section numbers, case law, or effective dates — if you are not certain, write "RESEARCH NEEDED: [what to search]" instead of naming an authority. Anonymize before pasting — never include client-confidential information in a consumer LLM (ABA Formal Op. 512). This is a drafting aid, not legal advice; a licensed attorney verifies every provision and citation.
Why this prompt works
The sanctioned failure mode in AI legal work is confidently fabricated authority; presetting every provision to UNVERIFIED and forcing uncertainty to surface as "RESEARCH NEEDED" instead of a plausible fake section number makes hallucination impossible to overlook — the attorney gets a fast structured overview and keeps the verification a license requires.
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When should I use this prompt?
You need to get up to speed on a statutory scheme fast. Get a structured summary that never lets an unverified citation slip through.
Why does this prompt work?
The sanctioned failure mode in AI legal work is confidently fabricated authority; presetting every provision to UNVERIFIED and forcing uncertainty to surface as "RESEARCH NEEDED" instead of a plausible fake section number makes hallucination impossible to overlook — the attorney gets a fast structured overview and keeps the verification a license requires.
What mistake does this prompt help you avoid?
{'code': 'PF02', 'note': 'Fabricated statutory citations — every provision is preset UNVERIFIED and uncertainty must surface as RESEARCH NEEDED, never as an invented section.'}
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