Best Practices: Get Started with Jurist

This article will help you effectively use Jurist. It provides best practices for creating prompts that generate accurate and relevant responses. By following these guidelines, you can enhance your Jurist interactions and improve the quality of your outputs.

Jurist is a legal AI assistant that can draft, edit, summarize and conduct research for any general counsel, lawyer, or legal team. It uses multiple LLMs and Conversational AI to provide you with an experience similar to chatting virtually with a colleague. It is highly trained in legal terminology, processes, and contracts.

To learn more about Jurist, refer to the Jurist Overview.

What sort of things can I ask Jurist to do?

Jurist offers a wide range of applications. You can ask it to draft emails, compare documents, produce mark down tables, summarize contracts, and do nearly any other legal task. To help you get started, we've provided guidelines and sample prompts below.

How should I structure my prompt?

Here are a few recommendations for structuring your Jurist prompts:

1. Clearly set the stage and define the goal of the prompt to ensure Jurist understands the task.
   1. Who am I?
   2. What am I trying to accomplish?
2. Include relevant legal terms or specific conditions that need to be addressed in the response.
3. Specify the desired format of the response, whether it should be redlines, a summary, a detailed analysis, or direct answers in the chat, a table (specify columns needed), an email, or anything else.
4. Mention any precedence or similar cases that might help Jurist provide a more accurate response.
5. Be literal with which document you’re referring to. For example, “Standard-UnilateralNDA_April2020-Fillable.docx” >> “the NDA”.

Looking for an example to get started? Head over to the Prompt library and review a pre-written Ironclad prompt.

What are some general guidelines for using Jurist?

Interacting with Jurist is as simple as engaging in a chat. Here are some tips to help you get started:

• Be specific. Clearly describe your query or task. For example, “Jurist, write a detailed memo for a Series A food delivery startup in California on the classification of employees vs contractors."
• Indicate who you are. By telling Jurist whether you are part of the company or the counterparty, it will be able to draft content and redlines with your role in mind.
• Provide context. The more details you provide, the more tailored Jurist's assistance will be. For instance, "Draft a non-disclosure agreement for a tech startup, focusing on intellectual property protection."
• Continue the conversation. If Jurist's response isn't quite what you needed, ask follow-up questions or request more specific information.
• Always review AI-generated content. While AI is a powerful tool, it's important to remember that it doesn't replace the need for human judgment and legal expertise.

Do you have any specific recommendations to improve my prompts?

• Simplify Tasks: Break complex tasks into actionable steps for clarity and precision.
• List Requirements: List requirements or questions clearly to enhance readability.
• Provide Examples: Include well-constructed prompt examples and explain their effectiveness.
• Use Direct Language: Use concise language to avoid ambiguity.
• Review Prompts: Check for completeness and relevance to minimize follow-up questions.
• Verify Legal Terms: Double-check accuracy of legal terms and conditions included in prompts.
• Use Complete Sentences: Write in full sentences to ensure clarity.
• Enhance Readability: Add breaks between paragraphs (SHIFT + ENTER) for better readability.
• Write Numbers Explicitly: Use written numbers, e.g., “FIVE (5)”, for clarity.
• Focus on One Task: Only perform one task per prompt to maintain focus and clarity.

Sample Prompts

Below are a list of some sample prompts to get your started with Jurist: