How Lawyers use ChatGPT
Lawyers lean on ChatGPT for first-pass drafts, structured outlines, and rubber-duck thinking on tricky problems before client work goes out.
What ChatGPT is
OpenAI's flagship conversational AI. Used by professionals across every category for drafting, summarization, structured thinking, and as a Swiss-army-knife reasoning assistant. Pro tier unlocks GPT-4-class models, file uploads, custom GPTs, and project memory.
Prompts to try
1 copy-paste prompt for Lawyers using ChatGPT:
Compare clauses across two drafts
Analysis · Advanced
As a lawyer, compare these two versions of [clause type — indemnification, IP assignment, governing law, etc.]. Output: a markup-style comparison highlighting substantive differences (not formatting), the practical impact of each difference for our client, the position I'd recommend negotiating to, and the fallback. Mark every claim that depends on cited authority with [VERIFY] so I can check. Drafts: Version A: [paste] Version B: [paste]