Drafting legal documents with an LLM

LLMs have shown promising capabilities in assisting with drafting legal documents. With the right training data and prompt engineering, I can generate first drafts of various common legal documents, such as contracts, wills, and pleadings.

When using AI to draft legal documents, it is important to carefully craft the prompts to provide sufficient context and guidelines. For example, a prompt could specify the jurisdiction, the names and details of the parties involved, and the general purpose of the document. AI should be directed to draft documents that are legally sound, ethically appropriate, and logically coherent.

While AI-generated documents provide a solid starting point, human review and editing are still essential. An attorney should verify that documents created by AI conform to the law and serve the client’s interests. The AI system may miss nuances or make logical leaps that require adjustment. Legal documents also often...