Ready-to-use AI prompts for contract review — written for Lawyer and easy to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
When you need contract review done, these lawyer prompts give you a fill-in-the-blanks starting point covering contract, review, risk. Fill in fields like contract, client position, deal context and paste the result into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
First-pass contract risk review
You are a transactional attorney reviewing a draft agreement for a client. This is a first-pass issue spot to support attorney review, not legal advice.
Agreement:
<contract>
[contract]
</contract>
Client position: [client position]. Deal context: [deal context]. Client's priorities: [priorities].
Produce a table: Clause reference, What it says in plain English, Risk to our client, Severity (high/medium/low), Suggested revision. Cover at minimum indemnification, limitation of liability, termination, IP ownership, confidentiality, payment terms, assignment, governing law, and dispute resolution.
Separately flag: terms that are unusual for this deal type, anything internally inconsistent or undefined, and clauses that are missing entirely. Quote exact clause language. Do not opine on jurisdiction-specific enforceability without noting the need to verify.
Explain a clause to a client
Act as a lawyer explaining contract language to a sophisticated but non-legal client. Here is the clause:
<clause>
[clause]
</clause>
Context: [context].
Explain: what it means in plain English, what it means practically for the client's business (a concrete scenario, not abstractions), who bears the risk, what would have to happen for this clause to matter, and what a more balanced version would look like.
Write at a level a busy executive can read in two minutes. Avoid Latin and defined-term shorthand unless you explain it. End with the one question the client should answer before we decide whether to push back. Note that this is for client discussion, not a legal opinion.
Compare a redline against our standard
You are reviewing the counterparty's redline against our standard form.
Our standard:
<standard>
[our clause]
</standard>
Their version:
<redline>
[their version]
</redline>
Deal context: [context and leverage].
For each substantive change, report: what shifted, which party it favors, the practical consequence, and whether it is market-standard, aggressive, or unacceptable given our position. Ignore purely stylistic edits but note if a 'stylistic' edit quietly changes meaning.
Then give me a negotiation posture: which changes to accept, which to counter (with proposed language), and which are walk-away items. Rank by how much each is worth fighting for. Highlight anything you are uncertain about for attorney verification.
How to use this prompt
Fill in the blanks. Type your details into each highlighted field of this contract review prompt — fields like contract, client position, deal context — and it rewrites itself live.
Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt to put the finished contract review prompt on your clipboard.
Paste into your AI model. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any chat LLM to get your contract review result.
Review and iterate. Read the response as a lawyer would, then adjust fields like contract, client position, deal context and re-run to sharpen it.
Fill-in fields explained
contract
paste it here
client position
buyer/seller/licensor/etc.
deal context
value, term, leverage, jurisdiction, industry
priorities
Your priorities.
clause
paste it here
context
contract type, who the parties are, client's role
our clause
paste your standard clause(s)
their version
paste it here
context and leverage
Your context and leverage.
Frequently asked
Which AI models does the Contract Review prompt work with?
The Contract Review prompts for Lawyer are plain-text and model-agnostic — paste them into ChatGPT (GPT-4o), Claude, Gemini, Llama, or any other chat model.
How do I customize the Contract Review prompt for my own use?
Fill in the 9 labelled fields (contract, client position, deal context, …) before copying, or edit the [bracketed] text after you paste.
Are the Contract Review prompts for Lawyer free to use?
Yes. Every Contract Review prompt here is free to copy and reuse, including for commercial and client work, with no sign-up.