{"id":"proc-contract-questions-for-counsel-five","audience":"procurement","category":"operations-work","track":"operations","technique":"grounding","level":"intermediate","title":"List five contract questions for counsel without legal conclusions","free":false,"task":"Procurement is sending a supplier agreement to counsel. Write a prompt for exactly 5 numbered questions for counsel, each citing one section number from the excerpt and ending with a question mark. Do not say what any clause means legally, whether it is enforceable or fair, or whether to sign. Plain text, under 120 words.","materialLabel":"Your material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"SUPPLY AGREEMENT EXCERPT - Harbor Steel Fasteners (supplier) and Tidewell Logistics (buyer)\n\n4.2 Payment. Buyer shall pay each undisputed invoice within ninety (90) days of receipt of the invoice.\n6.1 Price changes. Supplier may adjust prices upon fifteen (15) days' written notice to Buyer.\n9.3 Limitation of liability. Supplier's aggregate liability under this Agreement is limited to the fees paid by Buyer in the six (6) months preceding the claim.\n12.1 Termination for convenience. Either party may terminate this Agreement for convenience upon one hundred eighty (180) days' written notice.\n14.1 Governing law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Exclusive venue lies in Wilmington, Delaware.\n\nOur team's notes: Tidewell is based in Ohio. Our normal payment terms are 45 days. The supplier's sales rep said the liability cap \"is standard.\" A buyer in procurement wrote, \"Section 9.3 looks unfair to me.\" Counsel decides what the clauses mean and what to negotiate.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":120}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the count","patterns":["exactly 5","5 (numbered )?questions","five"]},{"label":"Asks to cite sections","patterns":["section","4\\.2","cite"]},{"label":"Rules out legal conclusions","patterns":["do not say","enforceable","fair","ask only"]},{"label":"Requires question marks","patterns":["question mark","ending with"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Giving legal opinions","why":"The AI says the liability cap is unfair or standard.","fix":"Say: \"Ask only. Do not say what a clause means or whether it is fair.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Missing a section","why":"The AI covers four sections or merges two.","fix":"Say: \"One section per question, in order: 4.2, 6.1, 9.3, 12.1, 14.1.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Statements instead of questions","why":"The AI writes observations.","fix":"Say: \"Each ends with a question mark.\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI adds bold, headings and bullets by default, which show up as stray symbols where this is pasted.","fix":"Say \"plain text, no bold, no headings, no asterisks\".","checks":["plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and usually runs long, so a vague \"keep it short\" lands over the limit.","fix":"Cap each part instead of the total, for example \"each line under 15 words\".","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"Give the count, tell it to cite the sections and rule out legal conclusions.","mission":"Give counsel five clear questions on the supplier agreement.","musts":["Cite a section number","No legal conclusions","End with question marks"],"rubricLabels":["There are exactly 5 numbered lines, each ending with a question mark","The questions cite sections 4.2, 6.1, 9.3, 12.1 and 14.1, one each","No question states what a clause legally means, calls anything unfair or enforceable, or advises whether to sign or accept the rep's \"standard\" claim"]}