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Suggest the order to work five legal requests

  • For Legal teams
  • You practice Setting limits and rules
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Intermediate

About this exercise

Put the five open requests in a suggested working order for counsel to confirm. Numbered lines, one per request, in the form "1. R-xxx - stated deadline - who set it". Order by the earliest stated deadline; if two share a date, put the one set by an outside party first. A request with no date goes last and its deadline is written "no date given". After the five lines, add a final line exactly: Suggested order only - counsel confirms.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Urgent label trusted. The AI puts R-105 first because of the shouting. Try: Say: "Order only by stated dates; no date goes last."
  • Tie-break missed. The AI orders R-101 before R-102. Try: Say: "On the same date, outside-party deadlines come first."
  • Missing closing line. The AI ends with a recommendation of its own. Try: Say: "Final line exactly: Suggested order only - counsel confirms."
  • Wrong number of items. The AI adds or drops items. Try: Say: "Exactly N numbered items, nothing else."
  • Markdown. The AI bolds words or adds headings. Try: Say: "Plain text, no bold, no headings."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Line format
  • Earliest first
  • Tie-break
  • No date last
  • Exact last line

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