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P E E R T O P E E R M A G A Z I N E · S U M M E R 2 0 2 5 79 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER You understand the inner workings of AI systems and what goes into an effective AI prompt. Now you can think about how to apply this knowledge to a legal use case. For example, imagine that you are a plaintiff's attorney investigating product liability claims regarding semi-truck tires. Utilize AI in your legal case management solution or integrate relevant information, such as emails, deposition transcripts, and fact chronologies, into your standalone AI system. Now use your new prompt engineering skills. You could use or customize prompts like these: • I am a plaintiff's attorney investigating product liability claims about semi-truck tires. • Generate a list of people who may be knowledgeable about semi-truck tires and how they are designed, manufactured, and installed. Provide citations for each person. • Generate a list of events, in chronological order, that relate to semi-truck crashes involving tire blowouts. Provide citations for each event. • Search communications from the tire factory and highlight quotes that are relevant to the plaintiff's claims against the tire company. Provide citations for each communication. • Summarize an expert witness's opinion on the reason for tire defects. In addition to generating valuable information for your legal argument, you can prompt AI to predict how the other side may counter as a preparation aid. For example, "Assume you are defending the tire company from my claims, prepare a list of potential defenses to our allegations." CONCLUSION As AI adoption continues its upward trajectory, many legal teams are testing and piloting solutions to determine which tools best meet their needs. AI solutions that offer both one-click, built-in AI functions and a promptable chat interface deliver more value, offering immediate benefits for all users as well as long-term benefits for users who want to leverage their prompt engineering skills. By understanding how AI solutions process prompts and employing strategies like plain language and iterative feedback, legal professionals can tailor AI results to manage their workloads better, maximize their impact, and give their teams (and clients) a competitive advantage. KIM BOOKOUT is a Senior Solution Consultant at Opus 2, a leading legal software and services provider. Opus 2 helps legal teams build winning case strategies more efficiently. Their cloud-based solution streamlines litigation processes by centralizing documents, evidence, transcripts, chronologies, and witnesses in one collaborative workspace. Opus 2 serves a growing list of top law firms, including the top 50 international firms and 88 of the AmLaw 100.

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