Prompts for drafting contracts
Prompts for first-draft clauses, term sheets, and agreements to refine with a professional.
A blank contract is intimidating, and AI is good at getting you to a working first draft fast. It can produce a clean mutual NDA with standard clauses, core clauses for a master services agreement with consistent defined terms, a statement of work with deliverables and acceptance criteria, or a demand letter that states the facts, the remedy, and a deadline. For routine agreements, that's a real head start over a blinking cursor.
The prompts in this set cover the documents small teams and founders reach for most — NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, consulting agreements, offer letters, privacy policy and terms of service starters, and notice letters. The good ones flag their own assumptions and leave placeholders for the details only you know.
Here's the part that isn't optional: these are drafting aids, not legal advice. A model doesn't know your jurisdiction's quirks, your risk tolerance, or how a clause will read to a judge — and it can produce confident language that's unenforceable or one-sided against you. Have a qualified attorney review anything before you sign or send it, and never paste confidential terms, names, or sensitive deal details into public AI tools. Use these to draft and learn; rely on counsel to make it binding.
What makes a good prompt for drafting contracts
A strong contract-drafting prompt specifies the parties' roles, the jurisdiction, and which way you want the terms to lean, then asks the model to flag every assumption it made and mark fill-in placeholders. The most useful drafts are explicit about what they don't know — that's what tells you where your attorney needs to look hardest.
Good prompts also keep defined terms consistent and ask for a plain-language note on what each major clause does and the risks it carries. Crucially, frame the request as a starting draft for professional review, not a finished agreement. Keep real confidential terms out of public tools and substitute placeholders, then fill in the sensitive specifics privately.
Get sharper results
- 01State the jurisdiction and which party you represent so the draft leans the right way and flags region-specific rules to verify.
- 02Use placeholders for names, dollar amounts, and confidential terms — never paste real sensitive deal details into a public AI tool.
- 03Ask the model to list its assumptions and the clauses carrying the most risk, so your attorney's review starts where it matters.
- 04Treat every output as a first draft headed for counsel; AI can structure a contract but can't make it enforceable or advise you on it.
Common questions
Can I use an AI-drafted contract without a lawyer?
You shouldn't for anything that matters. These outputs are drafting aids, not legal advice, and a model can't account for your jurisdiction, your risk tolerance, or enforceability. Use the draft to save time, then have a qualified attorney review it before you sign or send.
Is it safe to paste my real contract details into an AI tool?
Not into public tools. Confidential terms, party names, and deal specifics can be stored or used to train models. Draft with placeholders and generic terms, then add the sensitive details privately in a controlled environment.
What should a good contract prompt ask the AI to flag?
Its own assumptions, jurisdiction-specific rules, and the clauses carrying the most risk. A draft that openly marks what it doesn't know and where it's guessing is far more useful — it tells you and your attorney exactly where to focus.
Draft a Mutual NDA First Draft With Standard Clauses
Produces a clean first-draft mutual NDA with standard clauses, flagged assumptions, and an attorney-review reminder.
Draft Core Clauses for a Master Services Agreement
Generates first-draft MSA core clauses with consistent defined terms, flagged assumptions, and a counsel-review note.
Draft a Statement of Work With Scope and Deliverables
Drafts a structured SOW with deliverables, milestones, and acceptance criteria, plus flagged assumptions and a review reminder.
Draft Independent Consulting Agreement Clauses
Creates first-draft consulting agreement clauses covering contractor status, IP, and termination with flagged risks.
Draft a Demand or Notice Letter for a Dispute
Drafts a professional demand or notice letter stating facts, remedy, and deadline, with flagged assumptions.
Draft a Starter Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
Produces a starter privacy policy and terms of service draft with placeholders and flags for regional legal tailoring.
Draft a Cease-and-Desist Letter First Draft
Drafts a firm first-draft cease-and-desist letter without fabricated citations, with flagged facts to verify.
Draft Key Clauses for an Employment Offer Letter
Drafts core employment offer clauses including comp, status, and IP, with flags for jurisdiction-specific rules.