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Brief an agency or freelancer

Agencies new to legal work underestimate how long approval takes and how many phrases are off limits.

The prompt
I work in marketing at a law firm. Help me write a brief for an agency or freelancer.

Context: Agencies new to legal work underestimate how long approval takes and how many phrases are off limits.

Before you start, ask me for anything missing from this list:
- What we want done and why
- Budget and deadline
- Who approves the work and how long that takes

Then:
1. State the outcome and how we will measure it.
2. List what they must and must not say.
3. Explain our approval steps and timings.

Give me:
- A one-page brief
- A list of what to send them with it

Rules:
- Use only the facts I give you. Where something is missing, write [detail needed]. Never invent a number, a name, a quote or a source.
- Give general legal information only. Never write anything that reads as advice on a person's own situation, and never suggest an outcome is likely or guaranteed.
- Write in plain English, in our voice if I have given you a sample.
- Do not tell me what the rules or regulations say. If something may be restricted, flag it and I will check.

Finish with a list headed "Check before this goes out". Include these, plus anything else our compliance officer or the partner who approves marketing should see:
- Our list of words and claims we do not use
- Who signs off and how many working days they need
- What client information the agency must never be sent

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot. It will ask you for what it needs.

Check before this goes out

  • Our list of words and claims we do not use
  • Who signs off and how many working days they need
  • What client information the agency must never be sent

The prompt gives you a first draft. Someone qualified still approves anything a client will read.

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