NotebookLM Litigation Prompts: Chronology
Short sequential NotebookLM prompts for chronology using uploaded litigation documents, with source/page grounding and gap checking.
Use only as a supervised litigation preparation aid. Verify every material point against the uploaded sources and current law.
Prompt
Standing instruction: Answer only from the uploaded sources. Identify the document and page/source supporting each material proposition. Do not invent missing facts. Where the documents conflict, identify the conflict. Distinguish fact, allegation, evidence and submission. Run these prompts sequentially: 1. Prepare a chronological timeline of all material events with source references. 2. Prepare a litigation chronology beginning from the first relevant event until the latest court event. 3. Prepare a chronology limited to events relevant to liability. 4. Prepare a chronology limited to loss and damage. 5. Prepare a chronology limited to communications between the parties. 6. Prepare a chronology limited to contractual performance and breaches. 7. Identify gaps in the chronology where the evidence is unclear. 8. Identify inconsistent dates appearing in different documents. 9. Identify events alleged in the pleadings for which no supporting document appears in the sources. 10. Prepare a two-column chronology: event and supporting evidence.
Description
Short sequential NotebookLM prompts for chronology using uploaded litigation documents, with source/page grounding and gap checking.
These prompts are intended to be run as a series rather than pasted as one long instruction. They work best after the relevant pleadings, affidavits, exhibits, correspondence, bundles, notes of evidence, judgments or appeal papers have been uploaded into the notebook.
Standing instruction
> Standing instruction: Answer only from the uploaded sources. Identify the document and page/source supporting each material proposition. Do not invent missing facts. Where the documents conflict, identify the conflict. Distinguish fact, allegation, evidence and submission.
Prompt series
Prepare a chronological timeline of all material events with source references.
Prepare a litigation chronology beginning from the first relevant event until the latest court event.
Prepare a chronology limited to events relevant to liability.
Prepare a chronology limited to loss and damage.
Prepare a chronology limited to communications between the parties.
Prepare a chronology limited to contractual performance and breaches.
Identify gaps in the chronology where the evidence is unclear.
Identify inconsistent dates appearing in different documents.
Identify events alleged in the pleadings for which no supporting document appears in the sources.
Prepare a two-column chronology: event and supporting evidence.
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Verification
- Require document and page/source references for material propositions.
- Separate facts, allegations, evidence and submissions.
- Flag contradictions, missing documents and uncertain points.
- Do not use the output directly for filing without lawyer review.
| Difficulty | Intermediate |
| Compatible Models | NotebookLM, Gemini |
| Expected Output | A source-grounded working table or issue list responsive to the prompt series, with missing evidence and conflicts identified. |
| Category | NotebookLM Litigation Prompts |
| Prompt Style | Short sequential prompt series |
| Series Number | 3 |
| Prompt Count | 10 |
| Reviewed On | 2026-10-01 |
| Version | 1.0 |