NotebookLM Litigation Prompts: Cross-Examination
Short sequential NotebookLM prompts for cross-examination 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. Identify the 10 strongest areas for cross-examining this witness. 2. Identify contradictions between this witness's evidence and contemporaneous documents. 3. Identify contradictions between this witness and other witnesses. 4. Identify prior inconsistent statements by this witness. 5. Identify admissions that should be obtained from this witness. 6. Prepare closed cross-examination questions on this issue. 7. Prepare a cross-examination sequence using the relevant documents. 8. Identify documents suitable for impeachment. 9. Identify propositions that should be put to this witness. 10. Prepare cross-examination aimed at establishing the chronology. 11. Prepare cross-examination aimed at challenging credibility using documentary inconsistencies. 12. Prepare cross-examination aimed at challenging causation. 13. Prepare cross-examination aimed at challenging quantum.
Description
Short sequential NotebookLM prompts for cross-examination 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
Identify the 10 strongest areas for cross-examining this witness.
Identify contradictions between this witness's evidence and contemporaneous documents.
Identify contradictions between this witness and other witnesses.
Identify prior inconsistent statements by this witness.
Identify admissions that should be obtained from this witness.
Prepare closed cross-examination questions on this issue.
Prepare a cross-examination sequence using the relevant documents.
Identify documents suitable for impeachment.
Identify propositions that should be put to this witness.
Prepare cross-examination aimed at establishing the chronology.
Prepare cross-examination aimed at challenging credibility using documentary inconsistencies.
Prepare cross-examination aimed at challenging causation.
Prepare cross-examination aimed at challenging quantum.
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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 | 25 |
| Prompt Count | 13 |
| Reviewed On | 2026-10-01 |
| Version | 1.0 |