NotebookLM Litigation Prompts: Judicial Review
Short sequential NotebookLM prompts for judicial review 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 decision under challenge. 2. Identify the decision-maker and statutory source of power. 3. Prepare a chronology from the application to the challenged decision. 4. Identify procedural steps taken before the decision. 5. Identify documents relevant to procedural fairness. 6. Identify reasons given by the decision-maker. 7. Identify apparent grounds relating to illegality, irrationality or procedural impropriety. 8. Identify evidence relevant to legitimate expectation. 9. Identify whether the complaint concerns merits or legality of the decision-making process. 10. Identify alternative remedies referred to in the documents.
Description
Short sequential NotebookLM prompts for judicial review 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 decision under challenge.
Identify the decision-maker and statutory source of power.
Prepare a chronology from the application to the challenged decision.
Identify procedural steps taken before the decision.
Identify documents relevant to procedural fairness.
Identify reasons given by the decision-maker.
Identify apparent grounds relating to illegality, irrationality or procedural impropriety.
Identify evidence relevant to legitimate expectation.
Identify whether the complaint concerns merits or legality of the decision-making process.
Identify alternative remedies referred to in the documents.
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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 | 42 |
| Prompt Count | 10 |
| Reviewed On | 2026-10-01 |
| Version | 1.0 |