NotebookLM Litigation Prompts: Reply / Defence To Counterclaim
Short sequential NotebookLM prompts for reply / defence to counterclaim 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 new matters raised in the Defence requiring a Reply. 2. Identify allegations in the Defence that are inconsistent with contemporaneous documents. 3. Prepare a paragraph-by-paragraph Reply based on the uploaded materials. 4. Identify matters in the Defence that should not be left unanswered. 5. Identify admissions contained in the Defence that assist the Plaintiff. 6. Identify inconsistencies between the Defence and Counterclaim. 7. Identify facts supporting a Defence to the Counterclaim.
Description
Short sequential NotebookLM prompts for reply / defence to counterclaim 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 new matters raised in the Defence requiring a Reply.
Identify allegations in the Defence that are inconsistent with contemporaneous documents.
Prepare a paragraph-by-paragraph Reply based on the uploaded materials.
Identify matters in the Defence that should not be left unanswered.
Identify admissions contained in the Defence that assist the Plaintiff.
Identify inconsistencies between the Defence and Counterclaim.
Identify facts supporting a Defence to the Counterclaim.
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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 | 6 |
| Prompt Count | 7 |
| Reviewed On | 2026-10-01 |
| Version | 1.0 |