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title: "A prompt that worked is not the work"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/knowledge-management/know-how/a-prompt-is-not-the-work"
type: "know_how_note"
site: "AI Law Framework"
kind: "Lesson"
checked: "2026-10-10"
---

# A prompt that worked is not the work

> Save the prompt and what you still had to fix. A prompt is not a precedent and it is not a check.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/knowledge-management/know-how/a-prompt-is-not-the-work  
Checked: 2026-10-10

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This is general information about using AI in legal work in Australia. It is not legal advice, and it is not a decision on your matter, your client or your court.

## Steps

1. **Save the prompt and the fix.** Keep the wording that produced a usable draft, and keep a note of what you still had to correct. The correction is the part worth reusing.
2. **Name the tool and the plan.** The same words can behave differently on another plan or a later model. Write down which tool and plan you used.
3. **Leave the client out.** Take out the client’s name, the file number and unique facts before you save the prompt on your account.
4. **Do not treat it as a precedent.** A prompt is know-how about the tool. It does not become the firm’s preferred clause, and it does not record that anyone checked the output.

## Sources

- [Law Society of New South Wales: A solicitor’s guide to responsible use of artificial intelligence (January 2026)](https://www.lawsociety.com.au/sites/default/files/2026-01/20260109%20LS4816_PSU_GuidetoAI_2026-01-08a%20FINALv2.pdf) (Law Society of New South Wales)
- [Queensland Law Society Guidance Statement No 37: Artificial intelligence in legal practice](https://www.qls.com.au/practising-law-in-qld/ethics/guidance-statements/no-37-artificial-intelligence-in-legal-practice) (Queensland Law Society)

## Questions

**Is this legal advice?**

No. These notes are general information about using AI in legal work in Australia. They are not advice on a matter, a client or a court.

**Who can read a note I save?**

Only the account that saved it. A note on this public page is different: anyone can read it. Your own notes are not published.

**What should I leave out of a saved note?**

Leave out a client’s name, a file number and other personal information unless you mean to store it on this account.