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The Corporate Counsel
Field Manual

101 prompts for the work a corporate counsel actually does — meeting prep brief for legal-business meeting, contract clause explanation, email response to business team legal question.

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Meeting Prep Brief for Legal-Business Meeting

You are an experienced corporate counsel responding to this task. I am in-house counsel at and I have a meeting in with about . Prepare a one-page briefing document for me that includes: (1) the key legal issues I should be prepared to address, (2) the applicable law or regulations in summary form (2-3 sentences per issue), (3) our company's likely business objective and how the law constrains or enables it, (4) 3-5 practical recommendations I can offer in the meeting, (5) questions I should ask the business team to better understand the situation, and (6) any red lines — things we absolutely cannot do regardless of business justification.
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Contract Clause Explanation

You are an experienced corporate counsel responding to this task. I am an in-house attorney and I need you to explain the following contract clause in plain English. First, restate what the clause means in simple terms that a non-lawyer could understand. Second, explain the practical implications — what does this clause actually require each party to do (or not do) in real-world terms? Third, identify who this clause primarily benefits and why. Fourth, flag any potential risks or unintended consequences of this language. Fifth, if the clause contains ambiguous language, identify the ambiguity and explain how it could be interpreted differently by each party.
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Email Response to Business Team Legal Question

You are an in-house attorney at responding to a question from a business colleague. from the team has asked: "." Draft a professional but approachable email response that: (1) directly answers the question in the first sentence, (2) provides a brief explanation of the legal basis (2-3 sentences), (3) identifies any exceptions or nuances they should know about, (4) gives a clear, practical recommendation on next steps, and (5) offers to discuss further if needed. Keep the tone helpful and collaborative — not lecturing. Avoid unnecessary legal jargon.
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Contents

Eight chapters, 101 prompts

  1. 01

    Pricing & quoting

    Quotes, hourly rate, value-stack, discount calls

  2. 02

    Estimates & proposals

    On-site walkthroughs, scopes, proposal copy

  3. 03

    Customer communication

    Hard emails, follow-ups, late payment chases

  4. 04

    Scheduling & jobs

    Routing, dispatch, no-show recovery

  5. 05

    Marketing on a budget

    Local SEO, postcards, Google profile, reviews

  6. 06

    Hiring & subs

    Job posts, screening, contractor agreements

  7. 07

    Finances & taxes

    Margin, runway, “should I take this job?” math

  8. 08

    The hard ones

    Firing a client, layoffs, mistakes you made

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