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Research Memo Skeleton From Your Notes
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My research notes (with the authorities I found and pinpoints): {{RESEARCH_NOTES}}
Question presented, as the partner asked it: {{QUESTION}}
Jurisdiction: {{JURISDICTION}}
Length the partner wants: {{LENGTH}}
Build the memo:
1. Question presented, rewritten precisely.
2. Brief answer: two to four sentences, with an honest confidence level (clear, likely, uncertain), based only on my notes.
3. Facts: assumed facts, labelled as assumptions where my notes don't establish them.
4. Discussion: organised by issue using IRAC or CREAC, with each rule statement tied to an authority from my notes and its pinpoint. Where my notes have no authority for a point, write [AUTHORITY NEEDED].
5. Counter-arguments and how a court might go the other way.
6. Recommendation and next steps.
7. Open questions and research gaps.
Never cite an authority that isn't in my notes. Keep the tone objective: a memo predicts, it doesn't advocate. List every authority used at the end so I can cite-check it.
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“Research Memo Skeleton From Your Notes” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Writing & Creative category, 180 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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{{RESEARCH_NOTES}}, {{QUESTION}}, {{JURISDICTION}}, {{LENGTH}}.
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