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Matter Status Update for a Client
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What has happened since the last update: {{PROGRESS}}
What happens next, with dates if known: {{NEXT_STEPS}}
Costs incurred against the estimate: {{COSTS_STATUS}}
Anything the client needs to do or decide: {{CLIENT_ACTIONS}}
Write an email of 200 to 350 words with:
1. A one-line summary at the top (on track, delayed, needs your decision).
2. What's happened, in short bullet points, in plain English.
3. What's next and when, including anything outside our control (court timetables, the other side's responses).
4. Costs: where we are against the estimate, and whether the estimate needs revising. If it does, say why plainly.
5. Actions for the client, with dates.
6. A close that invites questions and says when the next update will come.
Tone: calm, specific and professional. No legal jargon without explanation, no false reassurance, and no prediction of the result. Flag anything in my notes that may be privileged or should not go in writing, so I can decide before sending.
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“Matter Status Update for a Client” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Writing & Creative category, 184 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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{{PROGRESS}}, {{NEXT_STEPS}}, {{COSTS_STATUS}}, {{CLIENT_ACTIONS}}.
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Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.
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