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AI-FOR-LEGAL5 MIN READ

Redact Before You Prompt

Transform a client-sensitive legal prompt into a sanitized prompt that preserves the analytical task.

A legal team wants AI help structuring a whistleblower chronology, but the raw prompt includes names, dates, protected activity, settlement posture, and internal comments. Redact by function: keep the pattern the model needs, remove identifying and strategic facts it does not need. The common shortcut is to delete only the client or employee name. That leaves dates, roles, events, and strategy details that can still identify the matter or reveal legal thinking. Before Summarize Jane Patel's retaliation complaint against Northwind Bio after her FMLA leave, including the CEO Slack about legal exposure and our $250K settlement ceiling. After Create a…

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