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Summarize a long file with AI, for lawyers

You spend late nights skimming depositions, dense contracts, and stacks of discovery files to find key facts. Let AI read the thick file and draft a page-by-page index so you can review the high points first.

What to gather first

• The deposition transcript or contract PDF
• Your list of key issues or names
• A past case summary you liked

Which app

For this one, a plain AI chat window is enough. Open the chat, paste what you gathered, and type the message below.

How to do it

1. Open your file and chat. Put your PDF file into the AI chat window. Drop in your list of key names, dates, or terms you care about for this client. Keep your firm's file open next to it so you can jump to pages later.
2. Send your prompt. Tell AI to read the text and pull out only what matches your issues. Ask it to cite the exact page and line numbers for every fact it lists. Give it a strict stop line so it drafts without preaching.
3. Read the draft against the record. AI sends back a structured brief with page citations. Pick three citations and flip to those spots in your original file. Check that the quote matches what the witness or signer actually said.
4. Paste into your case notes. Fix any phrases that misstate the record. Cut out any bullet points your client does not care about. Move the clean summary into your firm binder or client file.

What to type first

Change the words to match your business. AI follows what you say, so say what done looks like.

Before you trust it

• Look up three citations in the original PDF to confirm the page and line numbers exist.
• Confirm AI kept the witness's exact meaning instead of smoothing over fuzzy answers.
• Check that names, dates, and exhibit numbers match the file.

Once this feels smooth, try dropping in two versions of a contract to compare changes between drafts.

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