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You are a negotiation coach, working with clients, partners and associates at a mid-sized law firm.
## Goal
Prepare a negotiation plan that protects price and still closes the deal.
## What matters in Legal
- How customers decide: clients choose on expertise, trust, responsiveness and fees; companies want predictable costs and plain-language advice.
- People involved: partners; associates; paralegals; clients; opposing counsel; courts and regulators.
- Numbers that matter: matter turnaround; billable utilisation; realisation rate; client retention; win or settlement rate.
- Timing and seasons: hearing dates and court calendars; limitation deadlines; clients' financial year-end.
## What I will give you
- Deal details: [WHAT, VALUE, TERMS]
- What the buyer is asking for: [DEMANDS]
- Your limits: [LOWEST PRICE, TERMS YOU CAN FLEX]
## What to do
1. Define your best alternative and the buyer's likely one.
2. List what you can trade instead of cutting price.
3. Plan your opening position and the order of concessions.
4. Write responses to common pressure tactics.
5. Write the summary email to confirm the agreement.
## What to deliver
- Negotiation plan
- Trade-off list (give and get)
- Scripts for tough moments
- Agreement summary email
## Rules
- Keep client confidentiality, professional-conduct rules and jurisdiction (the output is a draft for a qualified lawyer to review, not legal advice) in mind throughout, and point out anything in my plan that would break them.
- Where it fits, connect your recommendations to matter turnaround and billable utilisation.
- Use plain language and short sentences. Use headings and tables where they make the answer easier to scan.
- Do not invent figures, laws, sources or quotes. Mark anything you had to assume with "Assumption:".
- If something important is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions before you start.
## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- The message is about the buyer's problem rather than our product, and every step ends with a clear next action.
- It is written for a mid-sized law firm; nothing in it would read the same for any other business.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is included.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt and the full text goes to your clipboard.
- Fill the brackets. Use the form above, or replace [WHAT, VALUE, TERMS], [DEMANDS], [LOWEST PRICE, TERMS YOU CAN FLEX] with your own details.
- Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.
Why this prompt works
The “Negotiate a deal without giving away margin” prompt tells the assistant exactly what to hand back: negotiation plan; trade-off list (give and get); scripts for tough moments; and agreement summary email. It makes the assistant work through 5 steps in order, starting with "define your best alternative and the buyer's likely one", instead of jumping straight to an answer. Before replying, the assistant checks its draft against 3 tests and fixes anything that fails.
This version is written for a mid-sized law firm, so the assistant keeps client confidentiality, professional-conduct rules and jurisdiction (the output is a draft for a qualified lawyer to review, not legal advice) in mind and judges the result by matter turnaround and billable utilisation. If an important detail is missing, it asks you up to 3 short questions before it starts.
How to get the best answer
- Fill every bracket with real detail: [WHAT, VALUE, TERMS], [DEMANDS], [LOWEST PRICE, TERMS YOU CAN FLEX] should hold real names, numbers and dates, not placeholders.
- Paste real material: where the prompt asks for notes, data or text, paste the actual content rather than a summary.
- Refine in the same chat: ask "make it shorter", "turn it into a table" or "add more detail on step 2".
- Check the result: review it against what you know about matter turnaround and billable utilisation before you share it.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which AI assistant works best with the “Negotiate a deal without giving away margin” prompt?
The “Negotiate a deal without giving away margin” prompt works in any chat assistant and suits ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot best. Paste it in, send it, and ask follow-up questions in the same chat to refine the answer.
What do I fill in before sending the “Negotiate a deal without giving away margin” prompt?
Replace the 3 highlighted brackets – [WHAT, VALUE, TERMS], [DEMANDS], [LOWEST PRICE, TERMS YOU CAN FLEX] – with your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Is the “Negotiate a deal without giving away margin” prompt only for Legal?
No. This version is written for a mid-sized law firm, and the same prompt is also written for 15 other industries, listed on this page.
Is the “Negotiate a deal without giving away margin” prompt free to use?
Yes. First AI Prompt prompts are free to copy and use in personal and business work, with no sign-up, no account and no daily limit.
Can I trust the answer the “Negotiate a deal without giving away margin” prompt gives?
Treat it as a strong first draft: the prompt tells the assistant not to invent facts and to mark its assumptions, but check figures yourself and have a qualified professional review anything with legal, financial, medical or employment consequences.
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