A Multi-Stage Prompting and RAG Approach to Generating Legal Analysis in Common Law Systems

Ng, Titus T.H.Wu, Tien HsuanChen, Benjamin MinhaoChen, YongxiKao, Ben2025-06-122025-06-1297816436856250922-6389ORCID:/0000-0002-1047-7182/work/178218542http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85217076669&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733760007We explore the use of multi-stage prompting with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) in generating legal analysis. We break the complex legal problems into small steps, including initial analysis, legal query formulation, legal sources retrieval, legal reasoning, result consolidation, and output generation. The design of this framework emulates the process a legal professional in a common law system approaches the problem.2enPublisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors.legal analysismulti-stage promptingretrieval-augmented generationA Multi-Stage Prompting and RAG Approach to Generating Legal Analysis in Common Law Systems202410.3233/FAIA24127885217076669