Andy Kim Co-Authors Article About the Anatomy of GenAI Prompts 

Munger, Tolles & Olson eDiscovery Counsel Andy Kim co-authored an article titled “Anatomy of a Prompt: Real Training for Using AI,” published by Law.com. In the article, Andy and Sean A. Harrington, Director of Technology and Innovation at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, discuss the increased use of generative AI at law firms and how structured prompts can help improve results.

At ILTACon 2025, Andy and Sean discussed the o1Prompt Anatomy, a structure designed to help attendees write clearer, more effective prompts in a session with attendees. The two explained the structure’s four parts: the goal, which is the outcome you want; the return format, which is the desired shape of the response; warnings, which tell the model what to avoid or treat carefully; and the context, which is the background information.

In a live demo with a web app tied to Claude’s AI API participants engaged in live prompting practice, using hypothetical scenarios and received live AI-generated feedback in friendly competition. The session emphasized that prompting is contextual, there is no universal formula for AI prompts and the same structure can be adapted across various legal tools and platforms.

Andy and Sean’s approach highlights how people learn through feedback and engagement. They also state that effective prompting should be treated as a practical, ongoing skill, with regular training and analysis.

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