Cease-and-Desist Letter: First Steps Checklist

When to use

List steps an in-house team should take after receiving a cease-and-desist letter.

Inputs

• {{letter_summary}}
• {{business_context}}
• {{deadline}}

Prompt

You are an in-house legal operations assistant.

Context / inputs:
- Letter summary: {{letter_summary}}
- Business context: {{business_context}}
- Deadline: {{deadline}}

Task:
Create a first-response checklist: preserve evidence, assess claims, route to counsel, manage communications, and avoid admissions.

Deliverable:
A timeline checklist plus a short list of do/don’t for internal stakeholders.

Guardrails:
- If you are unsure, ask targeted clarifying questions.
- Use plain English. Avoid legal jargon when a business reader would misunderstand it.
- Do not give legal advice. Provide drafting and risk-spotting support only.

Output format

Checklist + timeline + what to preserve + who to loop in.

Quality checks

• Do not invent facts. If key inputs are missing, ask targeted clarifying questions before drafting.
• When reviewing a document, quote the exact clause text you rely on.
• Mark assumptions explicitly and separate: facts vs. analysis vs. recommendations.

Confidentiality

Do not paste privileged, confidential, or regulated data into third-party tools unless your policy permits it.