Ask AI about your case, with every answer traced to an email

Why the file works so well with AI

• Every email has a number, like #0142, in date order from oldest to newest. The AI can point you to the exact email behind each answer.
• The same details for every email, in the same order: who sent it, who received it, the date, the subject and the attachments.
• Replies are linked to the email they answer, so the AI can follow a conversation from start to finish.
• A guide at the top of the file explains the layout to the AI before it reads a single email.
• Attachments are included as text, even scanned PDFs, so the AI reads them too.

Getting started

1. Save your evidence file as Markdown. In CaseRelief, under Output, pick Markdown (it's the default), then press Extract Evidence.
2. Open your AI assistant and attach the file to a new chat.
3. Paste the starter prompt below, so the AI knows how the file works.
4. Ask your questions, one at a time.

A quick note: each AI service has its own privacy policy for what you share with it, so it's worth a look before you upload.

Start with this prompt

• Starter promptCopy

  This file is an export of my email, made with CaseRelief. Read the "About this file" section first. Each email has a number, like #0001. Whenever you mention an email, give its number and date, and use its exact words when you quote it.

Questions to ask

Swap the parts in [brackets] for your own names and topics.

• Build a timelineCopy

  Build a timeline of [topic]. One line per event: the date, what happened, and the email number.

• Promises in writingCopy

  List every promise or agreement [name] made in writing, with the date, a short quote and the email number.

• A changed storyCopy

  Find every time [name] agreed to something and later changed their story. Quote both emails and give both numbers.

• The first mentionCopy

  When did [name] first mention [topic]? Give the email number and quote it.

• When the tone shiftedCopy

  Show me where the tone between us shifted from cooperative to hostile. Quote the emails around that point, with their numbers.

• Requests left waitingCopy

  List the questions and requests I sent that got no reply, with the date and email number of each.

• Inside the attachmentsCopy

  Which attachments mention [topic]? Give the email number and the attachment name for each.

• Your strongest emailsCopy

  Which 10 emails best show [point]? Give their numbers, dates and subjects so I can find them in CaseRelief.

• A summary for your lawyerCopy

  Write a one-page summary of this dispute for a legal aid lawyer, with the email number for every point.

Check every answer

The email numbers make checking quick. Open your evidence file, press Ctrl+F and type the number the AI gave you, like #0142. You land right on that email and can read it for yourself.

When the quote matches, it's confirmed. When something looks off, ask the AI to look again at that email.

Working with a big file

A few years of email can make a large file. If the AI says the file is too long, or its answers stick to the most recent emails:

• Save a smaller piece, such as one date range or one person, and work through them one at a time.
• Use a project or notebook, if your AI assistant has one, to keep several files together.
• Ask about one stretch of time per chat, then bring the findings together.

The AI finds it. The emails prove it.

AI is a fast way to find what matters. The evidence itself is the emails: file the emails, or your numbered CaseRelief exhibits, and check any AI summary against them before you rely on it. Some courts ask you to say when AI helped prepare a filing, so check your court's rules.

When you're ready to file, CaseRelief Pro turns the emails you picked into numbered PDF exhibits with a cover index, every page stamped with its source. See a sample binder (PDF).