ChatGPT for Legislative Drafting and Policy Writing

• An understanding of legislative or policy development workflows
• No prior experience with AI or ChatGPT is required

Audience

• Legislative staff
• Legal advisors
• Policy analysts

ChatGPT is an AI-powered language model that can assist public sector teams with legislative drafting, policy writing, and document revision at scale — while promoting clarity, compliance, and efficiency.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at public sector professionals with limited or no prior experience using AI who are responsible for drafting, editing, or reviewing legislative and policy content and wish to improve precision, clarity, and speed using ChatGPT.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use ChatGPT to draft, refine, and edit legislative or policy documents.
• Apply plain language principles and tone control using prompting techniques.
• Create and revise multiple versions for stakeholder input or legal review.
• Ensure consistency with compliance requirements and document structures.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of ChatGPT in legislative and policy drafting scenarios.
• Guided exercises focused on document structuring, tone, and legal clarity.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your department's workflows or internal tools, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to AI and Legislative Drafting

• Understanding ChatGPT's capabilities and limitations
• Where AI fits into legislative and policy workflows
• Ethical use of AI in drafting and legal contexts

Structuring Policy and Legislative Content

• Outlining bills, policies, and explanatory memoranda
• Drafting headings, clauses, and justifications
• Using ChatGPT to maintain formatting and alignment

Applying Plain Language and Clarity Standards

• Prompting ChatGPT to simplify legalese or dense text
• Using readability tools and clarity checklists
• Adapting tone for public audiences vs. legal stakeholders

Versioning and Iterative Refinement

• Creating multiple versions for feedback and review
• Using ChatGPT to compare and contrast policy options
• Tracking changes and revision rationale

Legal Tone, Voice, and Compliance Alignment

• Generating content that aligns with formal legislative tone
• Verifying consistency with existing statutes and references
• Prompting ChatGPT to generate footnotes, references, or citations

Scenario-Based Exercises

• Drafting a policy update with explanatory notes
• Creating stakeholder summaries from draft legislation
• Transforming complex regulatory text into public-facing briefs

Responsible Use, Validation, and Limitations

• Understanding AI hallucinations and factual accuracy concerns
• Validating AI-generated content with legal review
• Staying within policy boundaries for public sector AI use

Summary and Next Steps