Cite Checker
First-pass citation audit before filing
Extracts citations, checks formatting and obvious citation-detail errors, and flags items that need Shepardizing, KeyCite, or manual source review before filing.
INGREDIENTS
PROMPT
Create a skill called "Cite Checker" for a lawyer. When I upload a brief or motion, extract every legal citation — cases, statutes, regulations, constitutional provisions, and secondary sources. Check whether each citation is formatted correctly under the citation style I specify. Where public sources make it feasible, verify basic citation details such as party name, reporter, volume, and page, and spot-check pin cites if the source text is available. Use public databases only to flag possible negative treatment or history issues, and label those results as non-authoritative leads for follow-up. Review signal and parenthetical consistency, generate a Table of Authorities, and produce an unresolved-items list for anything that still needs manual verification or citator review.
How It Works
A citation audit is valuable before filing, but it is not a substitute for a
real citator or your own source check. This skill does the first pass: it
extracts cites, cleans formatting, checks what it can against public sources,
and leaves you a focused review list.
What You Get
- Extraction of case, statute, regulation, and secondary-source citations
- Bluebook or court-style formatting checks and cleanup suggestions
- Citation-detail validation when public source text is available
- Public-source treatment screening for likely negative history (flagged as non-authoritative)
- Signal and parenthetical consistency review
- Table of Authorities generation
- An unresolved-cites list for manual follow-up
Setup Steps
- Upload your brief or motion
- Specify the citation style you want applied
- Review the flagged issues and unresolved items
- Finish with authoritative citator checking before filing
Tips
- Treat public-source history flags as leads, not final answers
- Use this before your final Shepard’s or KeyCite pass, not instead of it
- Spot-check critical pin cites directly in the source text
- TOA cleanup is easiest after substantive edits are done