claude-for-legal

Update the status of an in-progress international expansion project — recalculates what is now unblocked, flags anything overdue, and surfaces the next priorities. Use when work has happened since the last session and the expansion tracker needs to reflect the current state.

Deeper risk assessment for a single feature or product area when the launch review found something that needs more than a line item. Structured analysis: what could go wrong, how likely, how bad, what mitigates it. Use when user says "deep dive on this risk", "risk assessment for [feature]", "what could go wrong with", or when launch-review flags a novel issue.

Generate or drill flashcards for black-letter memorization — Leitner-style buckets, per-subject markdown storage, drill mode with self-assessment. Use when the user says "drill flashcards", "make flashcards from", "quiz me on cards", or wants to memorize rules.

Reference: DEPRECATED — use `/draft` instead. This skill has been folded into the draft skill, which handles practice-area document generation including form population. Kept as a redirect for migration.

Freedom-to-operate triage — a structured first look at potentially blocking patents, not an FTO opinion. Use when a product, process, or feature is being evaluated for blocking patents, when asked whether anything stops a launch, or to build a claim-chart first pass against the most plausible patents before patent counsel review. This skill never concludes a product is clear to launch.

Open gaps tracker — what's flagged and not yet closed. Use when the user asks "what gaps are open", "gap tracker", "remediation status", or wants to close (--close GAP-ID) or risk-accept (--accept GAP-ID) a tracked gap.

Reference: shared gap- and comment-tracker framework backing /regulatory-legal:gaps and /regulatory-legal:comments. Tracks open policy gaps with remediation status, ingests gaps from policy-diff, surfaces what's open and aging, routes to owners, and notifies gap owners via Slack with per-send confirmation. Loaded by the gaps and comments skills before doing substantive work.

Diff a proposed handbook change against the current version, flag ripple effects and state supplement impacts. Use when user says "update the handbook", "add this to the handbook", "handbook change", or has a policy ready for insertion.

Review an offer letter and any restrictive covenants — jurisdiction check included. Substantive rules (covenant enforceability, pay-transparency, salary-history limits, exemption criteria) are researched per hire, not stored. Use when the user says "review this offer", "can we use a non-compete here", "check this offer letter", "hiring in [state]", or attaches an offer.

Infringement triage across trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret — a flag list with the factors cutting each way, not a finding. Use when assessing whether someone is infringing your IP or whether you might be infringing theirs, when a knockoff or copycat surfaces, or when deciding whether a matter is worth pursuing and how.

Post-closing M&A integration tracker — phased workplan, consent tracking, contract assignment at scale, weekly status reports. Initializes from whatever deal artifacts are available (purchase agreement, deal summary, closing checklist) and connects to deal-context.md and closing-checklist.yaml from the M&A cold-start. Use when user says "integration", "post-close", "post-closing", "consents outstanding", "contract assignment", "integration status", or "what's left on the deal".

Reference: shared framework for managing internal investigations from intake through final memo — privileged investigation log, document processing with needle-finding, source coverage tracking, Q&A against the log, memo drafting, and audience summaries. Loaded by /investigation-open, /investigation-add, /investigation-query, /investigation-memo, and /investigation-summary; not invoked directly.

Reference: implementation-planning framework for international hiring — EOR vs. entity decision framing, cross-functional triggers for tax/finance/HR, structured outside-counsel briefing requests, and a persistent gap tracker. Loaded by /expansion-kickoff and /expansion-update; not invoked directly.

Invention disclosure first-pass screen — novelty, obviousness, §101 eligibility, bar dates, detectability, and strategic value. Use when an invention disclosure comes in and needs triage on whether to pursue a prior-art search and patent counsel review, investigate further, or decline.

Add data to an open investigation — documents, interview notes, or observations. Processes batches against the documented pull criteria, surfaces significant items, and logs everything reviewed for coverage verification. Use when new evidence, interview notes, or document productions come in for an open investigation.

Draft or update the privileged investigation memo from the investigation log. Use when an investigation is far enough along to write the first memo cut, or when new data has been added and the existing draft needs updating.

Open a new internal investigation matter — runs intake, generates the sources checklist, and creates the persistent investigation log. Use when a complaint or allegation comes in and the attorney needs to stand up a privileged investigation workspace.

Ask questions against an open investigation log — what witnesses said, where accounts conflict, what gaps exist, what the strongest evidence is on each issue. Use when the attorney needs to query the investigation record without re-reading every entry.

Draft an audience-specific summary from the privileged investigation memo — HR, leadership, or outside counsel versions. Use when an investigation memo needs to be communicated to an audience that should not see the full privileged work product.

Review the IP clauses in an agreement — assignment, ownership, license grants, warranties, indemnities. Use when reviewing IP terms in employment, consulting, SOW, vendor, or licensing agreements, when asked to check the assignment language or license scope, or when an agreement with IP provisions is pasted or attached.