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legal-response

Generate a response to a common legal inquiry using configured templates, with built-in escalation checks for situations that shouldn't use a templated reply. Use when responding to data subject requests, litigation hold notices, vendor legal questions, NDA requests from business teams, or subpoenas.

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About legal-response

The legal-response skill streamlines the handling of common legal inquiries by generating standardized responses from pre-configured templates. It addresses the challenge legal and compliance teams face when responding to routine requests like data subject rights requests, litigation holds, vendor questions, NDA requests, and subpoenas. By automating the initial draft generation, teams can maintain consistency across responses while significantly reducing response time for frequently encountered scenarios.

This skill features intelligent escalation detection that identifies situations requiring human legal review rather than templated responses. It evaluates each inquiry against category-specific and universal triggers—such as regulatory involvement, litigation risk, or unusual circumstances—and flags cases that should not use automated templates. The system supports multiple inquiry types including data subject requests, discovery holds, vendor questions, NDA requests, privacy inquiries, subpoenas, insurance claims, and custom categories. Template customization through local configuration files allows organizations to adapt responses to their specific needs and jurisdictions.

Target users include in-house legal teams, compliance officers, privacy professionals, and legal operations specialists who handle high volumes of routine legal inquiries. The skill is particularly valuable for organizations subject to GDPR, CCPA, or other privacy regulations requiring timely responses to data subject requests. While it accelerates response generation, the skill explicitly does not provide legal advice and all generated responses should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals before being sent, especially for regulated communications.

FAQ

What types of legal inquiries does this skill support?

The skill supports data subject requests (access, deletion, correction), litigation hold notices, vendor legal questions, NDA requests, privacy inquiries, subpoenas, insurance claims, and custom inquiry types. You can specify the inquiry type when invoking the command or be prompted to select from available categories.

How do I configure templates for my organization?

Templates are stored in local settings files like legal.local.md or a templates directory. If no templates are found, the skill will offer to help create one and provide a reasonable default structure based on the inquiry type. Templates can include variables for recipient names, dates, and case-specific details.

What happens if a case requires human legal review instead of a template?

The skill includes built-in escalation triggers that identify high-risk situations. Universal triggers include potential litigation, regulatory involvement, criminal liability, media attention, or matters involving executives. Category-specific triggers catch cases like minors' data requests, conflicts with litigation holds, or unclear preservation scope. When triggered, the skill will flag the case for human review rather than generating a templated response.

Does this skill provide legal advice?

No. This skill assists with legal workflows by generating draft responses based on templates, but it does not provide legal advice. All generated responses must be reviewed by qualified legal professionals before being sent, especially for regulated communications like data subject responses or discovery-related matters.

Can I use this for responses in different jurisdictions?

Yes, templates can be customized for specific jurisdictions through local configuration. However, the escalation system will flag matters involving multiple jurisdictions with conflicting requirements or jurisdictions with unique legal obligations, ensuring these cases receive appropriate human legal review.

Install legal-response

Download and extract the skill files to your .claude/skills/ directory.

Quick Setup:

  1. Copy the skill folder to .claude/skills/
  2. Claude will automatically detect and use the skill