When the CEO asks 'where do we stand on this?', /brief generates a contextual legal briefing — regulatory status, contract exposure, compliance posture — in minutes. — Claude Skill
YouToday
Board meeting tomorrow. You need a risk posture update. Manually compile contract exposure from CLM, compliance status from spreadsheets, litigation updates from outside counsel emails. 4 hours of copy-paste.
With /brief
Tell it what you need: daily brief, topic research, or incident response. Get a structured briefing pulling from your contracts, compliance data, and regulatory landscape.
1 Request a briefing type (daily/topic/incident)2 Skill pulls relevant data from connected systems3 Get structured briefing with risk flags and action4 Review and share — board-ready format
Who this is for
Input options
Daily brief
Morning scan of legal-relevant items across email, calendar, contracts, and compliance dashboards.
Example
Your briefing request
Board risk briefing for Q2
Structured briefing
Contract Exposure
$4.2M total active, 3 agreements expiring this month
Compliance Posture
GDPR: compliant CCPA: 2 gaps identified in data retention
Active Matters
2 pending — vendor dispute $180K, employment claim
Recommended Actions
1. Renew expiring vendor agreements (Owner: Procurement, Due: Apr 15) 2. Close CCPA data retention gaps (Owner: Privacy team, Due: Apr 30) 3. Schedule outside counsel update on employment claim (Owner: Legal ops, Due: Apr 7)
Metrics this improves
Board Prep Time
Auto-compiles contract exposure, compliance posture, active matters, and recommended actions into board-ready format.
LegalCompliance Gap Coverage
Compliance posture briefings on demand — gaps, deadlines, regulatory changes across jurisdictions.
LegalWorks with
Works anywhere
Standalone
No setup required
Describe the briefing you need — daily summary, topic research, or incident response. Works immediately with available context.
Connected
CRM + tools integrated
CLM (Ironclad/DocuSign): live contract data. Compliance tools: real-time posture. Email: outside counsel updates. Calendar: upcoming deadlines.
Ready to install Legal briefings?
Choose how to get started.
Run in Claude Code
Free. Open source.
Install and run this plugin locally on your computer.
1
Install Claude Code
Open a terminal on your computer and paste this command:
2
Install the plugin
This downloads the plugin with all its files to your computer:
Add -g at the end to make it available in all your projects.
3
View source on GitHub Run it
Start Claude Code, then type the command:
then
/brief -- Legal Team Briefing
If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.
Generate contextual briefings for legal work. Supports three modes: daily brief, topic brief, and incident brief.
Important: This command assists with legal workflows but does not provide legal advice. Briefings should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals before being relied upon.
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