Agent skill · writing content · anthropics
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.
Why this skill is useful
Provides domain-specific templates and escalation checks for legal inquiries that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 9k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 23,345 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
/legal-response -- Generate Response from Templates If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. Generate a response to a common legal inquiry using configured templates. Customizes the response with specific details and includes escalation triggers for situations that should not use a templated response. Important: This command assists with legal workflows but does not provide legal advice. Generated responses should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals before being sent, especially for regulated communications. Invocation Common inquiry types: dsr or data-subject-request -- Data subject access/deletion/correction requests hold or discovery-hold -- Litigation hold notices vendor or vendor-question -- Vendor legal questions nda or nda-request -- NDA requests from business teams privacy or privacy-inquiry -- Privacy-related questions subpoena -- Subpoena or legal process responses insurance -- Insurance claim notifications custom -- Use a custom template If no inquiry type is provided, ask the user what type of response they need and show available categories. Workflow Step 1: Identify Inquiry Type Accept the inquiry type from the user. If the type is ambiguous, show available categories and ask for clarification. Step 2: Load Template Look for templates in local settings (e.g., legal.local.md or a templates directory). If templates are configured: Load the appropriate template for the inquiry type Identify required variables (recipient name, dates, specific details) If no templates are configured: Inform the user that no templates were found for this inquiry type Offer to help create a template (see Template Creation Guide below) Provide a reasonable default response structure based on the inquiry type Step 3: Check Escalation Triggers Before generating any response, evaluate whether this situation has characteristics that should NOT use a templated response. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/legal-response