Agent skill · writing content · borghei
legal-canned-responses
Generate templated responses for common legal inquiries with escalation detection. Use when drafting legal responses.
Why this skill is useful
Includes executable scripts for generating legal responses and detecting escalation triggers that enhance legal operations capabilities.
What it needs
Requires python installed locally. About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-21. 462 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
⚠️ EXPERIMENTAL — This skill is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It does NOT constitute legal advice. All responsibility for usage rests with the user. Consult qualified legal professionals before acting on any output. Legal Canned Responses Skill Overview Production-ready toolkit for generating templated responses to common legal inquiries with built-in escalation detection. Covers 7 response categories with multiple sub-types each, plus a universal and category-specific escalation trigger system. Designed for legal operations teams handling high volumes of recurring inquiries while ensuring critical matters are routed to counsel. Table of Contents Tools Reference Guides Workflows Response Categories Escalation System Troubleshooting Success Criteria Scope & Limitations Anti-Patterns Tool Reference Clarify First Before generating the response, confirm these inputs. If any is unknown or vague, ASK — do not assume: [ ] Inquiry category + sub-type — DSR-acknowledgment vs subpoena-objection select completely different templates [ ] The raw inquiry text — required to run escalation detection first; a litigation, regulator, law-enforcement, or press trigger means STOP and route to counsel, not a templated reply [ ] Substitution variables — requestor name, dates, matter, and regulation — populate the response; missing values leave placeholders and the wrong timelines (GDPR 30-day vs CCPA 45-day) Stop rule: ask only the 2-3 that most change the output. If the user says "just draft it," proceed and list your assumptions at the top of the response. Tools 1. Response Generator (scripts/responsegenerator.py) Generate formatted legal responses from templates with variable substitution and escalation detection. 2. Escalation Detector (scripts/escalationdetector.py) Analyze inquiry text for escalation triggers and recommend routing. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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