Lawyer Claude Skills
Legal AI tools are now used by over 70% of law firms, and Claude is emerging as the preferred AI for legal work thanks to its strong reasoning and document analysis capabilities. These 8 Claude Agent Skills package proven legal workflows — from clause-by-clause contract review to deposition summarisation — into installable SKILL.md files you can use in Claude Code or claude.ai.
Reviewing Contracts
AdvancedPerforms clause-by-clause contract review for legal professionals, flags missing standard clauses, identifies one-sided terms, rates risk level (Green/Amber/Red), and suggests negotiation points. Use when reviewing, analysing, or redlining any contract, agreement, NDA, SOW, MSA, or legal document.
$When a client sends a contract for review before signing or negotiation.
Researching Legal Issues
AdvancedConducts structured legal research including case law discovery, statutory analysis, regulatory cross-referencing, and precedent matching for any jurisdiction or legal question. Use when asked to research a legal question, find relevant cases, analyse a statute, or identify legal precedents.
$When you need to quickly survey the legal landscape on a specific issue.
Drafting Legal Documents
AdvancedDrafts legal memoranda, briefs, demand letters, cease-and-desist letters, motions, and other legal documents from an issue summary or client instructions. Use when asked to draft, write, or prepare any legal document, letter, memo, or filing.
$When you need a first draft of a legal document quickly from an issue summary.
Conducting Due Diligence
AdvancedStructures and performs legal due diligence for M&A transactions, investments, or commercial agreements, including document review checklists, risk identification, and summary reports. Use when asked to conduct due diligence, review a data room, or assess legal risk in a transaction.
$When evaluating a target company or transaction for legal risk before closing.
Summarising Depositions
IntermediateExtracts key facts, admissions, inconsistencies, and credibility issues from deposition transcripts, organising findings for trial preparation or settlement analysis. Use when asked to summarise a deposition, review testimony, or analyse a transcript.
$When you need a structured summary of a deposition transcript for trial prep.
Managing Client Intake
BeginnerStructures client intake information, categorises matter type, identifies conflicts of interest flags, and produces a matter summary for assignment. Use when processing new client enquiries, initial consultations, or new matter openings.
$When opening a new client matter and needing a structured summary for the file.
Generating Billing Entries
BeginnerConverts raw matter notes, task descriptions, and time records into properly formatted billing entries with appropriate billing codes and task descriptions that comply with client billing guidelines. Use when asked to generate billing entries, write time entries, or create an invoice narrative.
$When converting daily work notes into billable time entries.
Redlining Documents
AdvancedProduces tracked-changes edits on contract drafts with market benchmark commentary explaining why each change is standard, beneficial, or necessary. Use when asked to redline, mark up, or negotiate changes to a contract draft.
$When you need to return a marked-up version of a contract with negotiation rationale.
# Frequently asked questions
Q1.What Claude skills are available for Lawyers?
A.There are 8 free Claude agent skills for Lawyers: Reviewing Contracts, Researching Legal Issues, Drafting Legal Documents, Conducting Due Diligence, Summarising Depositions, Managing Client Intake, Generating Billing Entries, Redlining Documents. Each skill is a downloadable SKILL.md file that can be installed in Claude Code or uploaded to claude.ai.
Q2.How does Claude help Lawyers with their work?
A.Legal AI tools are now used by over 70% of law firms, and Claude is emerging as the preferred AI for legal work thanks to its strong reasoning and document analysis capabilities. These 8 Claude Agent Skills package proven legal workflows — from clause-by-clause contract review to deposition summarisation — into installable SKILL.md files you can use in Claude Code or claude.ai.
Q3.What is the easiest Claude skill for a Lawyer to start with?
A.The best starting skill is "Managing Client Intake" — it is rated Beginner and covers one of the most frequent tasks Lawyers delegate to Claude.
Q4.How do I install a SKILL.md file in Claude Code?
A.Download the SKILL.md file, create a .claude/skills/ folder in your project root if one does not exist, and place the file inside it. Claude Code automatically discovers and loads the skill on the next startup — no further configuration is needed.
Q5.Can I use these skills in claude.ai without Claude Code?
A.Yes. In claude.ai, open Settings, go to Features, and click Skills. Upload the SKILL.md file and it becomes available across all your claude.ai conversations.
Q6.Can I use these skills with the Claude API?
A.Yes. The Claude API supports skills via the /v1/skills endpoints. You can register a SKILL.md file and reference it by name in API requests, allowing Claude to apply the skill's workflow programmatically in any integration.
Q7.How do I customise a Lawyer Claude skill for my specific workflow?
A.Download the SKILL.md file and open it in any text editor. Update the workflow steps, key points, and examples to match your organisation's standards or personal preferences. The name and description in the YAML frontmatter can also be edited. Save the modified file back to .claude/skills/ and Claude Code will load the updated version on the next start.
Q8.Are these SKILL.md files free to download?
A.Yes, completely free. There are no sign-ups, paywalls, or usage limits. Download any skill, customise it, and share it with your team.
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