Brief
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The brief skill provides legal professionals with structured, actionable summaries by aggregating information across connected internal sources like email, calendar, chat, contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems, and CRM tools. It operates in three distinct modes: a daily summary for morning preparation, a topic-based research brief for internal knowledge retrieval, and an incident brief for rapid response to urgent situations like data breaches or litigation threats. The skill is designed to synthesize internal data into clear, prioritized reports while maintaining transparency about information gaps and source limitations.
What it does
- Produces a daily legal briefing covering action items, contract pipelines, and calendar events.
- Conducts research on specific legal topics by synthesizing internal documents, prior communications, and precedents.
- Generates rapid incident response briefs for urgent matters like regulatory inquiries or litigation threats.
- Identifies key contacts, relevant agreements, and immediate legal considerations for developing situations.
- Highlights missing information or unavailable sources to ensure the user understands the scope of the brief.
- Provides actionable next steps for every item included in the generated reports.
When to use it
- At the start of the workday to gain a comprehensive view of pending tasks, deadlines, and meetings.
- When researching internal positions, prior memos, or past decisions on a specific legal question.
- During time-sensitive incidents such as data breaches or litigation threats requiring immediate context.
- When you need to quickly identify relevant contracts or insurance policies related to an ongoing legal matter.
Advantages
- Centralizes fragmented information from multiple communication and management platforms.
- Saves time by providing structured summaries instead of manual searching across disparate tools.
- Improves situational awareness for legal teams during fast-moving incidents.
- Ensures accountability by clearly linking to source materials and noting information gaps.
- Facilitates better preparation for meetings and deadlines by surfacing relevant context automatically.
Usage examples
- “/brief daily”
- Generates a structured morning report detailing urgent actions, contract review status, upcoming deadlines, and relevant calendar meetings.
- “/brief topic GDPR compliance”
- Synthesizes internal memos, prior chat discussions, and existing policies to provide a summary of the organization's current approach to GDPR.
- “/brief incident data breach”
- Compiles an urgent incident brief including a timeline of events, relevant insurance policies, and recommended immediate actions.
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/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.
Invocation
/brief daily # Morning brief of legal-relevant items
/brief topic [query] # Research brief on a specific legal question
/brief incident [topic] # Rapid brief on a developing situationIf no mode is specified, ask the user which type of brief they need.
Modes
Daily Brief
A morning summary of everything a legal team member needs to know to start their day.
Sources to Scan
Check each connected source for legal-relevant items:
Email (if connected):
New contract requests or review requests
Compliance questions or reports
Responses from counterparties on active negotiations
Flagged or urgent items from the legal team inbox
External counsel communications
Regulatory or legal update newsletters
Calendar (if connected):
Today's meetings that need legal prep (board meetings, deal reviews, vendor calls)
Upcoming deadlines this week (contract expirations, filing deadlines, response deadlines)
Recurring legal team syncs
Chat (if connected):
Overnight messages in legal team channels
Direct messages requesting legal input
Mentions of legal-relevant topics (contract, compliance, privacy, NDA, terms)
Escalations or urgent requests
CLM (if connected):
Contracts awaiting review or signature
Approaching expiration dates (next 30 days)
Newly executed agreements
CRM (if connected):
Deals moving to stages that require legal involvement
New opportunities flagged for legal review
Output Format
## Daily Legal Brief -- [Date]
### Urgent / Action Required
[Items needing immediate attention, sorted by urgency]
### Contract Pipeline
- **Awaiting Your Review**: [count and list]
- **Pending Counterparty Response**: [count and list]
- **Approaching Deadlines**: [items due this week]
### New Requests
[Contract review requests, NDA requests, compliance questions received since last brief]
### Calendar Today
[Meetings with legal relevance and what prep is needed]
### Team Activity
[Key messages or updates from legal team channels]
### This Week's Deadlines
[Upcoming deadlines and filing dates]
### Sources Not Available
[Any sources that were not connected or returned errors]Topic Brief
Research and brief on a specific legal question or topic across available sources.
Workflow
Accept the topic query from the user
Search across connected sources:
Documents: Internal memos, prior analyses, playbooks, precedent
Email: Prior communications on the topic
Chat: Team discussions about the topic
CLM: Related contracts or clauses
Synthesize findings into a structured brief
Output Format
## Topic Brief: [Topic]
### Summary
[2-3 sentence executive summary of findings]
### Background
[Context and history from internal sources]
### Current State
[What the organization's current position or approach is, based on available documents]
### Key Considerations
[Important factors, risks, or open questions]
### Internal Precedent
[Prior decisions, memos, or positions found in internal sources]
### Gaps
[What information is missing or what sources were not available]
### Recommended Next Steps
[What the user should do with this information]Important Notes
Topic briefs synthesize what is available in connected sources; they do not substitute for formal legal research
If the topic requires current legal authority or case law, recommend the user consult a legal research platform (Westlaw, Lexis, etc.) or outside counsel
Always note the limitations of the sources searched
Incident Brief
Rapid briefing for developing situations that require immediate legal attention (data breaches, litigation threats, regulatory inquiries, IP disputes, etc.).
Workflow
Accept the incident topic or description
Rapidly scan all connected sources for relevant context:
Email: Communications about the incident
Chat: Real-time discussions and escalations
Documents: Relevant policies, response plans, insurance coverage
Calendar: Scheduled response meetings
CLM: Affected contracts, indemnification provisions, insurance requirements
Compile into an actionable incident brief
Output Format
## Incident Brief: [Topic]
**Prepared**: [timestamp]
**Classification**: [severity assessment if determinable]
### Situation Summary
[What is known about the incident]
### Timeline
[Chronological summary of events based on available sources]
### Immediate Legal Considerations
[Regulatory notification requirements, preservation obligations, privilege concerns]
### Relevant Agreements
[Contracts, insurance policies, or other agreements that may be implicated]
### Internal Response
[What response activity has already occurred based on email/chat]
### Key Contacts
[Relevant internal and external contacts identified from sources]
### Recommended Immediate Actions
1. [Most urgent action]
2. [Second priority]
3. [etc.]
### Information Gaps
[What is not yet known and needs to be determined]
### Sources Checked
[What was searched and what was not available]Important Notes for Incident Briefs
Speed matters. Produce the brief quickly with available information rather than waiting for complete information
Flag any litigation hold or preservation obligations immediately
Note privilege considerations (mark the brief as attorney-client privileged / work product if appropriate)
If the incident may involve a data breach, flag applicable notification deadlines (e.g., 72 hours for GDPR)
Recommend outside counsel engagement if the matter is significant
General Notes
If sources are unavailable, note the gaps prominently so the user knows what was not checked
For daily briefs, learn the user's preferences over time (what they find useful, what they want filtered out)
Briefs should be actionable: every item should have a clear next step or reason for inclusion
Keep briefs concise. Link to source materials rather than reproducing them in full
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