Legal
Review contracts, triage NDAs, and navigate compliance workflows
The Legal plugin gives Claude deep expertise in legal operations. It speeds up contract review, NDA triage, and compliance workflows for in-house legal teams. Claude can draft legal briefs, organize precedent research, assess risk, prep for meetings, and draft templated responses — so your legal team spends less time on routine work and more time on strategic counsel.
Who is this for?
In-house counsel, legal operations managers, contract managers, and compliance officers who handle high volumes of routine legal work. Ideal for lean legal teams supporting fast-growing companies.
What you can do
- Review contracts and flag non-standard clauses, risks, and areas for negotiation
- Triage incoming NDAs and assess them against your standard terms
- Draft legal briefs, memos, and templated responses
- Navigate compliance requirements and track regulatory obligations
- Prep meeting briefs with relevant case history and context
- Assess vendor agreements against your company's risk framework
Skills
Domain expertise Claude draws on automatically.
Contract Review
Analyze contracts for risks, non-standard terms, and areas requiring negotiation
NDA Triage
Quickly assess NDAs against standard templates and flag deviations
Compliance
Navigate regulatory requirements and track compliance obligations
Legal Risk Assessment
Evaluate legal risks in agreements, decisions, and business activities
Meeting Briefing
Prepare meeting briefs with relevant background, precedents, and talking points
Canned Responses
Draft and manage templated responses for common legal requests
Slash Commands
Actions you trigger explicitly.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/legal:review-contract | Analyze a contract and produce a risk-flagged summary with recommendations |
/legal:triage-nda | Assess an NDA against your standard terms and recommend approve/negotiate/reject |
/legal:brief | Draft a legal brief or memo on a specific topic or issue |
/legal:respond | Draft a templated response to a common legal request |
/legal:vendor-check | Review a vendor agreement against your company's risk and compliance framework |
Connectors
All connectors are optional — start with the tools you use most.
Supported tools
How to Install
- 1 Open the Claude desktop app and start a Cowork session
- 2 Search for 'Legal' in the plugin directory
- 3 Install the plugin to add it to your workspace
- 4 Connect your document management system (Box, Egnyte, Microsoft 365)
- 5 Use /legal:review-contract to analyze your first contract
FAQ
Can Claude replace a lawyer?
No. Claude assists your legal team by accelerating routine work like contract review and NDA triage. All output should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals.
Is my legal data secure?
Refer to Anthropic's privacy policy for details on data handling. Check with your organization about approved use cases for legal documents in Cowork.
Can I customize it for our standard contract templates?
Yes. You can add your company's standard terms, risk thresholds, and approval workflows to the skill files so Claude evaluates against your specific standards.
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