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Brief Section Drafter

Drafts brief sections in house style, tied to the case theory, with citations flagged for verification.

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Repository
anthropics/claude-for-legal
Stars
9,870
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill helps a lawyer produce a first draft of a court brief section, such as a statement of facts or an argument section. It loads the firm's case theory and house style from a configuration file, then drafts text that is meant to stay consistent with the theory, marks every fact or citation that needs checking, and flags weak arguments rather than presenting them as strong. It also includes firm rules on quoting the record exactly, checking citations, and not drafting witness statements in a witness's voice for England and Wales proceedings.

Great for

  • Litigators and paralegals who need a first draft of a brief section to edit
  • Lawyers preparing oral argument who want a focused list of the strongest points
  • Teams that want consistent citation and quotation discipline across filings

Skip it if

  • Drafting a witness statement or declaration in a witness's own voice, because the skill itself refuses this under PD 57AC and similar rules and the content would be a credibility and sanctions risk
  • Filing-ready text without attorney review, since the skill is designed to produce drafts with verification flags that a lawyer must clear
  • Non-lawyers seeking legal advice on their own case, since the output assumes a supervising attorney

Try asking

  • “Draft the statement of facts for our summary judgment motion using the case theory in my CLAUDE.md”
  • “Write argument II on the breach of contract issue in house style”
  • “Prepare a focused 4-point oral rebuttal on the damages argument and tell me which points to drop”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Brief Section DrafterInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    brief-section-drafter.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip brief-section-drafter.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip brief-section-drafter.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Create the CLAUDE.md case theory and house style file first, otherwise the skill cannot align the draft to your theory.
  • Provide the record documents or transcript pages you have open, so quotations and pinpoint cites can be checked rather than guessed.
  • Review every bracketed verification flag before the draft goes anywhere near a filing.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from anthropics/claude-for-legal under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.