hiring-review

Review offer letters and restrictive covenants with jurisdiction-specific compliance checks.

Updated May 15, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/az9713/claude-for-legal-tutorial --skill hiring-review-az9713
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Skill: hiring-review
Source: https://github.com/az9713/claude-for-legal-tutorial/tree/main/employment-legal/skills/hiring-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/az9713/claude-for-legal-tutorial --skill hiring-review-az9713

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This skill helps you review an offer letter and restrictive covenants by validating the employee’s work jurisdiction, checking exemption classification, and flagging issues that require jurisdiction-specific research and citations before an offer proceeds.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Jurisdiction-first review: Determines the governing jurisdiction based on where the person will work (including remote/hybrid nuances) and escalates when coverage is missing from the jurisdiction table.
  • Exemption & classification validation: Checks whether the offer aligns with exempt/non-exempt rules using researched salary thresholds and applicable duties tests, rather than memory.
  • Restrictive covenant enforceability analysis: Reviews non-competes, non-solicits, confidentiality/IP assignments, and flags enforceability risks (including overlays like thresholds, notice/consideration, scope, duration, and choice-of-law/forum).
  • Actionable, attorney-ready outputs: Produces a structured work-product summary with clear action items and a decision tree, including a consequential-action gate for non-lawyer users.

Quick Start

Use hiring-review to review the attached offer letter file and identify jurisdiction, classification, and restrictive-covenant issues.

Frequently Asked Questions about hiring-review

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I review an offer letter for compliance issues across different jurisdictions?

Offer letter review checks the employee work jurisdiction, performs exemption classification validation, and identifies jurisdiction-specific compliance gaps. It enforces a consequential-action gate before recommending an offer for non-lawyer roles.

Can I use a non-compete clause in an employment contract and how is enforceability checked?

Non-compete enforceability is checked by analyzing restrictive covenants for scope, duration, notice, consideration, and choice-of-law overlays. The review flags enforceability risks based on the specific jurisdiction where the employee will work.

How do I validate wage-hour exemption classification when drafting a job offer?

Exemption classification validation checks whether the offer aligns with exempt or non-exempt rules using researched salary thresholds and applicable duties tests. This ensures the classification relies on current jurisdiction research rather than memory.

What happens if an employee works remotely in a state not covered by the jurisdiction table?

When remote or hybrid employee work locations are missing from the jurisdiction table, the jurisdiction-first review escalates the issue. This ensures missing jurisdictional coverage is addressed before the offer proceeds.

Does the restrictive covenant analysis include confidentiality and IP assignment clauses?

Restrictive covenant analysis includes reviewing confidentiality and IP assignment clauses alongside non-competes and non-solicits. It flags enforceability risks and requires a consequential-action gate for non-lawyer users before recommending the offer.