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Draft legal hold notices and update hold log tracking fields.

9.1k|1.8k|Updated Apr 21, 2026
Search Tags:#document drafting#legal hold#litigation workflow#custodian management#retention tracking#privilege marking#portfolio status
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill legal-hold-anthropics
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: legal-hold
Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/tree/main/litigation-legal/skills/legal-hold
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill legal-hold-anthropics

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you consistently manage litigation preservation obligations by drafting the right legal hold documents, updating the matter’s hold log, and tracking when the hold must be refreshed or released.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Issue a legal hold for a matter by capturing scope, custodians, date range, and systems, then drafting the custodian notice as a .docx and updating tracking fields.
  • Refresh a legal hold by updating scope/custodians, drafting a reaffirmation notice, flagging departed custodians for IT-level action, and scheduling the next refresh.
  • Release a legal hold by capturing release date and retention instruction, drafting a release notice, and updating the released status.
  • Status reporting across the portfolio by reading the matter log to produce an at-a-glance table of active/overdue holds.

Quick Start

Run the legal-hold skill to issue a new hold by providing a matter slug, for example: issue a legal hold for matter 'acme-privacy' with --issue.

Frequently Asked Questions about legal-hold

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I draft a legal hold notice and track custodians for a matter?▼

Draft a legal hold notice by capturing the matter scope, custodians, date range, and systems, producing a .docx custodian notice and updating the matter hold log for tracking.

What is the process to refresh an active litigation hold and flag departed custodians?▼

Refresh a litigation hold by updating scope and custodians, drafting a reaffirmation notice, flagging departed custodians for IT action, and scheduling the next refresh date in the log.

Can I generate a portfolio status report showing overdue and active legal holds?▼

Generate a portfolio status report by reading the matter hold log to produce an at-a-glance table of active and overdue legal holds across the portfolio.

How do I release a legal hold and update retention instructions?▼

Release a legal hold by capturing the release date and retention instruction, drafting a release notice as a .docx, and updating the hold log status to released.

What file formats does legal hold workflow tracking update for preservation obligations?▼

Legal hold workflow tracking updates _log.yaml for tracking fields and history.md for scheduling, while drafting custodian notices and release notices as .docx deliverables.

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