What problem does it solve? Legal holds fail operationally: issued too late, scoped too narrowly, never refreshed, or never released. This Skill manages the full legal hold lifecycle — issue, refresh, release, and portfolio-wide status tracking — while keeping the matter log (_log.yaml) and history files in sync. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Issue holds: Drafts a custodian-ready legal hold notice (.docx) with scope, custodians, date range, and systems, then updates legal_hold fields in _log.yaml and sets the next refresh date. - Refresh and release: Generates reaffirmation notices on a 6-month cadence, flags departed custodians for IT-level preservation, and drafts formal release notices when matters close. - Portfolio status report: Produces a cross-matter report of active holds, overdue refreshes, active matters missing holds, and recently released holds. - Use Case: A litigation matter is intaken and flagged as missing a hold. Run the issue mode to draft the notice, update the log, and calendar the next refresh — with attorney-review gates before anything is sent. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to issue a legal hold for a specific matter slug, for example by saying: issue a legal hold for the acme-contract-dispute matter.
