legal-research

Conducts structured legal research with parallel analysis and citation verification to produce research memos.

Updated Feb 16, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/travis-burmaster/agentbox --skill legal-research-travis-burmaster
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: legal-research
Source: https://github.com/travis-burmaster/agentbox/tree/main/examples/llm-proxy-gitagent/workspace/skills/legal-research
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/travis-burmaster/agentbox --skill legal-research-travis-burmaster

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Legal research is time-consuming and error-prone, with risks of citing fabricated cases, outdated statutes, or authorities from the wrong jurisdiction. This Skill structures the research process, enforces primary-authority prioritization, and mandates self-verification so attorneys receive memos they can trust. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Parallel Multi-Angle Research: Breaks a legal question into sub-issues and researches statutes, regulations, case law, agency guidance, and secondary sources simultaneously. - Mandatory Anti-Hallucination Verification: Every citation, quotation, and conclusion passes a checklist covering accuracy, currency, jurisdiction match, and confidence rating before delivery. - Practice-Ready Memo Output: Produces a structured memo with a bottom-line answer, IRAC-style analysis, regulatory framework tables, practical recommendations, and stated limitations. - Use Case: A corporate attorney asks whether a new fintech product triggers state money transmitter licensing. The Skill decomposes the question, researches statutes and agency guidance across relevant jurisdictions, verifies every citation, and delivers a memo with confidence-rated conclusions. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to research whether your planned business activity requires regulatory licensing in a specific jurisdiction and deliver a cited research memo.

Frequently Asked Questions about legal-research

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

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How do I research a legal question with an AI agent?

State your legal question with the relevant jurisdiction and facts. The Skill restates the question, breaks it into sub-issues, researches statutes, regulations, and case law in parallel, then delivers a structured memo with verified citations and confidence ratings.

How does the Skill prevent hallucinated case citations?

It enforces a mandatory self-verification checklist before any output: every cited authority must exist and support the claim, quotations are checked for accuracy, and unverifiable citations are removed or flagged as unverified for attorney confirmation.

What sources does legal research prioritize?

Primary authority comes first: statutes, regulations, and binding case law. Agency guidance such as interpretive letters and no-action letters ranks next, followed by persuasive authority and secondary sources like treatises and law review articles.

Can I use this for multiple jurisdictions at once?

Yes. The framing step identifies all relevant jurisdictions, and the verification checklist confirms every cited authority matches the correct jurisdiction. Authorities that may be superseded, amended, or overruled are explicitly flagged.

What are the limitations of AI legal research?

The memo includes a limitations section covering jurisdictions not analyzed, areas of legal uncertainty, and facts that could change the outcome. It supports attorney judgment but does not replace licensed legal advice or database-verified citator checks.