legal-writing

Reviews legal writing drafts and provides structural feedback without rewriting content.

Updated Jun 17, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/tk1cntt/PhapChe --skill legal-writing-tk1cntt
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: legal-writing
Source: https://github.com/tk1cntt/PhapChe/tree/main/docs/claude-for-legal-main/law-student/skills/legal-writing
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tk1cntt/PhapChe --skill legal-writing-tk1cntt

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Law students need honest critique of their memos, briefs, papers, and exam essays, but having an AI rewrite the draft defeats the purpose of writing practice. This Skill reads a full draft and delivers structured feedback on organization, analysis depth, clarity, and citation form while strictly refusing to rewrite any of it. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Structural critique by document type: Identifies whether the draft is an office memo, brief, paper, or exam essay and evaluates it against the conventions of that form (IRAC/CRAC, argument ordering, thesis placement). - Top-down feedback report: Produces a structured review covering structure first, then analysis depth (rule statements, application, counterarguments), then clarity and citation form, ending with the top three prioritized fixes. - Hard no-rewrite guardrail: Refuses rewrite requests gracefully and instead offers targeted structural feedback, a labeled example of a structural move, or a Socratic drill on the underlying rule. - Use Case: A 1L pastes a draft memo and asks for feedback. The Skill reads it end to end, flags that the discussion section recites facts without linking them to the rule, notes passive-voice overuse with specific examples, and lists three prioritized fixes — without writing a single sentence of the memo. ## Quick Start Paste your legal writing draft and ask for structural feedback on its organization, analysis depth, and clarity without any rewriting.

Frequently Asked Questions about legal-writing

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

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How do I get feedback on my legal memo draft?

Paste your draft or provide a file path and ask for feedback. The Skill reads the entire draft, identifies it as a memo, brief, paper, or exam essay, and returns structured feedback on organization, analysis depth, clarity, and citation form with three prioritized fixes.

Will this tool rewrite my brief or memo for me?

No. The Skill has a hard rule against rewriting and will refuse such requests. Instead it offers more specific structural feedback, a labeled example illustrating a structural move, or a Socratic drill on the underlying legal rule.

Does it check Bluebook citation format?

It flags common citation errors such as signals, pincites, and id. usage, and marks edge cases with a VERIFY flag. It is not a comprehensive Bluebook checker, so non-routine citations should be confirmed against the Bluebook itself.

Can I trust its feedback on substantive legal rules?

Structural feedback on organization and style is given confidently, but any substantive rule or case-applicability judgment the Skill is unsure about is flagged with VERIFY. You should confirm those points against your own outline and sources.

What are the limitations of AI legal writing feedback?

It grades against general legal writing standards, not a professor's rubric or assignment-specific expectations, so it supplements rather than replaces instructor feedback. It also never produces model answers or rewrites, by design.