/brief -- Legal Team Briefing
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Generate contextual briefings for legal work. Supports three modes: daily brief, topic brief, and incident brief.
Important: This command assists with legal workflows but does not provide legal advice. Briefings should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals before being relied upon.
Invocation
/brief daily # Morning brief of legal-relevant items
/brief topic [query] # Research brief on a specific legal question
/brief incident [topic] # Rapid brief on a developing situationIf no mode is specified, ask the user which type of brief they need.
Modes
Daily Brief
A morning summary of everything a legal team member needs to know to start their day.
Sources to Scan
Check each connected source for legal-relevant items:
Email (if connected):
- New contract requests or review requests
- Compliance questions or reports
- Responses from counterparties on active negotiations
- Flagged or urgent items from the legal team inbox
- External counsel communications
- Regulatory or legal update newsletters
Calendar (if connected):
- Today's meetings that need legal prep (board meetings, deal reviews, vendor calls)
- Upcoming deadlines this week (contract expirations, filing deadlines, response deadlines)
- Recurring legal team syncs
Chat (if connected):
- Overnight messages in legal team channels
- Direct messages requesting legal input
- Mentions of legal-relevant topics (contract, compliance, privacy, NDA, terms)
- Escalations or urgent requests
CLM (if connected):
- Contracts awaiting review or signature
- Approaching expiration dates (next 30 days)
- Newly executed agreements
CRM (if connected):
- Deals moving to stages that require legal involvement
- New opportunities flagged for legal review
Output Format
## Daily Legal Brief -- [Date]
### Urgent / Action Required
[Items needing immediate attention, sorted by urgency]
### Contract Pipeline
- **Awaiting Your Review**: [count and list]
- **Pending Counterparty Response**: [count and list]
- **Approaching Deadlines**: [items due this week]
### New Requests
[Contract review requests, NDA requests, compliance questions received since last brief]
### Calendar Today
[Meetings with legal relevance and what prep is needed]
### Team Activity
[Key messages or updates from legal team channels]
### This Week's Deadlines
[Upcoming deadlines and filing dates]
### Sources Not Available
[Any sources that were not connected or returned errors]Topic Brief
Research and brief on a specific legal question or topic across available sources.
Workflow
- Accept the topic query from the user
- Search across connected sources:
- Documents: Internal memos, prior analyses, playbooks, precedent - Email: Prior communications on the topic - Chat: Team discussions about the topic - CLM: Related contracts or clauses
- Synthesize findings into a structured brief
Output Format
## Topic Brief: [Topic]
### Summary
[2-3 sentence executive summary of findings]
### Background
[Context and history from internal sources]
### Current State
[What the organization's current position or approach is, based on available documents]
### Key Considerations
[Important factors, risks, or open questions]
### Internal Precedent
[Prior decisions, memos, or positions found in internal sources]
### Gaps
[What information is missing or what sources were not available]
### Recommended Next Steps
[What the user should do with this information]Important Notes
- Topic briefs synthesize what is available in connected sources; they do not substitute for formal legal research
- If the topic requires current legal authority or case law, recommend the user consult a legal research platform (Westlaw, Lexis, etc.) or outside counsel
- Always note the limitations of the sources searched
Incident Brief
Rapid briefing for developing situations that require immediate legal attention (data breaches, litigation threats, regulatory inquiries, IP disputes, etc.).
Workflow
- Accept the incident topic or description
- Rapidly scan all connected sources for relevant context:
- Email: Communications about the incident - Chat: Real-time discussions and escalations - Documents: Relevant policies, response plans, insurance coverage - Calendar: Scheduled response meetings - CLM: Affected contracts, indemnification provisions, insurance requirements
- Compile into an actionable incident brief
Output Format
## Incident Brief: [Topic]
**Prepared**: [timestamp]
**Classification**: [severity assessment if determinable]
### Situation Summary
[What is known about the incident]
### Timeline
[Chronological summary of events based on available sources]
### Immediate Legal Considerations
[Regulatory notification requirements, preservation obligations, privilege concerns]
### Relevant Agreements
[Contracts, insurance policies, or other agreements that may be implicated]
### Internal Response
[What response activity has already occurred based on email/chat]
### Key Contacts
[Relevant internal and external contacts identified from sources]
### Recommended Immediate Actions
1. [Most urgent action]
2. [Second priority]
3. [etc.]
### Information Gaps
[What is not yet known and needs to be determined]
### Sources Checked
[What was searched and what was not available]Important Notes for Incident Briefs
- Speed matters. Produce the brief quickly with available information rather than waiting for complete information
- Flag any litigation hold or preservation obligations immediately
- Note privilege considerations (mark the brief as attorney-client privileged / work product if appropriate)
- If the incident may involve a data breach, flag applicable notification deadlines (e.g., 72 hours for GDPR)
- Recommend outside counsel engagement if the matter is significant
General Notes
- If sources are unavailable, note the gaps prominently so the user knows what was not checked
- For daily briefs, learn the user's preferences over time (what they find useful, what they want filtered out)
- Briefs should be actionable: every item should have a clear next step or reason for inclusion
- Keep briefs concise. Link to source materials rather than reproducing them in full