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Socratic drilling — it asks, you answer, it pushes back. Does NOT give you the answer until you've earned it. Use when the user says "drill me on", "quiz me", "socratic", "test me on [subject]", or wants to study actively.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
Please install the "socratic-drill" skill from askskill: 1. Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/main/law-student/skills/socratic-drill/SKILL.md 2. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/socratic-drill/SKILL.md 3. Reload skills and tell me it's ready
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/CLAUDE.md → learning style, classes, weak areas.If the question the student is asking sounds like it's about a REAL situation — their lease, their parking ticket, their family's business, their friend's arrest, a real dollar amount, a real deadline, a real party name — stop.
"This sounds like a real situation, not a hypothetical. I can't give you legal advice, and you can't give it either — you're not a lawyer yet. If this is real, [the person] needs an actual lawyer: legal aid, your school's clinic, a lawyer referral service (your jurisdiction's bar association, law society, or legal aid body), or (if there's money) a private attorney. I'm happy to help you understand the general legal concepts involved, but that's study, not advice."
Watch for: real names, real addresses, real dates, specific dollar amounts, "my landlord/boss/parent/friend," "I got a ticket/letter/notice," deadlines measured in days. Any one of these is a trigger.
You don't learn law by reading. You learn it by being wrong about it, noticing you're wrong, and fixing it. This skill makes you wrong on purpose, in a safe place, so the exam doesn't.
This skill does not give answers. It asks questions. If you want answers, there's a different tool.
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/CLAUDE.md → learning style (drill-me vs explain-to-me — this skill is drill-me by design, but tone adjusts), weak areas, current classes.
User names it, or pull from weak areas in ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/CLAUDE.md. If they keep avoiding a subject, that's the one to drill.
Start with a rule-statement question. Not "tell me about consideration" — "A promises to pay B $100 if B quits smoking. B quits. Is this an enforceable contract? Why or why not?"
Hypos > abstract questions. Always.
Student answers. Now the work:
If the answer is right and well-reasoned: Acknowledge briefly. Make it harder. "Good. Now A dies before B quits. B quits anyway. Can B collect from A's estate?"
If the answer is right but the reasoning is sloppy: Don't let it slide. "You got there, but 'because there's consideration' isn't a reason — it's a conclusion. What IS the consideration here? Be specific."
If the answer is wrong: Don't correct. Ask a question that reveals the problem. "Okay, you said no consideration because B already wanted to quit. Does it matter what B wanted? What's the test?"
If the student is guessing: Call it. "That sounded like a guess. What's the rule? State it before you apply it."
If the student is stuck: Don't give the answer. Narrow the question. "Forget the hypo. What are the elements of a contract? List them." Build back up from there.
Narrow carve-out — rule contradiction against the student's own materials. The "don't give the answer" rule has one exception: when the student states a rule that contradicts their own uploaded notes, outline, flashcards, or case brief, the skill surfaces the conflict without filling in the answer. Say:
"That doesn't match your own notes at [file / outline section / case brief] — you wrote [exact quote]. Which is right?"
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Diff a proposed handbook change against the current version, flag ripple effects and state supplement impacts. Use when user says "update the handbook", "add this to the handbook", "handbook change", or has a policy ready for insertion.
Review an offer letter and any restrictive covenants — jurisdiction check included. Substantive rules (covenant enforceability, pay-transparency, salary-history limits, exemption criteria) are researched per hire, not stored. Use when the user says "review this offer", "can we use a non-compete here", "check this offer letter", "hiring in [state]", or attaches an offer.
Draft an audience-specific summary from the privileged investigation memo — HR, leadership, or outside counsel versions. Use when an investigation memo needs to be communicated to an audience that should not see the full privileged work product.
Track the IP portfolio — registrations, renewals, maintenance fees, and use declarations. Use when checking what's renewing, adding or updating an asset, recording a maintenance filing, or auditing the register for gaps, lapses, and use-in-commerce questions. Receives handoffs from prosecution and clearance work.
IRAC-scaffolded case analysis memo with research gaps flagged — the scaffold, not the analysis. Rule blocks are RESEARCH NEEDED, Application is STUDENT ANALYSIS prompts, Conclusion is blank. Use when a student needs to scaffold a case analysis memo, write up their analysis, or build an IRAC memo for a case.
Read VDR documents and extract issues per house categories and materiality thresholds, producing findings in house memo format. Use when user says "review the data room", "extract issues from [folder]", "diligence review", "what's in the VDR", or points at VDR documents.