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Append a dated event to a matter's history file and refresh the log row — captures new developments, status changes, risk re-assessments, deadline shifts, and settlement authority changes. Use when the user wants to log an update on a matter, note a development, or record a status change against the portfolio.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
Please install the "matter-update" skill from askskill: 1. Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/main/litigation-legal/skills/matter-update/SKILL.md 2. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/matter-update/SKILL.md 3. Reload skills and tell me it's ready
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/matters/ and _log.yaml.~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/matters/[slug]/history.md._log.yaml — set last_updated to today, apply any field updates.The portfolio only stays useful if it stays current. This skill makes logging an update cheap — two minutes of structured capture, no freeform drift.
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/matters/_log.yaml — find the row~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/matters/[slug]/history.md — append target~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/matters/[slug]/matter.md — reference (don't rewrite)~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/CLAUDE.md — risk calibration (if re-assessing risk)Conflicts gate — unbypassable. Before logging an update, check _log.yaml for the matter slug. If the matter is not in _log.yaml, refuse and route:
"I don't see [matter slug] in the matter log. Run
/litigation-legal:matter-intakefirst so the conflicts check runs and the matter workspace exists. I won't append history to an unmanaged matter — the conflicts check is the gate, and there's nohistory.mdto append to until the matter is intaken."
Slug (required). If not provided, ask — with a short list of recently updated matters to pick from.
Offer categories:
Or freeform if none fits.
Default today. Accept an override (e.g., capturing an event from last week).
One-paragraph narrative. What happened, what it means, any immediate implication.
Walk through potentially affected fields:
status: — has the stage shifted (e.g., pleadings → fact discovery)?stage: — substage updaterisk: — reassessment required?materiality: — any change (new facts might trigger reserve or disclosure)?exposure_range: — revise if new informationnext_deadline: — new upcoming date, if anyoutside_counsel: — change?internal_owners: — anyone new or removed?legal_hold: — refreshed, expanded, released?Only prompt for fields likely affected by the event type. Procedural updates usually touch stage and next_deadline only; a settlement offer might touch materiality, exposure_range, status.
If the Strategy update is a settlement acceptance (the company is accepting a settlement offer, executing a settlement agreement, or authorizing acceptance in principle — not merely logging an offer made or received): Read ## Who's using this in ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/CLAUDE.md. If the Role is Non-lawyer:
Accepting a settlement has legal consequences — it resolves claims, typically requires a release, and can affect insurance, tax, and related matters. Have you reviewed this with an attorney? If yes, proceed. If no, here's a brief to bring to them:
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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.