/matter-update

1. Follow the workflow and reference below.
2. Confirm slug exists in ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/matters/ and _log.yaml.
3. Prompt for event type, date (default today), summary, and any log field updates (risk change, status change, next deadline shift, materiality reclassification).
4. Append dated entry to ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/litigation-legal/matters/[slug]/history.md.
5. Update _log.yaml — set last_updated to today, apply any field updates.
6. Confirm.

Matter Update

Purpose

The portfolio only stays useful if it stays current. This skill makes logging an update cheap — two minutes of structured capture, no freeform drift.

Load context

• ~/.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-intake first 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 no history.md to append to until the matter is intaken."

Input

Slug (required). If not provided, ask — with a short list of recently updated matters to pick from.

The update

1. Event type

Offer categories:

• Procedural — motion filed/received, order issued, hearing held, deadline set
• Discovery — production made/received, depositions taken, subpoena served
• Substantive — new facts, key document surfaced, ruling on merits
• Strategy — posture shift, settlement offer made/received, authority update
• Risk re-assessment — severity or likelihood changed
• Stakeholder — new person looped in, outside counsel change
• Administrative — engagement letter executed, budget adjusted, hold refreshed

Or freeform if none fits.

2. Date

Default today. Accept an override (e.g., capturing an event from last week).

3. Summary

One-paragraph narrative. What happened, what it means, any immediate implication.

4. Log field changes

Walk through potentially affected fields:

• status: — has the stage shifted (e.g., pleadings → fact discovery)?
• stage: — substage update
• risk: — reassessment required?
• materiality: — any change (new facts might trigger reserve or disclosure)?
• exposure_range: — revise if new information
• next_deadline: — new upcoming date, if any
• outside_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.

4pre. Settlement-acceptance gate

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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