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Quick Start ​

Get your first contract review in 60 seconds. No legal expertise required — point a /legal command at a document and let the analysis do the work.


1. Install the skills ​

bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davendra/uk-legal-skills/main/install.sh | bash

Or clone and run the installer locally:

bash
git clone https://github.com/davendra/uk-legal-skills.git
cd uk-legal-skills
./install.sh

This installs the 38 /legal commands and 12 agents into ~/.claude/. It takes about 10 seconds.

2. Open your agent host ​

Launch Claude Code (or another compatible agent host) in your terminal. Navigate to the directory containing the contract you want to review.

3. See the command menu ​

Type /legal on its own to see the full command menu organised by category:

bash
/legal

4. Get a first read ​

For a quick triage before a full review, use first-read:

bash
/legal first-read contract.pdf

This gives you a fast plain-English summary and a heads-up on the biggest risks.

5. Run a full review ​

bash
/legal review contract.pdf

You can also paste text directly or provide a URL — every /legal command accepts the same three input sources: a file path, pasted text, or a URL.

bash
# Paste text
/legal review
# (your agent host will prompt you to paste the contract text)

# From a URL
/legal review https://example.com/contract.pdf

The review produces:

  • A Contract Safety Score (0--100) with a colour-coded rating
  • Clause-by-clause analysis with risk indicators: 🔴 High, 🟡 Medium, 🟢 Low
  • Specific issues with suggested alternative language
  • An overall risk summary and recommended next steps
  • A saved Markdown report in your current directory

6. Search the case law ​

Look up relevant judgments straight from the terminal:

bash
/legal caselaw "unfair dismissal qualifying period"

This searches the 63,000+ judgment corpus and returns the most relevant cases for your query.

7. Try more commands ​

bash
/legal risks contract.pdf         # Deep risk analysis
/legal negotiate contract.pdf     # Generate counter-proposals
/legal plain contract.pdf         # Translate to plain English
/legal missing contract.pdf       # Find missing protections
/legal compare old.pdf new.pdf    # Compare two versions

See all 38 commands

Type /legal on its own to see the full command menu organised by category.


What to try next ​

Here are the most popular things people use the skills for. Pick the one closest to your situation:

What you want to doCommand
Review an employment contract/legal employment contract.pdf
Check if a contractor is inside IR35/legal ir35 engagement-letter.pdf
Generate an NDA for a new business relationship/legal nda "Two-way NDA between Acme Ltd and Beta Corp for software integration project"
Audit your website's GDPR compliance/legal gdpr privacy-policy.pdf
Review a tenancy agreement before signing/legal tenancy tenancy.pdf
Analyse a will for tax planning issues/legal wills last-will.pdf
Check a commercial lease/legal property lease.pdf
Run a compliance audit/legal compliance https://example.com
Generate terms of service for your website/legal terms https://myapp.com

Full command reference

See the CLI Commands section for detailed documentation on every skill, including input formats, output structure, and example usage.

UK Legal Skills — Established MMXXVI · Built for England & Wales · Not legal advice.