/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 situation

If no mode is specified, ask the user which type of brief they need.

Modes

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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]

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Topic Brief

Research and brief on a specific legal question or topic across available sources.

Workflow

1. Accept the topic query from the user
2. 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
3. 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]

#### 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

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### Incident Brief

Rapid briefing for developing situations that require immediate legal attention (data breaches, litigation threats, regulatory inquiries, IP disputes, etc.).

#### Workflow

1. Accept the incident topic or description
2. 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
3. Compile into an actionable incident brief

#### Output Format

#### 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