Brief

/brief -- Legal Team Briefing

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

Modes

Daily Brief

A morning summary of everything a legal team member needs to know to start their day.

Sources to Scan

• Email: Contract requests, compliance questions, counterparty responses, external counsel communications
• Calendar: Meetings needing legal prep, upcoming deadlines, team syncs
• Chat: Legal team channels, direct messages, escalations
• CLM: Contracts awaiting review/signature, approaching expirations
• CRM: Deals requiring legal involvement

Output Format

## Daily Legal Brief -- [Date]

### Urgent / Action Required
[Items needing immediate attention]

### 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]

### Calendar Today
[Meetings with legal relevance and prep needed]

### This Week's Deadlines
[Upcoming deadlines and filing dates]

Topic Brief

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

Output Format

## Topic Brief: [Topic]

### Summary
[2-3 sentence executive summary]

### Background
[Context and history from internal sources]

### Current State
[Organization's current position or approach]

### Key Considerations
[Important factors, risks, or open questions]

### Internal Precedent
[Prior decisions, memos, or positions found]

### Recommended Next Steps
[What to do with this information]

Incident Brief

Rapid briefing for developing situations requiring immediate legal attention (data breaches, litigation threats, regulatory inquiries).

Output Format

## Incident Brief: [Topic]
**Prepared**: [timestamp]
**Classification**: [severity assessment]

### Situation Summary
[What is known about the incident]

### Timeline
[Chronological summary of events]

### Immediate Legal Considerations
[Notification requirements, preservation obligations, privilege concerns]

### Relevant Agreements
[Contracts, insurance policies implicated]

### Recommended Immediate Actions
1. [Most urgent action]
2. [Second priority]
3. [etc.]

### Information Gaps
[What needs to be determined]

General Notes

• If sources are unavailable, note the gaps prominently
• Briefs should be actionable: every item should have a clear next step
• Keep briefs concise — link to source materials rather than reproducing them