Legal deployment guide
Instructions
Use this skill to plan and execute a Claude rollout for a legal organization.
- Map work to products (product matrix)
- Use Claude Chat for quick legal research and Q&A.
- Use Claude Cowork for matter-level work that spans multiple files and connected apps.
- Use Claude for Microsoft 365 for the hours spent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Use Claude Platform when you need to build and deploy custom legal applications.
- Customize for legal practice
- Use connectors to bring relevant systems and knowledge sources into the workflow.
- Use practice-area plugins to align Claude with playbooks, precedent, and house style.
- Adopt in phases Follow a phased rollout plan and iterate based on real usage in key workflows (e.g., contract review/redlining, diligence, litigation prep, regulatory monitoring).
For details and the source of this framework, see:
Examples
Example: Rolling out Claude for contract review
- Start with Claude Chat for quick clause questions.
- Move to Claude Cowork when the work spans many documents and requires matter context.
- Add Claude for Microsoft 365 when attorneys spend most time drafting/redlining in Word and coordinating in Outlook.
- Use Claude Platform if the organization wants a custom contract review application integrated into existing systems.
Example: Organization-wide enablement
- Identify top workflows across in-house, transactional, litigation, and compliance.
- Select products using the product matrix.
- Enable connectors and practice-area plugins aligned to those workflows.
- Roll out in phases, then expand.