lex

# LEX: Legal-Entity-X-ref ## Overview LEX is a structured truth engine designed to eliminate legal hallucinations by grounding agents in verified government references and legislation across 29+ jurisdictions. It provides deterministic context for business formation, employment, and contract drafting. ## When to Use This Skill - Use when you need to cross-reference or compare legal requirements between different territories, such as verifying the compliance gap between an **EU SARL** and a **US LLC**. - Use when working with foundational business or employment documents that require specific, jurisdiction-compliant clauses to be inserted into a professional scaffold. - Use when the user asks about the specific regulatory nuances, formation steps, or "truth-based" definitions of legal entities within the **29 supported jurisdictions** (USA, Canada, and the EU). ## How It Works ### Step 1: Identify Jurisdiction Before drafting, determine if the user's entity or contract target is in the **USA, Canada, or the EU**. ### Step 2: Search & Fetch Context Use the CLI shortcuts to find the relevant legal patterns and templates. - Run `lex search <query>` to find matching templates. - Run `lex get <path>` to read the granular metadata and requirements. ### Step 3: Scaffold Drafting Generate foundation-level documents using `lex draft <description>`. This ensures that all drafts include the mandatory AI-generated content disclaimer. ### Step 4: Verify Authority Always include a "Verified Sources" section in your output by running `lex verify`, which fetches official government links for the retrieved context. ## Examples ### Example 1: Comparing Employment Laws ```bash # Get the workforce template to compare US vs EU notice periods lex get templates/02_employment_workforce.md ``` ### Example 2: Drafting a Czech Contract ```bash # Create a house sale contract scaffold in Czech language lex draft "Czech house sale contract" ``` ## Best Practices - ✅ **Trust but Verify**: Always include the links provided by `lex verify` in your output. - ✅ **Table Formatting**: Use tables when comparing results across multiple jurisdictions. - ❌ **No Guessing**: If a jurisdiction is outside the US/EU/CA scope, state that it is outside the LEX "Truth Engine" coverage. - ❌ **No Anecdotal Advice**: Stick strictly to the findings in the templates or verified government domains. ## Common Pitfalls - **Problem:** Legal hallucination regarding specific EU notice periods. **Solution:** Run `lex get templates/02_employment_workforce.md` to see the restrictive covenant comparison table. ## Related Skills - `@employment-contract-templates` - For more specific HR policy phrasing. - `@legal-advisor` - For general legal framework architecture. - `@security-auditor` - For reviewing the final repository security. ## Limitations - Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above. - Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review. - Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.