| name | draft-a-legal-document |
| title | Draft a Legal Document |
| description | Draft a legal document for you, like an NDA, a customer contract, an offer letter, a privacy policy, terms of service, a board decision, a reply to a customer data request, or a brief to send a real lawyer. I work from your existing templates if I have them, or from market-standard wording with a clear note. Drafts only, never sent or signed. |
| author | gethouston |
| author_url | https://github.com/gethouston/houston/tree/main/store/agents/legal/.agents/skills/draft-a-legal-document |
| license | MIT |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | general |
| practice | contracts |
| language | en |
Draft a Legal Document
One skill for every first-draft founder need. type param picks template + structure + citations. "Drafts only, never send / file / sign" discipline shared.
Parameter: type
Commercial paper (reads template library first):
nda - bilateral or one-way NDA anchored on your template.consulting - consulting / contractor agreement anchored on CIIAA + deliverables + term.offer-letter - employee offer letter anchored on 409A + compensation + vesting + at-will language.msa - customer-facing master services agreement.order-form - order form tied to existing MSA.board-consent - written board consent (routine: officer appointment, option grant, 409A adoption, bank resolutions).
Privacy / policy:
privacy-policy - full Privacy Policy with AI-training disclosure, SCCs, subprocessor list, legal-basis citations.tos - Terms of Service (usage, IP, acceptable use, liability cap, dispute forum).
Regulatory response:
dsr-response - GDPR Art. 15 / CCPA DSR first-touch packet: acknowledgment + identity-verification request + export cover note (3 files).
Escalation:
escalation-brief - structured brief for outside counsel: 2-3 sentence matter summary, specific questions for lawyer, quoted excerpts with cite, deadline, recommended firm type (corporate / commercial lit / privacy / IP / employment). Never names specific firms.
User names type in plain English ("draft NDA with Acme", "write our privacy policy", "package this for counsel") → infer. Ambiguous → ask ONE question naming 10 options grouped by bucket.
When to use
- Explicit: "draft {type}", "write our privacy policy", "respond to this DSR", "escalate this to counsel".
- Plain-English asks map to a
type: "draft an NDA for {counterparty}" → nda; "draft a contractor / consulting agreement" → consulting; "draft a customer contract" / "MSA for {customer}" / "order form" → msa or order-form; "draft a board consent" / "board decision for {action}" → board-consent; "draft / update our privacy policy" → ; "draft our terms of service" → ; "a customer asked for their data" / "respond to a DSR / GDPR / CCPA request" → ; "package this for a lawyer" / "prep a handoff to outside counsel" / "trademark handoff to a lawyer" → .
