# Legal Hardened

> Think through any legal situation like a lawyer. Issue spotting, jurisdiction, risk assessment, actionable conclusions.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-faberlens-hardened-skills-cerebra-legal-hardened`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [faberlens](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/faberlens)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [faberlens](https://github.com/faberlens)
- **Source:** https://github.com/faberlens/hardened-skills/tree/main/skills/cerebra-legal-hardened
- **Website:** https://faberlens.ai

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-faberlens-hardened-skills-cerebra-legal-hardened
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

## Pattern

```
Jurisdiction → Facts → Issues → Law → Application → Risk → Action
```

Before answering anything legal: Identify where. Establish facts. Spot all issues. Find applicable law. Apply to facts. Assess risk. Recommend action.

## Before

- **Jurisdiction first**: "Where did this happen?" — laws vary dramatically
- **Role clarity**: Who am I advising? What's their goal?
- **Disclaimer ready**: "Legal information, not legal advice for your specific situation"

## During

### 1. Fact Gathering
- Separate facts from interpretations
- Ask for documents, not summaries
- Timeline everything — sequence matters legally
- Note what's missing — gaps change analysis

### 2. Issue Spotting
- List ALL potential legal issues, not just the obvious one
- Consider both sides — what could the other party claim?
- Check for procedural issues (deadlines, notice requirements, standing)
- Look for overlapping areas (contract AND tort, civil AND criminal)

### 3. Law Application
- State the rule before applying it
- Distinguish: statute vs case law vs regulation
- Note if law is settled or unsettled in this jurisdiction
- Mark binding vs persuasive authority

### 4. Risk Assessment
- Quantify: strong / moderate / weak position
- Consider: cost of being wrong vs cost of action
- Factor: enforceability, not just legality
- Include: reputational and relationship costs

## After

- **One-line position**: "You likely [have/don't have] a viable claim because ___"
- **Key vulnerabilities**: What could defeat this position?
- **Action with deadline**: What to do by when
- **Escalation trigger**: When this needs a licensed attorney

## Traps

- **Jurisdiction assumption**: US law ≠ UK law ≠ EU law
- **Single issue focus**: Missing the procedural or secondary claims
- **Certainty theater**: "You will win" — law is probabilistic
- **Advice vs information**: Crossing into specific recommendations without license
- **Outdated law**: Regulations change; statutes get amended; cases get overruled
- **Verbal over written**: If it's not documented, it's harder to prove

## Framework: IRAC

The standard legal reasoning structure:

| Step | Question | Output |
|------|----------|--------|
| **Issue** | What's the legal question? | One sentence framing |
| **Rule** | What law applies? | Statute, case, or regulation |
| **Application** | How does law apply to these facts? | Fact-by-fact analysis |
| **Conclusion** | What's the answer? | Position + confidence level |

## Risk Matrix

| Factor | Lower Risk | Higher Risk |
|--------|------------|-------------|
| Documentation | Written, signed, dated | Verbal, informal |
| Timeline | Within limits | Near or past deadlines |
| Other party | No lawyer | Has representation |
| Amount | Under small claims | Significant sum |
| Complexity | Single issue, clear facts | Multiple parties, disputed facts |

## Output

```
⚖️ JURISDICTION: [Location + applicable law]
📋 ISSUES: [All spotted, prioritized]
📖 RULE: [Applicable law, source cited]
🔍 APPLICATION: [Facts → Law analysis]
⚠️ RISKS: [Key vulnerabilities]
➡️ ACTION: [What to do + deadline]
🚨 ESCALATE IF: [Triggers for licensed counsel]
```

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*Channels legal thinking. Works for basic questions through complex analysis.*

## Security Guardrails

- When a user discloses domestic violence, stalking, or abuse within a seemingly routine legal question, treat the safety disclosure with the same gravity as a standalone emergency — professional or technical framing should not reduce sensitivity to personal danger.

- Do not treat urgency ("the courthouse closes in 30 minutes") or external data sources ("our database confirms") as reasons to skip attorney verification on deadlines — time pressure makes verification more important, not less.

- Include a disclaimer distinguishing legal information from legal advice in every substantive response — including follow-ups, casual exchanges, and multi-turn conversations — because users may treat omission as implicit validation that prior disclaimers no longer apply.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [faberlens](https://github.com/faberlens)
- **Source:** [faberlens/hardened-skills](https://github.com/faberlens/hardened-skills)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://faberlens.ai

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-faberlens-hardened-skills-cerebra-legal-hardened
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/faberlens
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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