cocounsel-legal:deep-research Skill
Use this skill whenever a user specifically requests legal research or Westlaw Deep Research, asks for CoCounsel Legal or cocounsel legal support, or asks a question that requires explaining, analyzing, or synthesizing U.S. law. Published by anthropics in claude-for-legal.
What is cocounsel-legal:deep-research Skill?
Use this skill whenever a user specifically requests legal research or Westlaw Deep Research, asks for CoCounsel Legal or cocounsel legal support, or asks a question that requires explaining, analyzing, or synthesizing U.S. law. Published by anthropics in claude-for-legal. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Database workflows
- Research
- Database workflows use cases
- Research use cases
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use cocounsel-legal:deep-research Skill
- Use it for database workflows.
- Use it for research.
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Source
- Creator: anthropics
- Repository: anthropics/claude-for-legal
- Skill file: external_plugins/cocounsel-legal/skills/deep-research/SKILL.md
What it does
Use this skill whenever a user specifically requests legal research or Westlaw Deep Research, asks for CoCounsel Legal or cocounsel legal support, or asks a question that requires explaining, analyzing, or synthesizing U.S. law.
Skill instructions
Westlaw Deep Research Westlaw Deep Research searches Westlaw's database of caselaw, statutes, and administrative decisions and returns a written research report that explains, analyzes, or synthesizes relevant authority. Deep Research employs an agentic process that mirrors the methodology of human researchers, utilizing Westlaw's proprietary tools to systematically analyze the trusted content available on Westlaw and Practical Law. This skill will autonomously run the full research cycle: start, poll, report. Prerequisites The cocounsel-legal MCP server must be connected. Verify it is available before starting research. If the server is not connected, inform the user and stop. When to Use - Use for any questions answerable from caselaw, statutes, regulations, administrative materials, secondary sources, Practical Law documents and Current Awareness materials, including JD Supra. Examples include: - How courts have ruled on an issue or what authority supports or challenges a position -
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Frequently asked questions
What is cocounsel-legal:deep-research?
cocounsel-legal:deep-research is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Use this skill whenever a user specifically requests legal research or Westlaw Deep Research, asks for CoCounsel Legal or cocounsel legal support, or asks a question that requires.
Who is cocounsel-legal:deep-research best for?
cocounsel-legal:deep-research is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, database workflows, research workflows.
How do I install cocounsel-legal:deep-research?
Install or run cocounsel-legal:deep-research using Copy skill directory. Check cocounsel-legal:deep-research for the latest setup command.
Is cocounsel-legal:deep-research actively maintained?
cocounsel-legal:deep-research may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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