# attorney-assist

This skill connects you with a LegalZoom attorney when AI contract analysis isn't enough. The attorney sees your conversation, documents and the analysis.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 939 installs · ★ 40
- Author: cline
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/cline/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/attorney-assist/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/attorney-assist

## What it does

The skill runs on MCP tool calls to the LegalZoom server. It first checks whether you have attorney consultation access (`legalzoom.check_attorney_consultation_entitlements`), then gathers context: your questions, jurisdiction and a phone number. From there it matches a consultation topic through `legalzoom.get_consultation_topics` and packages everything for the attorney.

Without a working MCP connection to LegalZoom the skill does nothing useful. It won't simulate service responses or invent availability slots, session IDs or confirmations. On a 401 or 403 it stops and points you to the connector settings; on a 503 or 504 it waits and retries the call. Worth checking your connector ahead of time if you plan to rely on a consultation mid-task.

If you have no plan, the skill lays out the Business Attorney Plan: 30-minute consultations, document review up to 10 pages, and a 25% discount when you retain the attorney for more work. The available text cuts off during context packaging, so I won't describe the later steps.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cline/skills --skill attorney-assist -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/attorney-assist/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/attorney-assist/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cline/skills --skill attorney-assist -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/attorney-assist/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cline/skills --skill attorney-assist -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/attorney-assist/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install cline/skills attorney-assist
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/attorney-assist/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cline/skills --skill attorney-assist -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/cline/skills --path skills/attorney-assist
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/attorney-assist/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cline/skills --skill attorney-assist -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/cline/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/attorney-assist/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- connect a user with an attorney on a specific matter
- check whether attorney consultation access exists
- match a consultation topic to the case
- hand the attorney the conversation history and document analysis
- stop and report an error honestly instead of faking a result

## Example prompts
- /attorney-assist
- I need a lawyer to look at this contract
- Connect me with a LegalZoom attorney, the matter is in California

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: attorney-assist
description: Connects the user with a LegalZoom attorney for legal consultation. Use when a user asks about attorneys, lawyers, or legal help, or when contract review reveals high risks or low-confidence findings.
---

# /attorney-assist -- Connect with a LegalZoom Attorney

> When you need actual legal advice and AI analysis isn't enough, connect with an experienced LegalZoom attorney. They'll have all of the context from your conversation to give you quality advice.

## Core Principles

1. **Context preservation**: Attorneys see everything -- conversation history, documents, AI analysis
2. **Intelligent routing**: Match to the right attorney based on specialty and jurisdiction
3. **Clear expectations**: Users know exactly what to expect (timing, process, cost)

## CRITICAL: Service Availability Guardrail

**NEVER simulate, fabricate, or approximate LegalZoom service interactions.** Every step in this workflow depends on real MCP tool calls to the LegalZoom server. If any tool call fails:

1. **Stop the workflow immediately.** Do not continue to subsequent steps.
2. **Do not invent data.** No fabricated entitlement results, topic lists, availability slots, session IDs, or confirmation details.
3. **Do not present fake output.** Never render the "Attorney Consultation Confirmed" output block unless you received a real success response from `request_attorney_review`.
4. **Never role-play as a LegalZoom system.** Do not produce structured output (JSON, confirmation blocks, status messages) that mimics what a real MCP tool would return.
5. **Inform the user honestly**, using the appropriate response based on the error type:

   - **401 / 403 (authentication/authorization errors):** Stop the workflow. Do not retry. Show this message:

     > I wasn't able to reach the LegalZoom service to connect you with an attorney. Here's what you can do:
     > 1. **Check your connector** — open your agent settings and make sure the LegalZoom connector is enabled under **Connectors**
     > 2. **Try again later** — the service may be temporarily unavailable
     > 3. **Visit [legalzoom.com](https://www.legalzoom.com)** to connect with an attorney directly
     > 4. **Continue with AI analysis** — I can keep helping with what I have

   - **400 (bad request):** Do not retry blindly. Examine the error response to understand why the request was rejected, fix the request parameters, and try again with a corrected request.

   - **404 (not found):** For attorney scheduling tools (e.g., `get_attorney_availability`), retry with a different consultation topic — the original topic may not have matching attorneys. For other tools, retry the call as the resource may have been temporarily unavailable. Do not show auth troubleshooting.
```
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