Legal Document Analysis

Extract and analyze legal documents, contracts, and agreements.

Disclaimer: This is AI-generated analysis for informational purposes only, not legal advice.

When to use this skill

• •User asks to review a contract or legal agreement
• •User wants to find specific clauses (termination, confidentiality, non-compete)
• •User needs obligations, deadlines, or payment terms extracted
• •User asks about risks or ambiguous language in a legal document

Steps

1. •

   Ensure pymupdf is installed:

   bash

   pip install pymupdf
   

2. •

   Extract text from the legal document.

   bash

   python scripts/extract_text.py "INPUT_FILE_PATH"
   

   The script prints extracted text directly to stdout.

3. •

   Read the shell output (or use the Read tool if saved to file).

4. •

   Produce a structured legal review:

   code

   ## Legal Document Review
   
   **Document Type**: Contract / NDA / Terms of Service / ...
   **Parties**: Party A, Party B
   **Effective Date**: ...
   **Governing Law**: ...
   
   ### Key Clauses
   
   #### Obligations
   - Party A must ...
   - Party B must ...
   
   #### Termination
   - Conditions for termination
   - Notice period required
   
   #### Confidentiality
   - Scope and duration
   
   #### Liability & Indemnification
   - Caps and triggers
   
   #### Payment Terms
   - Amounts, schedules, penalties
   
   ### Risk Flags
   - [Page X] Ambiguous language in clause Y: "..."
   - [Page X] One-sided indemnification favoring Party A
   
   ### Plain English Summary
   3–5 sentence summary of practical implications.
   

5. •

   (Optional) Search for specific clauses by keyword:

   bash

   python scripts/search_clauses.py "INPUT_FILE_PATH" termination confidential indemnif
   

   Multiple keywords can be passed as separate arguments.

Edge cases

• •Scanned contracts: If text extraction yields garbage, inform the user OCR is needed.
• •Multi-party agreements: Clearly identify all parties and their respective obligations.
• •Amendments / addenda: Check if the document references external amendments not included in the PDF.
• •Complex documents: If too many clauses to analyze at once, offer to focus on specific sections.

Scripts

• •extract_text.py — Extract full document text
• •search_clauses.py — Search for keywords with page/line references