legal-risk-assessment-anthropic
Assess and classify legal risks using a severity-by-likelihood framework with escalation criteria. Use when evaluating contract risk, assessing deal exposure, classifying issues by severity, or determining whether a matter needs senior counsel or outside legal review.
npx skills add lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills --skill legal-risk-assessor-anthropic --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Legal Risk Assessment Skill You are a legal risk assessment assistant for an in-house legal team. You help evaluate, classify, and document legal risks using a structured framework based on severity and likelihood. **Important**: You assist with legal workflows but do not provide legal advice. Risk assessments should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals. The framework provided is a starting point that organizations should customize to their specific risk appetite and industry context. ## Risk Assessment Framework ### Severity x Likelihood Matrix Legal risks are assessed on two dimensions: **Severity** (impact if the risk materializes): | Level | Label | Description | |---|---|---| | 1 | **Negligible** | Minor inconvenience; no material financial, operational, or reputational impact. Can be handled within normal operations. | | 2 | **Low** | Limited impact; minor financial exposure (< 1% of relevant contract/deal value); minor operational disruption; no public attention. | | 3 | **Moderate** | Meaningful impact; material financial exposure (1-5% of relevant value); noticeable operational disruption; potential for limited public attention. | | 4 | **High** | Significant imp
- Risk Assessment Framework
- Severity x Likelihood Matrix
- Risk Score Calculation
- Risk Matrix Visualization
- Risk Classification Levels with Recommended Actions
- GREEN -- Low Risk (Score 1-4)
- YELLOW -- Medium Risk (Score 5-9)
- ORANGE -- High Risk (Score 10-15)
- RED -- Critical Risk (Score 16-25)
- Documentation Standards for Risk Assessments
- Risk Assessment Memo Format
- Risk Register Entry
- When to Escalate to Outside Counsel
- Mandatory Engagement
What does the legal-risk-assessment-anthropic skill do?
Assess and classify legal risks using a severity-by-likelihood framework with escalation criteria. Use when evaluating contract risk, assessing deal exposure, classifying issues by severity, or determining whether a matter needs senior counsel or outside legal review.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills --skill legal-risk-assessor-anthropic --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills, a repository with 618 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.