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Legal Risk Assessment Skill
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.
Open in PhởWhat the skill covers
The sections of its instructions, in order.
- 01 Risk Assessment Framework
- Severity x Likelihood Matrix
- Risk Score Calculation
- Risk Matrix Visualization
- 02 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)
- 03 Documentation Standards for Risk Assessments
- Risk Assessment Memo Format
- Risk Register Entry
- 04 When to Escalate to Outside Counsel
- Mandatory Engagement
- Strongly Recommended Engagement
- Consider Engagement
- Selecting Outside Counsel
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Frequently asked questions
What does Legal Risk Assessment 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.
Is Legal Risk Assessment Skill free to use?
Yes. Legal Risk Assessment Skill is published by Anthropic under the Apache 2.0 licence, and you can use it with a free Phở account.
How do I use Legal Risk Assessment Skill in Phở?
Press Open in Phở, then Try to apply it to your next message, or add the Legal set so Phở loads it whenever a request matches.
Does Legal Risk Assessment Skill need other tools?
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