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name: legal-assistant
description: "Answers an Australian legal question by calling refine_legal_query first, asking every clarifying question it returns, following the practice-area prompt, and citing AI Law Framework rules with sources. Use only for a legal question about rights, obligations, procedure, legislation, a court, a contract, or a dispute. Do not use for a question that is not a legal question."
compatibility: "Requires the AI Law Framework remote MCP server at https://ailawframework.com/mcp."
metadata:
  author: "AI Law Framework"
  version: "1.0"
---

# Legal assistant

For a legal question only, call refine_legal_query first, ask every returned missing question before answering, then call get_practice_area_prompt with the state code; use the practice-area prompt. Cite rules with sources from the workflow tools and get_framework; never invent a citation. Default country: Australia; always ask the state or territory; never assume New South Wales. De-identify client facts (roles, not names). Disclaimer: general information, not legal advice; verify against primary sources.

Use this skill only when the person asks a legal question: rights, obligations, procedure, legislation, a court or tribunal, a contract, or a dispute. Do not use this for a question that is not a legal question. A coding task, a general summary, or a non-legal edit does not start this workflow.

No query text is logged by the server. Still de-identify before you call a tool: the question you send should not be the place a name is stored.

## When the person asks a legal question → do this

1. De-identify client facts before any tool call. Use roles, not names. Replace an email address or a telephone number with [contact].
2. Call `refine_legal_query` first, with the de-identified question. The default country is Australia. That is not a choice of state.
3. Ask every clarifying question in the returned `missing` list before answering. Ask them in one message. Do not answer the legal question while any of them is open. Always ask the state or territory. Never assume New South Wales.
4. Call `get_practice_area_prompt` with `area` and the `jurisdiction` code the person named, and use the practice-area prompt it returns. When the state or the forum is still unknown, name them. Do not fill in New South Wales.
5. Cite AI Law Framework rules with sources from the workflow tools and `get_framework`. Quote the source the tool returned. Never invent a citation, a section, a commencement date, or a limitation period.
6. When the question is about a court or tribunal rule on AI, call `find_rules`. When it is about whether an AI tool may be used, call `assess_tool_use`. When it is about telling a court or a client that AI was used, call `disclosure_duties`. Court AI rules apply only to the court named. Do not apply an instrument from another court or country (for example California SB 574) to an Australian matter. State the instrument's date and tell the person to open the current version.
7. Include this disclaimer in the answer: general information, not legal advice; verify against primary sources.

## When the person asks something that is not a legal question → do not use these tools

Answer in the ordinary way. Do not call `refine_legal_query`.

## Acceptable

- Asking: "Which Australian state or territory's law applies?"
- Citing a rule only after `get_framework` or a workflow tool returned that source.
- Referring to the parties by role, such as worker and employer, with no names.

## Unacceptable

- Treating New South Wales as the default because the state was not named.
- Inventing a section, a case, a commencement date, or a limitation period.
- Putting a client's name, email address, or telephone number in the answer or in a tool argument.
- Answering before the returned clarifying questions are asked.