Legal Toolkit
A Claude Code plugin with 31 legal productivity skills -- document processing, criminal defense workflows, firm operations, and client management. Covers everything from document summarization and audio transcription to motion drafting, intake call scoring, case strategy playbooks, and attorney workload analysis.
All processing is 100% local -- no data leaves your machine.
Works with both Claude Code (CLI) and Claude Desktop / Cowork.
Prerequisites
Claude Code (CLI)
- Node.js (v18+) -- for generating Word documents
- Python 3 (v3.9+) -- for document processing, transcription, OCR, and analysis
- ffmpeg (optional) -- for audio/video transcription and deposition indexing
Dependencies are auto-installed on first use of each skill.
macOS (with Homebrew)
brew install node python3 ffmpeg
Windows
Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs python3 python3-pip ffmpeg poppler-utils
Claude Desktop / Cowork
No prerequisites needed. Cowork's VM has Python and Node.js pre-installed. Dependencies are auto-installed on first run.
Installing the Plugin
Option A: Claude Code CLI
Install directly from within Claude Code:
/install-plugin https://github.com/jdrodriguez/legal-toolkit
Or clone and use locally:
git clone https://github.com/jdrodriguez/legal-toolkit.git
claude --plugin-dir /path/to/legal-toolkit
Option B: Claude Desktop / Cowork
- Download the plugin zip from this repository
- Open Claude Desktop and start a Cowork session
- Drag and drop the
.zip file into the chat
- Claude will install the plugin automatically
Verify the installation
Type this in Claude Code or Cowork:
/legal-toolkit:summarize
If Claude recognizes the command, you're all set.
Available Skills
Document Processing
| Command | Description |
|---|
/legal-toolkit:summarize | Summarize documents (PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown) into professional Word reports |
/legal-toolkit:transcribe | Transcribe audio/video recordings with timestamps and speaker labels |
/legal-toolkit:ocr | OCR scanned PDFs and images (PaddleOCR + Tesseract) |
/legal-toolkit:compare-documents | Compare documents with visual diff heatmaps |
/legal-toolkit:redline | Generate tracked-changes redlines between document versions |
Litigation & Case Work
| Command | Description |
|---|
/legal-toolkit:calculate-deadlines | Calculate court deadlines (FRCP Rule 6, state rules, .ics export) |
/legal-toolkit:build-chronology | Build case chronologies from documents |
/legal-toolkit:index-deposition | Index deposition video/audio recordings |
/legal-toolkit:map-entities | NLP entity extraction and relationship mapping |
/legal-toolkit:analyze-photos | Evidence photo EXIF/GPS analysis |
/legal-toolkit:analyze-video | Forensic video frame analysis |
/legal-toolkit:search-records | SEC EDGAR public filings research |
Criminal Defense
| Command | Description |
|---|
/legal-toolkit:analyze-discovery | Analyze discovery packages with NHTSA cross-reference and defense memo |
/legal-toolkit:draft-motion | Draft motions (suppress, dismiss, exclude, limine, compel, sentencing) |
/legal-toolkit:build-case-playbook | Generate defense strategy playbook from case files |
E-Discovery & Financial Analysis
| Command | Description |
|---|
/legal-toolkit:process-emails | E-discovery email processing |
/legal-toolkit:analyze-communications | Communication pattern analysis |
/legal-toolkit:audit-billing | Billing data audit (LEDES, Excel, CSV) |
/legal-toolkit:analyze-financials | Forensic financial analysis |
Intake & Client Management
jdrodriguez