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How to use the Brazilian Legal Research Assistant agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
advogado-especialista is an agent skill, a folder of instructions that you add to a coding or chat agent so it follows a specific procedure. This one is for research on Brazilian law: it helps organize facts, structure questions and check points against official sources. This guide explains what the skill changes, how to install it, how to trigger it and what limits to respect, so you can use it for general understanding, study or preparing a checklist for a lawyer.
Brazilian Legal Research Assistantsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills · MIT Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Download the skill ZIP from this page.
- 2Choose where to install. Pick personal (~/.claude/skills/) or single-project (.claude/skills/ in the project folder), or upload the ZIP in the Claude apps.
- 3Unzip the files. Unzip the archive so SKILL.md and the references folder sit inside the skills folder.
- 4Describe your legal question. Use plain language that mentions the topic, such as direito, lei or processo judicial.
- 5Provide the requested details. Answer the agent's questions about state or municipality, court, dates, procedure and urgency.
- 6Verify the sources. Open each official text or precedent the agent cites and confirm the number, date and current status.
What the skill makes the agent do
Once installed, the agent handles Brazilian legal questions in a structured way. Before giving guidance on a concrete situation, it asks for the state or municipality, the court (foro), the dates of the facts, the type of procedure (rito), the documents involved and how urgent the matter is.
It tries to confirm points against official consolidated texts and current court precedents, and it cites the URL, number and date of each source along with the limits of the argument. It can also help organize facts and draft documents.
- Asks for jurisdiction, dates, procedure type, documents and urgency first
- Checks official consolidated texts and precedents and cites URL, number and date
- Helps organize facts and draft first-pass documents
- Minimizes personal data and suggests anonymizing documents
Install the advogado-especialista skill
Download the ZIP file from this page. Then choose one of the two installation routes below.
For a personal install, unzip the file into ~/.claude/skills/. For a single project, unzip it into the .claude/skills/ folder inside that project. The skill's main file is SKILL.md, and it is stored with its references folder.
In the Claude apps, you can instead upload the ZIP under Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills.
- Personal: unzip into ~/.claude/skills/
- Project only: unzip into .claude/skills/ in the project folder
- Claude apps: Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills, then upload
~/.claude/skills/How to trigger the skill with natural requests
You do not need a special command. The skill is meant to activate when your request mentions topics such as advogado, juridico, juridica, direito, lei or processo judicial. Describe your situation in plain Portuguese or English and include the details the agent will ask for, such as the state and the court.
If you want a focused answer, say so. The skill's guide supports loading only the relevant sections, so a narrow question gets a narrow procedure.
- Example: explain the general rules on alimony under Brazilian law and list the official sources to check
- Example: organize the facts of a labour dispute into a timeline for my lawyer to review
- Example: what should I confirm before drafting a custody agreement in my state?
What the skill needs and what it does not do
The skill lists no required tools or prerequisites. It does not run scripts and does not use the network. It is informational: it does not represent you, does not prove any professional qualification and does not replace a licensed attorney.
It also will not act on your behalf. It does not file documents, contact other parties or send anything without specific authorization.
- Requires: nothing listed
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no
- Will not file, contact parties or transmit documents without specific authorization
Safety notes before you use it
Do not calculate final legal deadlines with this skill. It says deadline calculations need the start date, the form of service, any suspensions and the applicable calendar, and mistakes can cost rights.
Do not paste sensitive client or personal documents into chat. The skill notes that chat does not guarantee professional confidentiality, so anonymize documents first.
- Never rely on it for urgent court matters or deadlines
- Anonymize names, ID numbers and other personal data before sharing
- Verify every cited text and precedent in the official source yourself
Tips for better results
Give the agent the facts in a clear order: where, when, what happened, which documents exist and what you need. Ask it to list the official sources it wants you to check, then open them yourself and record the URL and date.
The skill's reference index describes its sources as a research index, not proof that a law is in force or applies to your case. Treat its output as a starting checklist.
- State the jurisdiction and dates early
- Ask for a checklist of inputs and official sources
- Check the in-force status and full text of every reference
- Use the output as a draft to review with a lawyer
What people use it for
- Researching how a Brazilian federal law is structured before reading the full text
- Organizing the facts and timeline of a case for a lawyer to review
- Drafting a first-pass outline of a document that a licensed attorney will check
- Building a checklist of official sources to verify for a legal topic
- Studying Brazilian case law for a law school assignment
Frequently asked questions
Is the advogado-especialista skill free to use?
The skill is published under the MIT licence, and this page provides it as a ZIP download. The source does not list any price, so check the licence text for the terms of use.
What do I need to install advogado-especialista?
The skill lists no required prerequisites or tools. You need an agent that supports skills, such as Claude Code or the Claude apps, and a way to unzip the file into the correct folder.
Where do I put the skill folder in Claude Code?
Unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for a personal install, or into .claude/skills/ inside a project for a project-only install. You can also upload the ZIP in the Claude apps under Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills.
Can this skill give me legal advice for my case?
No. The skill is informational only. It does not represent you, does not prove professional qualification and does not replace a licensed attorney, so use its output as research and a checklist to review with a lawyer.
Is it safe to upload my client documents to the skill?
The skill says chat does not guarantee professional confidentiality, and it recommends minimizing personal data and anonymizing documents. Remove names and identifiers before sharing anything.
Can the skill calculate my court deadline?
Not reliably. The skill says not to calculate a final deadline without the start date, the form of service, any suspensions and the applicable calendar, because mistakes can cost rights.
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Our verdict
Use advogado-especialista if you are researching Brazilian law for general understanding, studying it, or organizing facts and outlines for a lawyer to review. Pick something else if you need a deadline calculated, are handling an urgent court matter, or want a substitute for a licensed attorney.
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