Law Student Outline Builder
Scaffolds a course outline in your format from your own notes and casebook, asking questions instead of writing the rules
- Repository
- anthropics/claude-for-legal
- Stars
- 9,870
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 1 file
What it does
When you ask it to help with an outline, the agent sets up the topic headings, sub-headings, case slots and exception placeholders that match your syllabus or existing outline, then asks you Socratic questions so you write the rules yourself. It will extract rules only from text you paste in (your notes, casebook sections, or briefs) and marks gaps with a placeholder rather than filling them from its own knowledge.
Great for
- Law students who want to build their own course outlines as a study method
- Students extending an existing outline who want the new sections to match its format
- Students who want to check their notes for gaps and thin spots
Skip it if
- Students who want a finished outline or case summaries generated for them, since the skill is designed to refuse that (the learning value is in building it yourself)
- Anyone relying on the outline as a legal authority without checking the source, because it does not verify rules against current law and only uses what you provide
Try asking
- “outline Contracts remedies from my class notes”
- “add to my outline the section on consideration from the casebook excerpt I pasted”
- “build an outline from my Torts syllabus so I can fill in the rules myself”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
outline-builder.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip outline-builder.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip outline-builder.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Paste your class notes or casebook sections first so the skill has source text to extract from
- Point it at an existing outline when extending so it can match the structure exactly
- Expect [GAP] markers where your materials are thin; fill them from your notes rather than asking the agent to write them
What's inside
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from anthropics/claude-for-legal under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.