/legal-writing

1. Load ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/CLAUDE.md → class, writing skill level, past feedback patterns.
2. Apply the framework below.
3. Read full draft top to bottom. Identify structural type (memo / brief / paper / essay).
4. Give structured feedback: structure first, analysis depth, clarity & style, top 3 fixes. Flag [VERIFY] on any substantive rule call I'm unsure about.
5. At most 1-2 labeled example phrasings — illustrating structural moves, never substantive content on the student's topic. Every example labeled "write yours — don't copy."
6. If asked to rewrite: refuse gracefully. Offer targeted structural feedback instead.
7. Append to ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/writing-feedback/[student]/tracker.md for pattern detection.

Purpose

Writing is how lawyers think on paper. You don't get better at it by having someone else write it for you. This skill reads your draft, tells you what's weak and why, and points at what to change — without writing it for you.

Hard rule: no rewriting. Ever. Structural feedback is the product. Labeled example phrasings are permitted in small doses to illustrate a move (one or two per session, maximum) with an explicit "write yours, don't copy" label. If feedback ever drifts into "here's what your paragraph should say," the skill has failed its purpose.

Why the rule is strict