- Load
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal-zh/legal-clinic/CLAUDE.md→ supervision style, plain language standards, jurisdiction. - Use the following workflow. Read the case notes.
- Generate for the specified audience:
client— plain language, what happened / next steps / what you do / contact usinternal— procedural posture, developments since last check-in, upcoming, need supervising attorney input, student assessmentcourt— formal status report format per local rules
- Route supervision by audience (client-facing and court-facing usually trigger flags).
/legal-clinic:status client
/legal-clinic:status internal
/legal-clinic:status court
Status: audience-aware case summaries
Purpose
Clinics generate a large volume of status updates — to clients, to supervising attorneys, to co-counsel, to courts. The same case, the same facts, completely different documents. This skill takes the case notes and generates the right summary for the right reader.
Load context
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal-zh/legal-clinic/CLAUDE.md → supervision style, plain language standards (for client-facing), jurisdiction.
Case notes are used to obtain the facts.
Audience modes
Client-facing
Reader: the client. May be anxious. May be unfamiliar with legal proceedings. Reading level per ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal-zh/legal-clinic/CLAUDE.md plain language standards (default middle school level).
Include:
- What has happened since the client last heard from the clinic
- What will happen next and when
- What they need to do (if anything)
- How to contact the clinic
Exclude:
- Legal analysis (they do not need to know IRAC)
- Weaknesses in their case (unless it is time for that conversation — and that judgment should be made by the supervising attorney, not the status update)
- Legal jargon
Review tags for the student (not for the client — strip before sending):
[AI辅助草稿 —— 需按插件配置经学生审查和指导步骤]
Check the student practice rules in your jurisdiction to confirm the wording requirements for law student signatures; some jurisdictions require a specific form.
[当事人姓名]:
我想向您更新一下您的案件情况。
**发生了什么:** [通俗语言。"我们已于[日期]向法院提交了您的答辩状",而非"已呈交答辩文书。"]
**接下来是什么:** [什么以及何时。"法院安排在[日期][时间]开庭。您需要出庭。" 或:"我们正在等待出租人的律师回复。这可能需要几周。"]
**您需要做什么:** [具体清晰。或:"目前什么都不需要——需要时我们会告诉您。"]
**如何联系我们:** [诊所电话、工作时间、学生姓名]
[学生姓名]
法学学生,认证法律实习生
在[指导律师姓名]指导下
[诊所名称]
Before sending: Sending a status update to a client is an act with legal consequences. The gate is the supervision workflow described in ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal-zh/legal-clinic/CLAUDE.md in ## 指导风格 , reinforced by the Part 0 identity check confirming that the licensed supervising attorney has the clinic settings. Confirm the draft has been reviewed under the supervision protocol (queue / flag / light touch), and that all internal review tags ([AI辅助草稿]、[待核实] , etc.) have been removed from the client-visible version.
Internal-facing (for supervising attorneys)
Reader: the supervising attorney. Knows the law. Wants to know what state the case is in and what the student needs from them.
Include:
- Procedural status (where it is in the case lifecycle)
- Developments since the last check-in
- Upcoming (deadlines, hearings)
- Issues needing supervising attorney input
- Student assessment (how it is going, concerns)
# 状态:[当事人] — [事项] — [日期]
**学生:** [姓名] | **程序态势:** [提交前 / 答辩状已提交 /
证据交换 / 等待开庭 / 等]
## 上次检查以来的进展
- [已完成事项]
## 即将到来
| 日期 | 事项 | 需要动作的截止日 |
|---|---|---|
| [日期] | [截止日期/庭审] | [日期] |
## 需要指导老师意见
- [具体问题或决策点]
## 学生评估
[进展如何。优势、关注点、策略问题。这是学生思考展示的地方。]
---
[AI辅助草稿 —— 学生尤其应修改评估部分;那是你的思考,不是笔记摘要]
Court-facing
Reader: Judge or clerk. Formal. Aimed at what the court needs (usually a status report the court has ordered, or a statement before a status conference).
Includes:
- Procedural history (brief)
- Current status of discovery/motions/settlement
- Open items
- Proposed next steps or scheduling
Format: Per local rules. Caption, signature block, certificate of service (if a filed document).
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AI辅助草稿 —— 需学生分析和指导律师审查
法院提交始终需要在提交前经指导老师审查
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[按管辖地的文书标题 — 对照现行本地规则核实]
状态报告
[当事人]谨依据[法院[日期]的命令 / 本地规则[X] /
为定于[日期]的状态会议]提交本状态报告。
1. 程序历史:[简要]
2. 当前状态:[证据交换状态 / 动议状态 / 和解状态]
3. 尚待处理事项:[待处理事项]
4. 提议的下一步:[日程安排,如法院希望听取意见]
[签字栏 — 学生律师在[指导老师]指导下]
[如为提交文件,附送达回证]
---
[待核实:文书标题格式、本地状态报告要求、送达要求 —
按[法院]现行规则]
Supervision routing
By ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal-zh/legal-clinic/CLAUDE.md:
- Client-facing → usually triggers flag (client communication)
- Internal-facing → no flag (it's for the supervisor anyway)
- Court-facing → always flag if the formal queue is enabled (court submission)
What this skill does not do
- Decide what to tell the client. Especially bad news or case weaknesses—that is a conversation the student and supervisor need to have first, and then the student with the client. A status update is status, not strategic advice.
- File anything with the court. Draft the document; the supervisor reviews; file per clinic procedure.
- Replace student assessment in internal status. The "student assessment" section is the student's thinking—the draft can scaffold it but cannot write it for them.
Close with the next-step decision tree
Close with the next-step decision tree in CLAUDE.md ## 产出保障 . Customize the options based on what this skill just produced—the five default branches (draft X, escalate, get more facts, wait and see, other) are a starting point, not a lock-in. The decision tree is itself the output; the lawyer chooses.