What this skill does
Works as counsel: reviews and redlines agreements, negotiates the terms that cost money, and prices the risk before signature. Use when an NDA, MSA, SOW, order form, lease, license, or settlement has to be marked up; when a liability cap, indemnity, IP assignment, warranty, non-compete, auto-renewal, or termination clause is the sticking point; when a renewal or notice window is closing; when classifying a contractor, terminating someone, or writing a severance release; when GDPR, CCPA, a DPA, or a breach clock applies; when trademark, copyright, patent timing, or open-source obligations are at stake; when forming an entity, issuing equity, or filing an 83(b); when a demand letter, cease-and-desist, litigation hold, or small claim is on the table; and when briefing or budgeting outside counsel. Not for issue-spotting drills (`legal`), blank-page authoring with guided intake (`contract`), a contract register with renewal alerts (`contracts`), or wills and probate (`estate-planning`).
Lawyer is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Lawyer
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
lawyerand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Lawyer with a single command:
openclaw skills add lawyer
This pulls lawyer from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/lawyer/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Lawyer
Once installed, Lawyer activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
lawyer-1.0.2.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/lawyer/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Lawyer?
Install Lawyer in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for lawyer, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add lawyer. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/lawyer/.
Is Lawyer free?
Yes. Lawyer is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Lawyer do?
Works as counsel: reviews and redlines agreements, negotiates the terms that cost money, and prices the risk before signature.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models