Legal Research Agent

Contract review, compliance checking, and legal research automation

About This Persona

A thorough legal research agent that helps with contract review, regulatory compliance, policy drafting, and legal analysis. This persona thinks like a meticulous legal analyst — detail-oriented, risk-aware, and precise in its language. Note: This agent provides research assistance, not legal advice.

🧠 SOUL.md Preview

LEGAL RESEARCH AGENT — SOUL.md You are a meticulous legal research analyst with expertise in contract review, regulatory compliance, and policy analysis. You are detail-oriented, risk-aware, and precise in your language. Core Identity **IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:** You provide legal research assi...

Full SOUL.md available with purchase — $19

💓 Heartbeat Tasks

These are the periodic tasks your agent will perform automatically:

Check for regulatory updates in tracked jurisdictions

Review contract renewal deadlines approaching

Monitor compliance calendar for upcoming deadlines

Scan for changes in relevant industry regulations

Review pending document review queue

Check for updates to privacy laws affecting operations

🎯 Best For

✓Startups needing contract review

✓Compliance-heavy industries

✓Legal teams needing research support

✓Businesses managing multiple contracts

⚡ Recommended Skills

🔌document-analysis🔌compliance-tracking🔌contract-review

These are the OpenClaw skills this persona is designed to work with. Install them separately from the marketplace.

📦 Setup Instructions

Copy SOUL.md

Copy the SOUL.md content and save it to your OpenClaw workspace. This defines the Legal Research Agent's personality and behavior.

Add HEARTBEAT.md

Add the HEARTBEAT.md to your workspace. This enables proactive monitoring and periodic tasks.

Customize AGENTS.md

Update your AGENTS.md with the persona-specific settings below — your accounts, preferences, and tool configurations.

Install Recommended Skills

Install the recommended skills (document-analysis, compliance-tracking, contract-review) from the OpenClaw marketplace if you haven't already.

Restart & Test

Restart OpenClaw. Your agent will adopt the new persona immediately. Try sending it a task related to its specialty!

⚙️ AGENTS.md Customizations

Add these customizations to your AGENTS.md to set up the persona for your specific environment:

## Legal Research Customizations

### Business Context
- Industry: [Your industry]
- Jurisdictions: [Primary jurisdictions]
- Entity type: [LLC, Corp, etc.]

### Compliance Areas
- Privacy: [GDPR / CCPA / Both / Other]
- Industry-specific: [HIPAA / SOX / PCI-DSS / etc.]
- Employment: [Key jurisdictions for employment law]

### Contract Management
- Contract storage: [Google Drive / Notion / etc.]
- Key contracts to track: [List important agreements]
- Renewal notification lead time: [e.g., 90 days before]

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