Quick answer: What are the best AI skills for legal and compliance teams?
- Contract risk summary — a one-page summary of key terms and a red/amber/green list of risky clauses with suggested edits.
- Clause comparison — a side-by-side table of each changed clause, what changed, why it matters and a response.
- NDA checker — a quick check of an NDA against a standard checklist, with issues and suggested edits.
- Privacy notice drafter — a plain-English privacy notice draft based on your real data practices, with gaps flagged.
- All 10 — free, with the exact text to paste.
Key takeaways
- A skill is a prompt with a job description: the input it expects, the steps, the reply format and the rules it must not break.
- Installing takes one paste; keeping a skill means saving it in a Project, Gem, custom GPT or as a Claude Skill (SKILL.md).
- Before you paste: not legal advice. Laws change and differ by country; a qualified lawyer must review anything you sign, file or publish. Remove names of parties if your firm requires it.
These 10 skills help legal and compliance teams — and founders without one — read faster and miss less: contract risk summaries, clause comparisons, NDA checks, plain-English privacy notices, DPDP and EU AI Act readiness checklists and policy gap reviews. They prepare work for a lawyer; they do not replace one. India's DPDP Rules phase in through May 2027 and the EU AI Act's high-risk duties now start in December 2027, so most companies need compliance reading and drafting they don't have staff for — and weak risk controls are one of the main reasons AI projects get cancelled. 123
To use a skill, paste its install text as the first message of a new chat in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot, then send what it asks for. To keep one, save it in a Project, Gem or custom GPT — the install guide shows where in each assistant. Every skill follows the open Agent Skills format 4, so it also works as a SKILL.md file.
Before you paste: not legal advice. Laws change and differ by country; a qualified lawyer must review anything you sign, file or publish. Remove names of parties if your firm requires it.

Contract risk summary
For: In-house counsel / founder · Problem it solves: Long contracts get signed without anyone spotting the clauses that cause trouble later.
Outcome preview
- You paste: SaaS vendor agreement, 18 pages · we are the customer
- You get: Red — 11.2: liability capped at fees paid in the last month → ask for 12 months.
- Amber — 3.4: auto-renews for 12 months unless cancelled 90 days before.
- Green — 8.1: you own your data and can export it on termination.
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the contract text and which side you're on (customer, vendor, employer…).
# Skill: Contract risk summary
You are running the "Contract risk summary" skill for me. I work as: In-house counsel / founder. What I need from you: a one-page summary of key terms and a red/amber/green list of risky clauses with suggested edits.
## When I send you the contract text and which side I'm on (customer, vendor, employer…)
1. Summarise parties, term, fees, renewal, termination and governing law.
2. Flag risky clauses: liability caps, indemnities, auto-renewal, IP, exclusivity, data, payment terms.
3. Rate each red, amber or green from your side.
4. Suggest a fallback edit for each red clause.
## Reply in this format
- Key terms table
- Risk table: clause, quote, rating, why, suggested edit
- Questions for the other side
## Rules
- Quote clause numbers and text exactly.
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the contract text and which side I'm on (customer, vendor, employer…).
Immediate result: A one-page summary of key terms and a red/amber/green list of risky clauses with suggested edits. Copy it or download SKILL.md
Clause comparison
For: Contract manager / lawyer · Problem it solves: Comparing the other side's redline with your standard terms clause by clause is slow and error-prone.
Outcome preview
- You paste: Our indemnity clause vs the client's redlined version
- You get: Theirs adds 'and any indirect or consequential losses' → widens your exposure significantly.
- Response: reject; counter with direct losses only, capped at fees paid.
- Formatting-only changes: 3 (listed).
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your standard clause (or contract) and their version.
# Skill: Clause comparison
You are running the "Clause comparison" skill for me. I work as: Contract manager / lawyer. What I need from you: a side-by-side table of each changed clause, what changed, why it matters and a response.
## When I send you my standard clause (or contract) and their version
1. Align clauses between the two versions.
2. Describe each substantive change in plain words.
3. Assess the impact on your position.
4. Suggest accept, reject or counter wording.
## Reply in this format
- Comparison table: clause, ours, theirs, what changed, impact, response
## Rules
- Ignore formatting-only changes but list them at the end.
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my standard clause (or contract) and their version.
Immediate result: A side-by-side table of each changed clause, what changed, why it matters and a response. Copy it or download SKILL.md
NDA checker
For: Founder / business development · Problem it solves: Teams sign NDAs without reading them, including one-way terms and very long durations.
Outcome preview
- You paste: One-way NDA from a large company, 7-year term, includes a 2-year non-solicit
- You get: One-way: only protects them — ask for mutual if you share anything.
- Non-solicit (clause 9) doesn't belong in an NDA — ask to remove.
- Verdict: negotiate.
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the NDA text and whether you're disclosing, receiving or both.
# Skill: NDA checker
You are running the "NDA checker" skill for me. I work as: Founder / business development. What I need from you: a quick check of an NDA against a standard checklist, with issues and suggested edits.
## When I send you the NDA text and whether I'm disclosing, receiving or both
1. Check: mutual or one-way, definition of confidential information, exclusions, duration, permitted use, return or destruction, non-solicit, governing law.
2. Flag unusual or one-sided terms.
3. Suggest standard wording for issues.
4. Give a sign / negotiate verdict.
## Reply in this format
- Checklist table: item, found, OK?
- Issues and suggested edits
- Verdict
## Rules
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the NDA text and whether I'm disclosing, receiving or both.
Immediate result: A quick check of an NDA against a standard checklist, with issues and suggested edits. Copy it or download SKILL.md
Privacy notice drafter
For: Founder / privacy officer · Problem it solves: Privacy notices are copied from other sites and don't describe what the product actually does with data.
Outcome preview
- You paste: Fitness app: email, phone, workouts, heart rate from wearables; analytics via PostHog; servers in Mumbai
- You get: What we collect: your email and phone number, the workouts you log, and heart-rate data if you connect a wearable.
- Gap: how long do you keep heart-rate data after someone deletes their account?
- Rights (India): access, correction, erasure, grievance redressal — name a contact.
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send what personal data you collect, why, who you share it with, where it's stored, how long you keep it, and your countries.
# Skill: Privacy notice drafter
You are running the "Privacy notice drafter" skill for me. I work as: Founder / privacy officer. What I need from you: a plain-English privacy notice draft based on my real data practices, with gaps flagged.
## When I send you what personal data I collect, why, who I share it with, where it's stored, how long I keep it, and my countries
1. Structure the notice: who we are, data collected, purposes, legal basis, sharing, retention, rights, contact.
2. Write it in plain language at a reading age of about 12–14.
3. Add country-specific sections where you name them (India DPDP, EU GDPR).
4. List practices you need to confirm or fix.
## Reply in this format
- Privacy notice draft
- Data inventory table
- Gaps and questions
## Rules
- Describe only practices the user states.
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send what personal data I collect, why, who I share it with, where it's stored, how long I keep it, and my countries.
Immediate result: A plain-English privacy notice draft based on your real data practices, with gaps flagged. Copy it or download SKILL.md
DPDP Act readiness check
For: Compliance / privacy officer (India) · Problem it solves: Indian companies must comply with the DPDP Act and Rules by May 2027 and don't know where they stand.
Outcome preview
- You paste: Edtech app for students aged 10–18, consent via a checkbox at sign-up, no breach process
- You get: Children's data: missing — verifiable parental consent is required for under-18s.
- Breach notification: missing — you need a process to inform the Board and affected users.
- Priority 1: parental consent flow.
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send a description of what personal data you process, how you collect consent, and your current privacy practices.
# Skill: DPDP Act readiness check
You are running the "DPDP Act readiness check" skill for me. I work as: Compliance / privacy officer (India). What I need from you: a gap assessment against the main DPDP Act and Rules duties, with priorities and owners.
## When I send you a description of what personal data I process, how I collect consent, and my current privacy practices
1. Check notice, consent, purpose limitation, children's data, security safeguards, breach notification, retention and rights handling.
2. Mark each as in place, partial or missing.
3. Prioritise gaps by risk and deadline.
4. Suggest an owner and first action for each.
## Reply in this format
- Gap table: duty, status, evidence, action, owner
- Priorities
- Questions for counsel
## Rules
- Refer to the DPDP Act 2023 and DPDP Rules 2025 by section or rule where possible and say when you're unsure.
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send a description of what personal data I process, how I collect consent, and my current privacy practices.
Immediate result: A gap assessment against the main DPDP Act and Rules duties, with priorities and owners. Copy it or download SKILL.md
EU AI Act risk check
For: Compliance / AI product lead · Problem it solves: Teams building AI features don't know whether the EU AI Act treats them as prohibited, high-risk or low-risk.
Outcome preview
- You paste: AI that ranks job applicants' CVs for EU employers
- You get: Likely high-risk: Annex III, employment — recruitment and selection.
- Duties: risk management, data governance, human oversight, logging, transparency to candidates.
- Date: stand-alone high-risk duties from 2 December 2027 (per the provisional Omnibus deal).
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send what your AI system does, who uses it, where (EU users?) and what decisions it influences.
# Skill: EU AI Act risk check
You are running the "EU AI Act risk check" skill for me. I work as: Compliance / AI product lead. What I need from you: a first-pass classification of my AI system under the EU AI Act with the duties that follow and dates.
## When I send you what my AI system does, who uses it, where (EU users?) and what decisions it influences
1. Check against prohibited practices.
2. Check whether it falls in an Annex III high-risk area (employment, credit, education, essential services…).
3. Check transparency duties (chatbots, AI-generated content).
4. List the duties that apply and their current dates.
## Reply in this format
- Classification and reasoning
- Duties that apply
- Key dates
- What to do now
- Questions for counsel
## Rules
- Note that dates may change (the Digital Omnibus moved high-risk duties to December 2027).
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send what my AI system does, who uses it, where (EU users?) and what decisions it influences.
Immediate result: A first-pass classification of your AI system under the EU AI Act with the duties that follow and dates. Copy it or download SKILL.md
Terms explainer
For: Consumer or small business owner · Problem it solves: Nobody reads terms of service, so people agree to things they'd object to.
Outcome preview
- You paste: Terms of a photo-editing app (pasted)
- You get: You give them a licence to use your uploads to train their AI (clause 6.2) — unusual; check for an opt-out.
- Subscriptions renew automatically; cancel at least 24 hours before.
- Disputes go to arbitration in Singapore.
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the terms of service or user agreement text.
# Skill: Terms explainer
You are running the "Terms explainer" skill for me. I work as: Consumer or small business owner. What I need from you: a plain-English summary of the terms with the five things I should know before agreeing.
## When I send you the terms of service or user agreement text
1. Summarise what you're agreeing to in five bullets.
2. Flag data use, auto-renewal, cancellation, liability and dispute terms.
3. Rate each flag as normal or unusual.
4. List questions to ask or settings to change.
## Reply in this format
- In five bullets
- Watch-outs table: term, quote, normal or unusual
- What you can do
## Rules
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the terms of service or user agreement text.
Immediate result: A plain-English summary of the terms with the five things you should know before agreeing. Copy it or download SKILL.md
Policy gap review
For: Compliance officer · Problem it solves: Internal policies drift out of date with laws and actual practice.
Outcome preview
- You paste: Our POSH policy vs the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013
- You get: Missing: Internal Committee composition — the Act requires an external member.
- Partial: inquiry timeline — the Act sets 90 days for completion.
- Suggested wording for section 5 …
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the policy text and the standard or law to check it against (e.g. ISO 27001 control, POSH Act, GDPR article).
# Skill: Policy gap review
You are running the "Policy gap review" skill for me. I work as: Compliance officer. What I need from you: a review of my policy against a named standard or law, with gaps, outdated sections and fixes.
## When I send you the policy text and the standard or law to check it against (e.g. ISO 27001 control, POSH Act, GDPR article)
1. Map policy sections to the requirements.
2. Flag missing, partial and outdated items.
3. Flag statements that don't match described practice.
4. Suggest wording for each gap.
## Reply in this format
- Mapping table
- Gaps
- Suggested wording
- Review date
## Rules
- Say if you lack the full text of the standard and need it pasted.
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the policy text and the standard or law to check it against (e.g. ISO 27001 control, POSH Act, GDPR article).
Immediate result: A review of your policy against a named standard or law, with gaps, outdated sections and fixes. Copy it or download SKILL.md
Formal letter drafter
For: Business owner / legal assistant · Problem it solves: Formal letters — payment demands, notice of breach, consumer complaints — are hard to write in the right tone.
Outcome preview
- You paste: Client hasn't paid ₹2.4 lakh for 90 days despite 4 reminders; contract signed 12 May
- You get: 'Re: Outstanding payment of ₹2,40,000 under our agreement dated 12 May 2026'
- 'We request payment in full by 20 November 2026.'
- Enclose: the agreement, invoices, and the four reminder emails.
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the situation, the facts with dates and amounts, what you want and by when.
# Skill: Formal letter drafter
You are running the "Formal letter drafter" skill for me. I work as: Business owner / legal assistant. What I need from you: a clear, formal letter with facts, the demand, the deadline and the next step, ready for review.
## When I send you the situation, the facts with dates and amounts, what I want and by when
1. Set out the facts in date order.
2. State the demand clearly.
3. Give a reasonable deadline.
4. State the next step if ignored, only if the user has chosen it.
## Reply in this format
- Letter
- Enclosures to attach
- Facts to verify
## Rules
- Stay factual and professional; no threats the user hasn't decided on.
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the situation, the facts with dates and amounts, what I want and by when.
Immediate result: A clear, formal letter with facts, the demand, the deadline and the next step, ready for review. Copy it or download SKILL.md
Consumer complaint writer
For: Consumer (India) · Problem it solves: Consumers give up on refunds and faulty products because escalation feels complicated.
Outcome preview
- You paste: Laptop bought 2 months ago, motherboard failed, service centre refusing warranty repair
- You get: Email subject: Warranty repair refused — order #A1234, bought 12 Aug 2026
- Steps: 1) grievance officer (15 days) 2) National Consumer Helpline 1915 3) e-Daakhil
- Keep: invoice, warranty card, service centre job sheet.
Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send what you bought, when, the problem, what the company said and what you want.
# Skill: Consumer complaint writer
You are running the "Consumer complaint writer" skill for me. I work as: Consumer (India). What I need from you: a complaint for the company's grievance officer and a draft for the National Consumer Helpline or e-Daakhil.
## When I send you what I bought, when, the problem, what the company said and what I want
1. Write a complaint to the company's grievance officer with facts and a deadline.
2. Prepare a summary for the National Consumer Helpline (1915) or the e-Daakhil portal.
3. List documents to keep.
4. Explain the steps in order.
## Reply in this format
- Grievance officer email
- Helpline / e-Daakhil summary
- Documents
- Steps
## Rules
- Not legal advice: end every reply with a reminder that a qualified lawyer should review before anything is signed, sent or filed.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send what I bought, when, the problem, what the company said and what I want.
Immediate result: A complaint for the company's grievance officer and a draft for the National Consumer Helpline or e-Daakhil. Copy it or download SKILL.md
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best AI skills for legal and compliance teams?
Start with contract risk summary, clause comparison and NDA checker: they cover the most common legal & compliance tasks people bring to AI assistants. All 10 skills on this page are free and work in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.
How do I install an AI skill in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini?
Copy the skill, paste it as the first message of a new chat and send your input — that works everywhere. To keep a skill, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT's instructions, a Claude Project's instructions or a Gemini Gem. In Claude you can also upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.
What is the difference between a prompt and a skill?
A prompt is a one-off request. A skill is a reusable job description for the assistant: what input to expect, the steps to follow, the exact reply format and the rules it must not break, such as never inventing facts. That structure is why a skill gives the same quality of result every time you use it.
Are these AI skills free?
Yes. All 200 skills are free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up. They work in the free tiers of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot, though longer inputs such as contracts or large data samples work better in paid plans with bigger context windows.
Is it safe to paste work data into these skills?
Treat any AI tool as an outside service. Remove names, contact details, patient or customer identifiers, passwords and anything your employer's AI policy forbids before you paste. Each category page lists what to leave out, and several skills — legal, healthcare and HR — are built to work with placeholders.
Sources
- Government of India (PIB) — Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025
- Gibson Dunn — EU AI Act Omnibus agreement: postponed high-risk deadlines (May 2026)
- Gartner — Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by end of 2027 (June 2025)
- Agent Skills — open specification (agentskills.io, December 2025)
- Checked October 28, 2026. Figures that change — fees, salaries, prices — are reviewed every six months; if something is out of date, tell us.
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