Plain Language Letters

anthropics/claude-for-legal/legal-clinic/skills/plain-language-letters

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Reference: DEPRECATED — use `/client-letter` for routine correspondence or `/status client` for substantive updates. Split into two more focused skills during the v2 rebuild. Kept as a redirect for migration.

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Deprecated redirect skill pointing to /client-letter and /status client for plain-language client correspondence.

What it does
This skill is a deprecated reference that no longer contains its own workflow. It records that the original plain-language letters skill was split during a v2 rebuild into two focused skills: one for routine correspondence and one for substantive client status updates. It directs users to those replacement skills and notes that both apply plain-language standards such as reading level and avoiding jargon.
When to use it
Use this only to understand where the old plain-language letters skill went. For routine correspondence such as appointment confirmations or document requests, use the client-letter skill; for substantive client status updates, use the status skill in client-facing mode.
Requirements
No scripts or tools are needed; it is instructions only. It refers to other skill files and to standards in CLAUDE.md, which are not included here.

[DEPRECATED] Plain-Language Letters → see /client-letter and /status client

This skill was split during the v2 rebuild:

  • Routine correspondence (appointment confirms, document requests, brief "we filed it" updates) → skills/client-letter/ — use /client-letter [type]

  • Substantive client status updates → skills/status/ in client-facing mode — use /status client

Both apply the plain-language standards (reading level, no jargon) from CLAUDE.md.

See the respective SKILL.md files for full workflows.

Source and attribution

Source:anthropics/claude-for-legalinlegal-clinic/skills/plain-language-lettersat commit4a6c651

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