legal-cog

# Legal Cog - AI Legal Documents Powered by CellCog

**Legal demands two things: frontier-level reasoning and precision document generation.** CellCog delivers both.

Legal is the frontier of human intelligence — and it's done best when powered by the frontier of AI intelligence. #1 on DeepResearch Bench (Feb 2026) for the deep reasoning that legal work requires, paired with state-of-the-art PDF generation for documents that look as professional as the thinking behind them.

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## Prerequisites

This skill requires the `cellcog` skill for SDK setup and API calls.

```bash
clawhub install cellcog
```

**Read the cellcog skill first** for SDK setup. This skill shows you what's possible.

**Quick pattern (v1.0+):**
```python
result = client.create_chat(
    prompt="[your legal document request]",
    notify_session_key="agent:main:main",
    task_label="legal-task",
    chat_mode="agent"
)
```

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## Important Note

CellCog generates legal documents using frontier AI reasoning and research. However, **AI-generated legal documents should be reviewed by a qualified attorney** before execution — especially for high-value contracts, regulated industries, or jurisdiction-specific requirements. CellCog provides an excellent starting point that saves significant time and cost, but human legal review remains important for critical documents.

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## What You Can Create

### Contracts & Agreements

Professional contracts with proper clause structure:

- **Freelance Agreements**: "Create a freelance services agreement for a web development project"
- **Employment Contracts**: "Draft an employment contract for a senior engineer in California"
- **Consulting Agreements**: "Create a consulting agreement with milestone-based payments"
- **Partnership Agreements**: "Draft a partnership agreement for a 60/40 equity split startup"
- **Licensing Agreements**: "Create a software licensing agreement for SaaS distribution"

**Example prompt:**
> "Create a freelance contractor agreement:
> 
> Client: Acme Corp (Delaware C-Corp)
> Contractor: Jane Smith (Web Developer, sole proprietor)
> Project: E-commerce website redesign
> Duration: 3 months (March 1 – May 31, 2026)
> Payment: $15,000 (50% upfront, 50% on completion)
> 
> Include: Scope of work, deliverables, payment terms, IP ownership (work-for-hire),
> confidentiality, non-solicitation, termination clauses, dispute resolution (arbitration).
> 
> Professional legal formatting with numbered clauses."

### NDAs & Confidentiality

Protect your information:

- **Mutual NDA**: "Create a mutual NDA between two companies exploring a partnership"
- **Employee NDA**: "Draft an employee confidentiality agreement with non-compete"
- **Investor NDA**: "Create an NDA for sharing financial information with potential investors"
- **Vendor NDA**: "Draft a one-way NDA for a vendor accessing our customer data"

### Terms & Policies

Legal foundations for digital products:

- **Terms of Service**: "Create terms of service for a SaaS platform"
- **Privacy Policy**: "Draft a GDPR and CCPA-compliant privacy policy for a mobile app"
- **Cookie Policy**: "Create a cookie consent policy for a European-facing website"
- **Acceptable Use Policy**: "Draft an acceptable use policy for a community platform"
- **EULA**: "Create an end-user license agreement for desktop software"
- **Return Policy**: "Draft a refund and return policy for an e-commerce store"

**Example prompt:**
> "Create a comprehensive privacy policy for:
> 
> Company: HealthTrack (health & fitness mobile app)
> Data collected: Name, email, health metrics, workout data, location (optional)
> Third parties: Stripe (payments), Firebase (analytics), AWS (hosting)
> Jurisdictions: Must comply with GDPR (EU users), CCPA (California), and HIPAA (health data)
> 
> Include: Data collection, use, storage, sharing, user rights, data deletion, breach notification,
> children's privacy (13+ only), and contact information.
> 
> Professional formatting, clear language (not impenetrable legalese)."

### Legal Research & Compliance

Research-powered legal intelligence:

- **Regulatory Research**: "Research GDPR requirements for AI-powered SaaS products"
- **Compliance Checklists**: "Create a SOC 2 compliance checklist for a startup"
- **Legal Memos**: "Draft a legal memo on intellectual property considerations for AI-generated content"
- **Jurisdiction Analysis**: "Compare contractor vs. employee classification rules across US states"

### Startup Legal Documents

Essential documents for founders:

- **SAFE Notes**: "Create a SAFE note template for a pre-seed round"
- **Founder Agreements**: "Draft a co-founder agreement with vesting schedules"
- **Advisor Agreements**: "Create an advisor agreement with 0.5% equity and 2-year vesting"
- **Board Resolutions**: "Draft a board resolution for approving a new equity plan"

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## Why CellCog for Legal?

### The Two Pillars

**1. Intelligence** — Legal work requires deep reasoning about context, jurisdiction, edge cases, and implications. CellCog's #1 ranking on DeepResearch Bench means it reasons about legal nuances at a level other AI tools can't match.

**2. Document Generation** — Legal documents need precise formatting, proper clause numbering, consistent terminology, and professional presentation. CellCog's state-of-the-art PDF generation produces documents that look like they came from a top law firm.

| Generic AI | CellCog Legal Cog |
|-----------|-------------------|
| Generic contract templates | Jurisdiction-aware, context-specific drafting |
| Basic text output | Professional PDF with proper legal formatting |
| Surface-level clauses | Deep reasoning about edge cases and implications |
| One format | Contracts, policies, memos, research — all from one platform |

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## Chat Mode for Legal

| Scenario | Recommended Mode |
|----------|------------------|
| Single contract, NDA, or policy | `"agent"` |
| Complex multi-document legal packages | `"agent"` |
| Deep regulatory research or compliance analysis | `"agent team"` |

**Use `"agent"` for most legal documents.** CellCog handles contracts, policies, and standard legal documents excellently in agent mode.

**Use `"agent team"` for complex legal research** — multi-jurisdiction compliance analysis, regulatory deep-dives, or when the legal reasoning itself is the deliverable.

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## Tips for Better Legal Documents

1. **Specify jurisdiction**: "A contract" is vague. "A Delaware-governed contract for California-based parties" gives CellCog the legal context it needs.

2. **Name the parties clearly**: Include entity types (LLC, Corp, sole proprietor) and locations.

3. **Define the deal terms**: Payment amounts, timelines, equity splits, deliverables — the more specific, the better.

4. **State what clauses matter**: "Include IP assignment, non-compete, and arbitration" focuses the document.

5. **Indicate formality level**: "Standard startup-friendly language" vs. "formal corporate tone" changes the output significantly.