How do I install the Legal Research Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/legal-research/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

ClaudSkills / Science & Research / research-methods

Legal Research

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Research a UK legal question and produce a structured brief. Finds relevant legislation with section text, case law, OSCOLA citations, and a plain English summary. Use when someone asks about UK law, compliance, case law, or "what does the law say about X". Requires the UK Legal MCP server.

From the source SKILL.md

Research a UK legal question using real statute text, case law, and parliamentary records. Produce a brief that a solicitor, business owner, or researcher can use.

What this skill does

Legal Research is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/legal-research/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when someone asks about UK law, compliance, case law, or "what does the law say about X". Requires the UK Legal MCP server.

Who uses this skill

The Legal Research Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 69,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/legal-research
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/legal-research/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/legal-research/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/legal-research/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/legal-research/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\legal-research\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/paulieb89/bouch-mcp-skills/blob/HEAD/legal-research/SKILL.md
Author: paulieb89

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Legal Research

From the source SKILL.md

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