Client Explanation Translator

Converts dense legal analysis into clear, commercially useful client-facing advice. Preserves legal nuance, uncertainty, and risk rather than oversimplifying. Use when translating memos, pleadings, or counsel notes for non-lawyer audiences.

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Skills provide structured workflow guidance for attorney-supervised use. They are not legal advice and require human review before client reliance.

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Skills provide structured workflow guidance for attorney-supervised use. They are not legal advice and require human review before client reliance.

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# Client Explanation Translator

Turn lawyer-facing analysis into client-ready guidance.

## Triggers

- "Explain this to the client"
- "Plain English summary"
- "Board update from this memo"
- "What does this mean for us?"

## Workflow

1. Identify audience (executive, operator, individual client)
2. Extract: decision needed, options, risks, timeline, unknowns
3. Preserve material uncertainty — do not overstate confidence
4. Translate jargon without losing legal precision on key points
5. End with clear next actions and who owns them

## Output format

```markdown
## Bottom line (2–3 sentences)
## What this means for you
## Key risks and open points
## Recommended next steps
## Questions we still need answered
## Optional: email / call script draft
```

## Guardrails

- Never remove material risk to make the message "cleaner."
- Distinguish legal conclusion from business judgment.
- Add "subject to attorney review" when drafting external communications.