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Deposition Summary Builder

Summarizes deposition transcripts into issue-organized summaries with page-line citations, impeachment points, and follow-up discovery suggestions. Use when reviewing transcripts, preparing for trial, or briefing partners.

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Anthropic maintains an official plugin workflow for this task. Use it when you want the full marketplace plugin with MCP connectors.

Litigation Legal Plugin
/plugin install litigation-legal@claude-for-legal

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About this skill

Summarizes deposition transcripts into issue-organized summaries with page-line citations, impeachment points, and follow-up discovery suggestions. Use when reviewing transcripts, preparing for trial, or briefing partners.

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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  1. Download the ZIP and unzip the skill folder.
  2. In Claude: Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill folder.
  3. In Claude Code or Codex: copy the folder into `.claude/skills/` or `~/.agents/skills/`.
  4. Invoke the skill by describing a task that matches the skill description.

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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# Deposition Summary Builder

Create structured deposition summaries for litigation teams.

## Intake

1. Case caption and deponent role
2. Transcript or excerpt with page-line references
3. Key issues or claim/defense themes
4. Prior inconsistent statements (if any)

## Workflow

1. Identify testimony by issue/theme
2. Capture direct quotes with page-line cites for key admissions
3. Flag inconsistencies with prior statements or documents
4. Note credibility observations (factual, not argumentative)
5. Recommend follow-up discovery or motions where supported

## Output format

```markdown
## Deponent overview
## Issue-by-issue summary
| Issue | Testimony summary | Key quotes (page:line) | Impeachment / follow-up |
## Helpful admissions
## Harmful admissions
## Follow-up discovery suggestions
## Attorney review notes
```

## Guardrails

- Preserve page-line accuracy; do not paraphrase critical admissions without cites.
- Separate facts testified from attorney argument.
- Flag incomplete transcripts or missing exhibits.