After Ayinde v Haringey, every solicitor knows AI can go wrong

AI for lawyers and solicitors — Claude skills for legal drafting, contract review and compliance.

Install 15 solicitor-trained skills into Claude and it drafts contracts, reviews leases and settlement agreements, and writes client letters — in your house style, with verification built in and the SRA Code front of mind.

This is The Lawyer's Prompt — the book and the 15 skills as one package. The book teaches the discipline; the skills do the work. £99 for the lot.

> draft faster   > review quicker
> verify everything   > stay ahead_

Built for Claude · requires a paid Claude plan · the book's prompts also work with ChatGPT

The Lawyer's Prompt by Steven Mather — AI for solicitors
the complete package — book + 15 skills
The reason you're here

Speed is the easy part. Getting it right, every time, is the job.

Anyone can get a fast draft out of AI. The hard part — the part that protects you — is output that's consistent, accurate, and defensible against your obligations under the SRA Code. That's what these skills are built for.

"It has to be right, not just quick."
Every draft is built to one standard, with every authority sourced and anything unverifiable flagged [VERIFY] — the discipline the court set in Ayinde, applied to every job.
"I can't put my name to AI I haven't checked."
You don't have to. The skills never invent case law and surface exactly what needs your eye — so you stay the supervising solicitor, not a hostage to the tool.
"It needs to be consistent across my work."
Set your house style once and every draft, review and client letter holds to it — the same positions, the same standard, whoever and whenever.
Free tool · no sign-up

Build your firm's AI policy — free

Every firm needs an internal AI policy now, and most don't have one. Answer a handful of questions and our generator assembles a tailored draft for you — covering the SRA Code, the Ayinde verification duty, client confidentiality and supervision. Built by a practising solicitor. Download it as Word or PDF.

🔒 Runs entirely in your browser — your answers never leave your device.

Build my AI policy → Read: AI & SRA compliance
AI Use Policy
[Your firm] · Internal policy
2. The core rule: you remain responsible. AI assists; it does not decide. Every piece of work produced with an AI tool is your responsibility, exactly as if you had produced it unaided…
↓ assembled live as you answer · Word + PDF
The skills — the product

Fifteen solicitor-trained skills, built into Claude

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New to this? Claude is the AI assistant. A skill is a small add-on you install into it — a bit like adding an app to your phone. Think of it as the difference between a list of AI prompts you copy and paste each time, and a tool that runs the right prompt for you, every time, to your standard. Install these once and Claude stops being a blank box you have to wrestle with, and starts drafting, reviewing and verifying the way you would — your house style, your usual positions, the Ayinde discipline built in. They're the legal AI prompts from the book, turned into installable tools.

Set up first

House-Style Setup

A quick interview that teaches Claude how you write and the positions you take. Everything else then sounds like you.

The safety net

Pre-Send Verifier

Checks a draft you've written — flags any case or clause it can't verify, broken cross-references, stray brackets — before it leaves your desk.

Corporate

SPA / Business Sale

Heads of terms to client email, with warranty and indemnity exposure flagged and a "what the other side will argue" read.

Corporate

Contract Reviewer

The other side's draft reviewed against your positions — risk-rated table, recommended amendments, missing provisions.

Property

Lease Review + Letter

Repair, break, rent review, service charge — reviewed, then explained to your client in plain English.

Employment

Settlement Agreement

Checks the s.203 requirements and tax treatment, then drafts a clear, reassuring letter to the client.

Plus: Shareholder Agreement Reviewer · Will Drafter · LPA Explainer · Attendance Note from a transcript · Pre-Action Correspondence · Sources-Only Researcher · Client Email Drafter · Document Layering Helper — 15 in all.

See it work

A contract review, in your house style, in about a minute

The Contract Reviewer skill, given a counterparty's draft, acting for the seller. This is the actual shape of what comes back.

contract-reviewer · acting for the seller
> Review this share purchase agreement. We act for the sellers.
Executive summary — moderate risk to your clients. Three provisions create exposure that survives completion and goes beyond what was agreed at heads stage:
Clause 7.2 · Warranties — uncapped · Risk: HIGH · Recommend cap at the consideration
Clause 9 · Tax covenant — no time limit · Risk: HIGH · Recommend a 7-year long-stop
Clause 4.3 · Deferred consideration — unsecured · Risk: MEDIUM · Recommend escrow or charge
[VERIFY] Clause 11 asserts a "market-standard 24-month restriction" — I can't verify that against anything you've given me. Check it against your own playbook before relying on it.
Before this goes out: is it legally accurate? Is it clear? Would you be happy to put your name to it?

↑ Notice the [VERIFY] flag. The skills never invent law, and never let an unchecked authority slip past — the Ayinde discipline, built in.

Steven Mather, solicitor
Steven Mather Solicitor
Why listen to me?

I'm a solicitor who actually does this work.

  • Solicitor since 2008
  • Former law firm partner
  • Consultant solicitor
  • 1,000+ business clients advised
  • £50m+ in transactions advised upon
  • Uses AI every working day
  • Solicitor of the Year 2025
What solicitors say

Don't take my word for it

★★★★★

I have read this book and it's a very good introduction to AI and its proper use in practice.

— Andrew McKie, Barrister, The Barrister Group & Barrister Connect
Pricing

One package. Everything you need.

The Lawyer's Prompt with all 15 skills built in — the book that teaches it and the tools that do it, as one thing. The point isn't just faster output; it's faster output with a repeatable verification step, so you're not relying on whatever the model happens to produce that day. Save 15 minutes on a client letter and half an hour on a contract review, and it's already paid for itself.

Launch price

The Lawyer's Prompt

The complete package — book + all 15 skills.
£99
  • The full book (PDF) — the discipline behind it all
  • All 15 solicitor-trained skills for Claude
  • House-style setup — so it sounds like you
  • The Ayinde verification check, built in
  • One upload — works in web, desktop & Cowork
  • Illustrated install guide & single-user licence
Get it — £99 →
Instant access after Stripe checkout · book PDF + skills + install guide delivered immediately
Requires a paid Claude plan (not included)

Firm licence

Want this across your firm? A licence and a shared house-style setup for the whole team.
£499+
  • The full package, firm-wide
  • A shared house style everyone works to
  • Priced by how many of you there are
  • One standard across the firm
  • Team training available alongside
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Drop me a line

Installation backed up. If you can't get the skills installed, email me within 7 days and I'll help you get set up — or refund you.

Questions

The things solicitors ask first

How does this help me stay compliant with the SRA Code?

The whole pack is built around the verification standard the court set in Ayinde v Haringey. Every skill works to one consistent standard, never invents case law or statute, and flags anything it can't verify with [VERIFY] — so you can supervise the output properly and put your name to it with confidence. It's designed to make using AI defensible, not risky.

What exactly is a Claude skill?

Claude is the AI assistant. A skill is a small add-on you install into it — a bit like adding an app to your phone. These skills teach Claude to draft, review and verify legal work to your own house style and positions, the same way every time.

Is it actually safe to use AI for legal work?

It is when you verify the output, and that's exactly what this is built to support. After Ayinde v Haringey, checking your AI's work is a professional obligation. These skills never invent law and surface anything that needs your eye, so nothing leaves your desk unchecked.

Do I need to be technical?

No. It's a single upload: you add the package once through Claude's Customize menu and all 15 skills install together — working in your web browser, the desktop app, and Claude Cowork. Then you answer a few questions about how you work and ask Claude in plain English. The illustrated install guide walks you through every step.

Which AI does this work with?

The skills are built for Claude, which is where they run. The principles and prompts in the book apply just as well to ChatGPT and other tools, so the thinking travels even if the skills are Claude-first.

Do I need a paid Claude plan?

Yes — skills need a paid plan (Claude Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise). Pro is fine for a single solicitor. The Claude plan isn't included in the £99; it's a separate subscription with Anthropic.

What happens after I pay?

You're taken straight to a download page with the book PDF, the skills package and the illustrated install guide — all available immediately. You also get a Stripe receipt by email. Installing the skills takes about five minutes following the guide.

Is my client data safe?

You decide what goes into any AI tool, and the skills are built to respect that — the book covers confidentiality-safe working and your UK GDPR obligations in full. Nothing in the package sends your data anywhere; the skills run inside your own Claude account on your paid plan.

What if I can't get it working?

Email me within 7 days and I'll help you get set up — or refund you. Installation anxiety shouldn't stand between you and a tool you've paid for.

A bit more about me

Hello, I'm Steven

I've done corporate and commercial work since 2008 — business sales, shareholder agreements, commercial contracts, the everyday legal needs of small and medium businesses. I made partner at 28, and these days I'm a consultant solicitor under my own name.

I've been using AI in my own practice almost every working day since 2023. I've used it to draft, review, and write to clients — and I've watched it fail, confidently and fluently, often enough to know exactly where the traps are. I built these skills, and wrote the book, because I wanted the practical, honest version that didn't exist: enthusiastic about the tools, disciplined about the standards.

Use AI properly. Then get on with the work.

Fifteen skills that turn Claude into a drafting and review assistant trained to work like you — with the book that explains every bit of it.

Get The Lawyer's Prompt — £99