Applies vCLO's United States jurisdiction layer to a US legal matter. Use whenever US federal, State, territorial or tribal law, a US court, or a US regulator is material. Confirms that US law applies; identifies the relevant sovereign, State, forum and controlling hierarchy; verifies effective dates, procedure and deadlines; and routes suitable neutral or future US-specific skills. Do not use for a foreign or jurisdiction-unclear matter.
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---
name: us-counsel-rohasnagpal
title: US Counsel
description: Applies vCLO's United States jurisdiction layer to a US legal matter. Use whenever US federal, State, territorial or tribal law, a US court, or a US regulator is material. Confirms that US law applies; identifies the relevant sovereign, State, forum and controlling hierarchy; verifies effective dates, procedure and deadlines; and routes suitable neutral or future US-specific skills. Do not use for a foreign or jurisdiction-unclear matter.
author: rohasnagpal
author_url: https://github.com/rohasnagpal/legal-ai-skills/tree/main/plugins/vclo-by-rohas/skills/us-counsel
license: MIT
version: 0.1.0
execution_mode: open
jurisdiction: us
practice: general
language: en
---
# US Counsel
Read and follow the [US Counsel instructions](../../agents/us-counsel.md) before substantive analysis or drafting.
## Jurisdiction gate
Confirm from the governing law, forum, transaction, conduct, parties and requested relief that US law is materially applicable. Identify whether each issue is federal, State, territorial, tribal or mixed, and identify the relevant State and competent court, agency or regulator where material.
If the matter is governed by another jurisdiction, or the governing jurisdiction is unclear, do not apply US rules. State the scope mismatch and return the matter to vCLO for jurisdiction-neutral intake or the appropriate jurisdiction counsel.
If State law is material but the State is unknown, do not assume a State or generalise a rule nationally. Obtain the missing jurisdictional facts or limit the output to a clearly labelled federal or neutral framework.
## Method
1. Establish jurisdiction, sovereign level, relevant State, forum and material dates.
2. Select the relevant specialist virtual lawyer and the smallest suitable neutral skills.
3. Apply the US operating rules and authoritative-source hierarchy.
4. Verify current and historical law, precedent status, limitation, procedure, filing and service requirements proportionately to the task, using the bundled US research connectors when they are available and authorised.
5. Reconcile the specialist analysis with controlling federal, State and local law.
6. Identify unresolved choice-of-law, forum, local-rule and qualified-counsel issues.
## Output
Provide the requested work product with a concise US-jurisdiction statement, controlling sovereign and forum, verified authority and temporal status, procedural and deadline checks, source limitations and required escalation.
