law-search_skill

Overview

This skill provides Korean statute and court-case search using law.go.kr as the primary source and data.go.kr as a fallback. It helps locate specific articles, retrieve full statute text, find related court decisions, and produce practical, action-first guidance. Use it for legal questions, statute lookups, case research, and everyday plain-language legal information.

How this skill works

The skill extracts keywords from a user query, chooses a search strategy (statute-first, case-first, or combined), and queries law.go.kr JSON endpoints before falling back to data.go.kr XML APIs. It can fetch law lists, statute details, precedent summaries, and plain-language life-law guides, then composes structured responses that prioritize recommended actions backed by cited articles and cases.

When to use it

• You need the exact statutory article or text for a Korean law.
• You want relevant court decisions or precedent on a legal issue in Korea.
• You require plain-language everyday legal guidance (consumer, labor, family law basics).
• You need a referenced, action-first answer with citations to law articles and case names.
• You want an automated way to prepare legal research starting points before consulting counsel.

Best practices

• Provide factual context (dates, parties, type of entity) so the skill can pick the correct statutory provisions or branch points.
• Ask whether you want full statute text, article-level citation, or a practical checklist to act on.
• Use keywords and synonyms (Korean romanization or English equivalents) to improve recall across APIs.
• Treat results as research and not legal advice; consult a licensed attorney for binding counsel.
• If API limits are a concern, batch queries or request narrower searches to reduce calls.

Example use cases

• Check the current text of a specific Korean statute article before filing paperwork.
• Find recent Supreme Court or appellate decisions that interpret a statute article relevant to your dispute.
• Get a step-by-step practical checklist for a common consumer or labor issue with statute citations.
• Retrieve plain-language guidance for everyday legal questions (rental deposits, employment termination) linked to the law.
• Build an initial research summary for a lawyer with links to statute pages and cited cases.