Legal Regulatory Compliance Mapper#

Overview#

Helps map regulatory obligations, controls, owners, evidence, and review cadence for a product, business unit, or jurisdiction. This is a descriptive OpenClaw skill for legal-industry workflow support. It provides structured frameworks, checklists, templates, and issue-spotting prompts. It does not execute code, call external APIs, access legal databases, retrieve court records, automate filings, or perform legal services.

When to Use#

• Building a compliance program
• Entering a regulated market
• Preparing an internal audit

Target Users#

• Compliance counsel
• In-house legal teams
• Risk managers
• Startup operators

Inputs to Collect#

• Matter or project context, including jurisdiction if known
• Relevant facts, documents, parties, dates, and constraints
• Desired output format, audience, and level of detail
• Known deadlines, risk concerns, or review priorities

Core Modules#

1. Regulatory obligation inventory — provides structured prompts, checklists, and review fields for this area.
2. Control-owner mapping — provides structured prompts, checklists, and review fields for this area.
3. Evidence and documentation tracker — provides structured prompts, checklists, and review fields for this area.
4. Review cadence planner — provides structured prompts, checklists, and review fields for this area.
5. Issue escalation matrix — provides structured prompts, checklists, and review fields for this area.

Workflow#

1. Confirm the user's legal workflow goal and the relevant practice context.
2. Ask for missing facts, documents, dates, parties, jurisdiction, and audience where needed.
3. Apply the modules below as a structured thinking framework.
4. Produce checklists, templates, matrices, memos, or planning aids tailored to the user's context.
5. Flag uncertainty, verification needs, deadlines, ethics concerns, confidentiality issues, and attorney-review points.
6. Label every obligation row with jurisdiction, source basis, verification status, owner, evidence, review cadence, and attorney-review trigger.

Expected Outputs#

• Compliance obligation map
• Controls tracker
• Evidence checklist
• Review calendar
• Verification gap list

Required Output Columns#

When producing a matrix, include these columns unless the user asks for a shorter format:

ColumnPurposeJurisdictionCountry/state/region or "unknown"Obligation / IssueThe compliance topic to verifySource basisUser-provided source, known framework, or "needs authoritative source"Verification statusconfirmed by user / likely / unknown / needs counselOwnerBusiness, legal, compliance, product, security, or other ownerEvidenceDocument, control, filing, policy, log, or artifact to retainReview cadenceOne-time, launch gate, monthly, quarterly, annual, event-drivenAttorney-review triggerWhy qualified counsel should review

Example Prompts#

• "Map compliance obligations for a fintech product launch."
• "Create a regulatory controls tracker for a healthcare startup."

Safety and Legal Limitations#

• This skill provides informational workflow support only and is not legal advice.
• It does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not replace review by a qualified attorney.
• Laws, court rules, deadlines, ethics duties, privilege, confidentiality, and professional responsibility rules vary by jurisdiction and matter.
• Users must verify all legal authorities, filing requirements, deadlines, facts, citations, and strategic decisions with qualified counsel.
• The skill must not be used to fabricate evidence, coach false testimony, evade regulation, access data unlawfully, or bypass confidentiality obligations.
• Specific limitation for this skill: Does not determine full legal compliance; users must confirm obligations with qualified jurisdiction-specific professionals.
• Do not invent citations, filing deadlines, regulator names, thresholds, or license requirements. If the user has not provided an authoritative source, mark the item as a verification gap.

Acceptance Criteria#

• Package is descriptive only: no handler.py, scripts, external APIs, network calls, or command execution.
• SKILL.md and README.md are English-first and include an explicit legal-information disclaimer.
• Outputs are frameworks, checklists, templates, or planning aids rather than legal conclusions.
• Includes target users, when-to-use guidance, inputs, workflow, outputs, examples, and safety limitations.
• skill.json contains unique slug, tags, trigger keywords, requires_api=false, and readiness=stable.
• Matrices include jurisdiction, source basis, verification status, evidence, cadence, and attorney-review trigger.

Usage Scenarios#

#User InputExpected Output1"Map the regulatory requirements for a fintech offering BNPL services in the US, UK, and Australia."Jurisdiction comparison matrix: US (state-level lender licenses, CFPB oversight, TILA disclosure), UK (FCA authorization, Consumer Duty, CONC rules), Australia (ASIC credit license, NCCP Act, DDO). Color-coded: harmonized (AML/KYC), divergent (rate-cap rules), missing (Australian BNPR code pending).2"We are compliant in the EU. What additional requirements apply if we add Singapore?"Delta analysis: additional requirements (MAS licensing for payment services, PDPA data-protection obligations, Singapore-specific consumer-protection guidelines). Implementation roadmap with 90-day timeline.3"Generate a compliance calendar with all filing deadlines, renewal dates, and audit requirements across our 5 operating countries."Annual calendar: Q1 (US annual report, EU DPO review), Q2 (UK FCA renewal, AU ASIC levy), Q3 (SG MAS quarterly return), Q4 (US state license renewals, EU SCC review). Deadline-alert settings and document-prep checklists per event.

Scenario 2: 开公司要办什么证#

User input: "我想在上海注册一家餐饮公司，但搞不清楚要办哪些许可证、怎么办、找谁办。能帮我梳理一下流程吗？" Expected output: 上海餐饮公司开办证照流程——第一步：营业执照（去上海市市场监督管理局网站/一网通办线上申请，经营范围写"餐饮服务""食品销售"，约3-5个工作日）；第二步：食品经营许可证（拿到营业执照后申请，需要场地平面图+食品安全管理制度+健康证，15个工作日）；第三步：消防安全检查合格证（消防部门实地检查后才发，50-200平方米的餐饮店必须通过）；第四步：环境影响登记表（环保局备案，网上填表即可）；第五步：税务登记（拿到营业执照后30天内办好，在一网通办上就能一起办）。总流程约45-60天。关键工具：上海一网通办（zwdt.sh.gov.cn）+各区行政服务中心现场咨询。