---
name: investigation-open
title: $employment-legal:investigation-open
description: Open a new internal investigation matter — runs intake, generates the sources checklist, and creates the persistent investigation log. Use when a complaint or allegation comes in and the attorney needs to stand up a privileged investigation workspace.
author: alexchlou
author_url: https://github.com/alexchlou/codex-for-legal/tree/main/plugins/employment-legal/skills/investigation-open
license: Apache-2.0
version: 0.1.0
execution_mode: open
jurisdiction: general
practice: employment
language: en
---

> Codex v1 local-input note: This migrated skill supports local files and pasted text by default. References to Drive, CLM IDs, Slack, Westlaw, iManage, Ironclad, eDiscovery, dockets, or other remote systems require a separately configured Codex connector/MCP server. When a connector is unavailable, ask for a local export, local file path, or pasted excerpts. If `config/local/codex-for-legal/<practice>/CLAUDE.md` is missing, ask the user to run the relevant `cold-start-interview` or `customize` skill and copy from `config/templates/codex-for-legal/<practice>/CLAUDE.md`.


# $employment-legal:investigation-open

Opens a new investigation matter — runs intake, generates the sources
checklist, and creates the persistent investigation log.

## Instructions

1. Load `config/local/codex-for-legal/employment-legal/CLAUDE.md`.
2. Load the `internal-investigation` reference skill and run Mode 1 (Open).
3. If a matter with the same slug already exists, warn before overwriting.

## Examples

```
$employment-legal:investigation-open
Harassment complaint filed against a manager in the Austin office.
```

```
$employment-legal:investigation-open
(skill will ask for details)
```

> Detailed intake, privilege-formation requirements, sources checklist, and log
> templates live in the `internal-investigation` reference skill — load it
> before doing substantive work.