# General-Legal/legal-templates

> Attorney-drafted startup legal contracts in LLM-optimized markdown under CC0.

A public repository of standard legal contracts written by attorneys at General Legal and released into the public domain under CC0 1.0. The agreements are provided as LLM-optimized Markdown files and original Word documents, with customizable fields marked clearly for manual filling or prompt drafting in AI tools.

Website: https://github.com/General-Legal/legal-templates

## What it is for

- Draft NDAs, advisor agreements, and offer letters using LLMs like Claude or ChatGPT
- Generate standard website terms of use, cookie notices, and privacy policies
- Establish data processing addendums (DPA) and business associate agreements (BAA) without upfront legal fees

## Features

- Released under CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication with no attribution required
- Supplied in both LLM-friendly Markdown format and standard .docx files
- Clearly flagged placeholder fields using HTML mark tags for easy prompt replacement
- Includes essential startup documents like MSA, Mutual/One-way NDAs, DPAs, and Privacy Policies
- Each template directory contains a dedicated README explaining key legal provisions and use cases

## Pricing

Open source. Free (CC0 1.0 Universal)

## Details

- Type: GitHub repo
- Category: [Business & Money](https://xiry.app/topics/business-money.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: Web, other
- For: Founders, startup operators, software developers, and general counsels.
- Alternative to: LegalZoom, Rocket Lawyer, Cooley GO, TermsFeed
- Tags: legal, contracts, startups, templates, open source, markdown

## Why it was saved

- [@keeran.ai, 4 October 2026](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeFjXe4AboQ/): Enables founders and businesses to draft standard contracts, NDAs, privacy policies, and agreements without expensive legal fees by providing lawyer-grade scaffolding for LLMs like Claude.
- [@rwalk_xyz, 19 August 2026](https://x.com/rwalk_xyz/status/2090166976056299990): Replaces copying Stripe policies or drafting contracts with AI at night: ready-made, attorney-drafted, no-rights-reserved documents startups need when founding, hiring or selling.

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Updated 8 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/general-legal-legal-templates

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