Pull the jury instructions that will decide your case
This page lists three turns, the messages you send to the AI one after another in the same chat, and then a check of the answer. Keep it open next to your chat. Each turn shows the next thing to paste, with the values you entered already filled in. Nothing is sent from this page, and your conversation stays in the AI tool you are using.
List what survived summary judgment, including affirmative defenses and any damages theories.
The court, and which pattern set it uses. Say if the judge has a standing preference.
Your side, since the preferred wording of every contested phrase turns on it.
Decisions that change an element, a standard, or a burden, plus the printed text of any instruction you already have in front of you, pasted as-is. Text you paste is the only text that gets quoted back to you.
Where you are weakest on the evidence, or where you already know the parties disagree.
Watch for these throughout
Pattern instructions are revised on a rolling basis and the model's version of the text is frequently outdated. Pull the current edition and compare word for word before submitting anything.
Case law regularly outruns committee comments. An instruction can be current on the page and wrong under a decision issued since.
Many state courts and individual judges use non-pattern or standing instructions that displace the committee text. Check the judge's standing order and local rules.
Elements shift by theory: disparate treatment versus disparate impact, direct versus circumstantial proof, mixed motive. Confirm you are pulling the instruction for the theory that actually survived.
An instruction you do not object to on the record is usually waived on appeal. Treat the preservation checklist as a starting point and confirm the rule in your forum.