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.
Posture, the liability picture, the damages range, and what trial would cost from here.
Your side and anything about who is actually paying or receiving.
The written authority you actually hold, and whether it can be extended.
Where this would be tried and any rule that changes the arithmetic.
The setting changes the sequence, the pace, and how much you reveal.
Watch for these throughout
Anything you write about valuation can end up in front of the client, an insurer, or in a later bad-faith or fee proceeding. Mark settlement analysis privileged and Rule 408 material where that applies, and write only numbers you would defend under oath.
Probabilities are the softest part of any settlement model. Calibrate them against the trial team's consensus and comparables you can actually name, not against a figure the model produced.
Offer-of-judgment rules, fee-shifting statutes, prejudgment interest, lien obligations, and tax characterization change the arithmetic and vary sharply by forum. Confirm each before it drives a move.
Never share the floor outside the client team, including with a neutral who asks helpfully. Mediators carry information both directions.
Confirm settlement authority in writing before you open. An opening number without authority behind it is a problem you cannot walk back.