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.
What kind of appearance, and how long you have.
The issue, your position, their best counter, and what the briefing already covers.
Who has the burden and who speaks first. Changes the opening and the order of the answers.
Court, the judge, and their individual rules on argument, courtesy copies, and tentatives.
Time limits, a tentative ruling if one issued, new authority, or anything already argued and lost.
The client, the press, a jury pool, or in-house counsel watching; it changes what you can concede out loud.
Watch for these throughout
Individual practices control check-in, courtesy copies, tentatives, tech at the lectern, and whether argument happens at all. Confirm chambers practice before you plan around a rule.
Never read a citation from a page you have not verified. The model can produce a plausible short-form cite for a case it cannot confirm exists. Pull every one in Westlaw or Lexis first.
If a tentative ruling issues before the hearing, the argument you prepared is the wrong argument. Rebuild the sheet around what the tentative got wrong.
New authority decided after briefing usually requires a notice of supplemental authority before you can cite it from the lectern. Check the rule, then file it.
A concession made out loud can bind you. Decide in advance what you are willing to give up, and do not improvise it under pressure with the client in the gallery.