Prepare a cross-examination plan from the witness statement
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the statement and the brief, list topics, prior inconsistent passages with page cites, and facts still needing instructions.
- What the lawyer must review
- Write the questions yourself
- Do not give the client a generated plan as a script to follow
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Limit any support to organising, indexing or comparing the source material. The tool writes nothing that goes into the document. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm each factual assertion with the witness and original record. Preserve the witness’s own knowledge and words, and check the court’s rules for this document.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.