---
title: "Prepare a mitigation pack: character material and a facts-check list"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/prepare-a-mitigation-pack-character-material-and-a-facts-check-list"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-T1-R3"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a mitigation pack: character material and a facts-check list

> Index the character references, employer letters, treatment and psychological reports and course certificates the lawyer has collected, and table the client's instructions against the police facts sheet so the…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Index the character references, employer letters, treatment and psychological reports and course certificates the lawyer has collected, and table the client's instructions against the police facts sheet so the facts-check list shows each passage of the facts the client disputes and each mitigating circumstance with no document behind it yet. The tool writes no part of anything a referee signs or the court reads as evidence on sentence: no draft or template request for a character reference, no suggested wording for a referee to adopt, and no part of any statutory declaration in the pack — the lawyer writes to the referees and settles what is tendered. |
| What the lawyer must review | Check that every reference and report in the index is signed, dated, addressed to the court and given by a referee who has been told what the client has pleaded to, and that nothing in the pack asserts more than the client's instructions and the reports support. Because the lawyer now writes the requests to referees, read your own letters for any words you have put in the referee's mouth, and settle every disputed passage on the facts-check list with the prosecutor, or seek a disputed-facts hearing, before the plea is entered. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.
- Why: The plan reflects the described work and review requirements. Policy colours are not used to determine permission or checking.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. 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.
2. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
3. Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.

## Notes

- Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Guilty plea sentencing preparation checklist: purposes, s 21A factors, plea discount and subjective material (NSW)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/criminal-law/guilty-plea-sentencing-preparation-checklist-nsw.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for preparing a NSW sentence hearing after a guilty plea: agreed facts, purposes of sentencing, s 21A aggravating and mitigating factors, the plea discount under s 22 or ss 25D and 25E,… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/prepare-a-mitigation-pack-character-material-and-a-facts-check-list/united-states.md) | Red |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*