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Case Strategy
Category: Legal
Litigation strategy: case theory, strengths and weaknesses, evidence, discovery, motions, settlement posture, budget.
When to use this template
Use it when the conversation is how to run the case — internal team strategy, partner-level case review, a war-room discussion. The capture is heavier on theory and exposure than Client Intake. For the actual mediation or settlement discussion, see Mediation & Settlement. For a witness interview, see Deposition Summary.
Fields captured
- Matter name / caption — the case identifier.
- Case theory — the story the team will tell, by claim and defense.
- Strengths — strong points for your side.
- Weaknesses or risks — exposure, bad facts, and evidentiary risks.
- Key evidence — exhibits, documents, and witnesses.
- Discovery plan — what you want to discover and from whom.
- Motion practice — motions to file or expect from opposing counsel.
- Settlement posture — the team's posture on a settlement number or structure.
- Budget or resource notes — staffing, expert needs, and budget.
- Decisions made — what the team decided in this conversation.
- Open questions — unresolved strategic questions.
- Next steps — concrete tasks with optional owner and due date.
- Key takeaways — the AI's prioritized summary points.
The standard summary, attendees, and per-section summaries also apply.
Sub-views, role views, and pipeline artifacts
- Sub-views: none.
- Role views: Legal.
- Pipeline artifacts: Email draft (recipient, tone, optional subject hint).
- Study mode: not available.
Exports
PDF, DOCX, and Markdown render case theory, strengths, weaknesses, and key evidence as the lead blocks, with discovery / motions / settlement / budget underneath. Decisions made and open questions appear at the end so they are not lost. Approved legal role views appear as labeled sections.
See also: All templates, Mediation & Settlement, Deposition Summary.