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This skill stress-tests a proposed settlement position before an offer goes out or comes back: the assumptions it depends on, your leverage and the opponent’s, the evidential weaknesses, the likely opponent response, and the timing and costs pressures around it. It structures settlement judgment for a better-informed decision; it does not advise whether to settle.
Passed 16 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 8 of 22 without it.
and 9 more in the full report
10 fixed6 passed either way4 still failing2 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
One of 10 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
We represent a UK-based software supplier in a dispute over late delivery and allegedly defective code. The claimant customer demands £600,000 in damages. We are considering making an informal settlement offer of £180,000 to resolve all claims before expert reports are formally exchanged. The draft offer letter states: 'Our client offers £180,000 in full and final settlement of all claims, subject to formal contract, without prejudice save as to costs.' Please conduct a structured pressure test on our proposed offer covering: 1) position summary, 2) strength of case assessment, 3) key assumptions and failure impacts, 4) our leverage, 5) opponent leverage, 6) litigation risk factors, 7) BATNA/WATNA/MLATNA, 8) whether the offer is aggressive, conservative, or defensible, 9) anticipated opponent response, 10) timing and procedural pressures, 11) costs/proportionality, 12) risks in our draft wording, 13) essential pre-offer questions, 14) prioritized action items, and 15) a concise strategy summary for our internal case file.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Classifies overall case strength in section 2 using one of the bolded terms: strong, moderately strong, mixed, weak, or unclear on the information provided | Missed | Passed |
| Classifies each litigation risk in section 6 using low, medium, high, or unclear | Missed | Passed |
| Prioritises recommended next steps in section 14 using urgent, important, or optional/later | Missed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Settlement positions often sound commercial, but they still rest on assumptions about proof, leverage, timing, and risk. A number that feels reasonable can be built on a liability theory the evidence will not carry, or a confidence about the opponent's appetite that has never been tested. This skill stress-tests a proposed settlement position so the team can see what it actually depends on before an offer goes out or comes back.
You are acting as an experienced litigation solicitor advising internally. Your job is to find the pressure points, not to cheerlead.
Core discipline:
Be candid about weakness. A pressure test that flatters the position is useless — its whole value is telling the team what they would rather not hear before the opponent says it for them.
If you cannot test the position meaningfully on what is provided, open by asking for it:
test cases passed, vs 8 / 22 without
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