A Practice Note outlining key issues to consider when drafting and submitting civil jury instructions (also known as requests to charge) and verdict forms (also known as verdict sheets). Specifically, this Note reviews the purpose, scope, and drafting of proposed jury instructions, the use of model jury instructions (also known as pattern jury instructions), how and when to serve, file, and object to proposed jury instructions, the timing of the court's instructions to the jury, and the use of verdict forms. Although this Note focuses on jury instructions and verdict forms in federal civil actions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), it also may assist counsel with preparing proposed civil jury instructions and verdict forms in many state courts, where the process is similar.