LW111- Module 2 WK7

• IRAC


  • I - Issue/s
  • R - Rule/s
  • A - Application/Analysis
  • C - Conclusion
• IRAC is a guideline or tool to assist students and lawyers with legal analysis
• IRAC exists to help you reason in a more orderly way and to allow that reasoning to be as understandable and accessible to your reader as possible
• Your goal is to reason in a deep and well-organized way, and to write so as to convey your reasoning clearly
• IRAC is the key to success on law school exams, the bar preparations, and a successful career in litigation
• Legal analysis


  The examination of a legal problem aimed at proposing a legal solution, using existing law, including precedent, statutes, and regulations
• When will I use legal analysis

  • Analyzing and understanding judicial opinions
  • Answering hypothesis in class
  • Exams
  • Writing assignments
  • Summer legal work
  • Analyzing legal scenarios
  • Legal Submissions and legal opinions
• IRAC method is meant to prepare students to solve such problems
• Using IRAC


  1. Issue - What is the legal problem that needs to be solved?

  2. Rule - Which rule (or sub-rule) controls the resolution of the problem?

  3. Analysis/Application - How does the rule apply to the facts of the legal problem? Don't stray away from the facts of your case.

  4. Conclusion - What is the result of applying the rule to facts given?