Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1995
Abstract
The authors agree that IRAC provides a good starting point to explain the components of legal argument. It requires students to present a good, clear statement of law, a clear and affirmative statement of the issue, an articulation of applicable rules, an analysis and an application of facts to rules of law, and a statement of the ultimate conclusion or prediction. These elements are essential components of good legal writing that should be contained in all good and thorough legal writing from inter-office memoranda and persuasive court briefs to law school exams.
Recommended Citation
THE SECOND DRAFT (The Legal Writing Institute), Nov. 1995, at 9