Nested IRAC
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- Nested IRAC is an organizational tool to take your law school essays to the next level. Using this method will help you avoid simple mistakes, and help you earn top grades.
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Today I want to teach you how to use nested IRAC. Most students know about the IRAC method, which is where you identify the issue, state the rule, provide some analysis, and then state the conclusion. But nested IRAC involves creating a separate IRAC for each issue and sub-issue on an exam.
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You are very clear and concise. I wished I had a professor like you when I was a 1L.
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Thank you for posting this. Once I get into law school, I’ll know what I need to do.
This video was great - keep up the good work champ!
Hey Beau! Thanks for sharing this video it was a great help! :)
Firstly, I watched this video, and I saw no need for it cause I did not know the value. Then I did a moot court where my firm head suggested something similar to nested IRAC but using another term, then I recame back to watch this video. Thank You, very much. Now I get the value of nested IRAC. However, I use my coined variation of IRAC which is ICREAC (issue, conclusion, rule, exception, analysis, conclusion). 👍🏿
Thanks. It takes time to understand what one really needs.
Great explanation, and is short and precise to the point...
So helpful!! Thank you so much Mr. Baez
Thank you! This video made lots of sense
It is great advice for me, thank you very much
I'm doing a llm conversion course and your videos are godsent. Thank you for the informative videos.
Awesome! Glad I can help.
Makes so much sense. thank you
This is so great!!! This is purely golden! Thank you so much!!
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thank you so much , this is so great and very helpful .
Wow, this is great! I'll surely use this method in my future works.
Thank you!
Thanks, and glad I could help.
Thank you for this video. Sir, my question is on Contracts that includes 4 separate parties in a 2000 word limit essay
I enjoy watching your videos. Very good information in a decent amount of time
Thank you. Glad I can help people improve.
Hello, would this apply in the situation of directors duties, such as would I break my paragraph up into smaller paragraphs when I mention subsections of the companies act, as I have mentioned liability under section (1) and section 2(b) in the same paragraph ?
thanks a lot you have made my days easier
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Thanking you and that was much helpfull!!
Hi Beau, I enjoy your videos very much. Im just wondering if you have any tips for research assignments (legal reasoning and methods)? Much appreciated!
IRAC and Nested IRAC are formulas for helping students to develop legal reasoning skills. What, specifically, are your struggling with?
Look it’s my very first subject and it’s called Australian legal reasoning and methods. There are to assessments- one is fictional case and we have to use irac and the other one is legal research assignment and irac is apparently shall not be used, it’s more like an essay I guess. I might to get back to you on this once I get my task. I’m just super anxious that’s all. lol 😊
IRAC, specifically Nested IRAC, is the foundation for legal reasoning. The format of a legal research assignment is different, since you will need to cite to cases, statutes, and administrative materials. IRAC is nothing more than an organization system that forces you to think about each issue and sub-issue. Hope you do well!
I love this!
Thanks. Glad it helped you.
Hello Beau. Would you consider posting an example of a Nested IRAC (or other method) that you would fine met all the criteria for a well-done essay? Thank you for sharing your knowledge with those who are learning!
Nested IRAC would look like this for Battery, a three element tort:
Issue (Battery)
Rule
Analysis
Issue/element (Intent)
Rule
Analysis
Conclusion
Issue/element (harmful or offensive)
Rule
Analysis
Conclusion
Issue/element (contact)
Rule
Analysis
Conclusion
Conclusion
Hello again Beau. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my inquiry and so quickly. You're very dedicated to your teaching trade. It speaks well of you.
Thank you great video
Glad you enjoyed it
When defining rules, is there only one statement? Can we re-word it at all?
This is an excellent question. Yes, you can reword the rule statement. But make sure that you continue to use the legally relevant words that are part of the rule statement. Here is an example for Battery: A Battery is the intentional harmful or offensive contact of another. Example two: A Battery occurs when someone intentionally touches another in a harmful or offensive manner. See how both statements maintain the key elements: intent, contact, harm or offense.
Great tips, thak you :-)
Glad you are finding the channel useful-thanks for watching! If there’s something you would like me to cover, let me know. I’m always looking for new ideas.
Hiya,
Thank you very much for requesting video ideas. I would find it really useful if you did a video on critical analysis; with a specific focus on how to approach examinations to obtain a distinction grade at masters level or 3L Finals? I have written some ideas below:
What specifically would the examiner be looking for when grading papers for both issue spotting exams and general legal essays that would get you a distinction mark?
What are the best methods to incorporate additional reading material i.e. journals, articles, cases etc. Is there a particular method that reads better to the examiner, and allows you to score higher points? Is there a specific way that a student should use Journal or article referencing that is different than cases under exam conditions? Are there any common mistakes that students make when using additional materials in exam conditions? how if at all can these mistakes best be avoided?
I have started an MA Law course which is an accelerated law conversion. I am therefore having to learn the law in a short space of time, develop legal writing skills and write at M level in closed book exams. They have given us a lot of additional reading material that they say we are expected to incorporate in our critical analysis of any issues that we spot in a fact pattern, as well as have extensive knowledge of case law and know when to apply or distinguish a case.
A video that covered higher level critical analysis under exam conditions would be extremely useful :-)
Another general idea I think a lot of law students would find useful is a step by step guide on how to distinguish cases on 1. point of law and 2. points of fact. Is there a particular way of doing this that reads better to the examiner?
Many thanks for all your help :-)
This is one of the most challenging questions I have received during my entire teaching career. I've certainly read essays that meet this criteria, but rarely have I tried to teach someone this skill. This is because an "A" paper in United States law schools doesn't need this much, though a few students over the years have written essays at that level--always a joy to read. One that still stands out was from a student who used humor appropriately on an exam--only one I've read that has done that. Also, that student was so advanced that he matched the writing level I had seen when I practiced at the U.S. Supreme Court. I'll have to think about this request for a bit since you are asking me, what does it take to get an A+++ paper. But I like challenges. Thanks for making the request, and asking me a new question--I don't see those much anymore.
Thank youvery much :-) I very much look forward to your reply, in the mean time I'm going to continue to enjoy your videos, I am finding them extremely useful, thank you :-)
Natelege’s post was so interesting, it stimulated my synapses, I would enjoy learning more from her.
Professor thanks for sharing your gr8 wisdom. Professor my one question regarding THE IRAC will it be implement towards while READING FILE LIKE 1000 PAGES WITH OCEAN LIKE DOCUMENTS OR AS A TOOL FOR "ART OF READING FILE" OR " BRIEFING A CASE".
IRAC is an essay organization tool. Now, one can also use it for briefing cases, but only because you need to retrain your brain to think in terms of IRAC prior to writing a timed essay.
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can this irac method be used in any uni that study law? for example, if i use this method would it still be acceptable?
IRAC is used throughout the common law counties. But it can be used in any discipline as an organizational tool.
@@Learnlawbetter I’m based in the uk so
Does that mean I can use that instead of the original irac method ?
@@Learnlawbetter and can I use
This way for all irac questions
In the UK you generally see two types of questions. One type of question involves policy, where IRAC isn’t very useful. The second type of question involves analyzing a set of facts to which you apply the law. It is with this latter type of question where you use IRAC.
I lecture law. It is important to cite legal principles (case law or statutory provisions) in the rule part. Otherwise, the rule part is incomplete.
I tell students to do what their professor asks. In the US, citing law on a timed essay exam is not the norm. But I’ve worked with students in other countries where that is the expectation. Thank you for sharing this with my audience. By the way, where do you teach?
Learn Law Better I lecture law in Vietnam. Australian law.
My school calls this a Parent-Child IRAC.
I’ve heard several names for this, but not parent-child. Makes sense though. Thanks for sharing this with me.
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So the key to legal writing is to assume the reader has brain damage? There was nothing confusing or ambiguous about the first answer at all.
The key is to state everything and not leave anything to the reader’s imagination.
Beau is encouraging clarity so there is no room for the grader to assume you do not fully grasp the concept.
Thanks so much! I am struggling so hard , for ca bar, any tips on bar essays? I just don’t j is the analysis part
You can eliminate teaching how people do it wrong. I'd rather hear the right way to do it.