What is IRAC/CRAC/IREAC?
Answer
These are methods for organizing legal analysis so that the reader can follow your argument. Your LRW (Legal Research and Writing) professor may use another variation.
- IRAC (pronounced eye rack) stands for Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion.
- CRAC (pronounced crack) is Conclusion, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion.
- IREAC (pronounced eye-re-ack) is Issue, Rule, Explanation, Application, and Conclusion.