Write an IRAC memo before a filing

Practice the sequence you already learned for “Write an IRAC memo before a filing” until the order feels automatic. Practice IRAC order from legal-writing training. The recommendation is not given until issue, rule, and application are on the page.

1. State the issue as a question in the jurisdiction.
2. Set out the controlling rule with citations.
3. Apply the facts to that rule, not to a general fairness argument.
4. Conclude with a yes/no and the recommended next step.
5. Cite-check before the memo leaves the office.
6. Do not start with the desired outcome and backfill the rule.