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IRAC Review Course

The 3-Day IRAC Review Course is for for entering law students seeking to develop a strong foundation in legal analysis and IRAC writing skills. This course’s online portion is conducted in professor-led chatroom sessions that take place over a three-day period. The online sessions are each about 60 minutes. In the chatroom sessions, students and professor analyze issues, discuss cases, and review assignments. Chat sessions are lively with a lot of student participation. This course also offers students the opportunity to perform law school assignments, including two drafts of an IRAC assignment, and to have those assignments critiqued.

Class Schedule

 

Online Class

Assignment
(Due by start of next class.)

Pre-Course Preparation
Thoroughly read all course material prior to the first online class because it is very difficult to catch up once the course begins. Setting aside one or two hours a day for a week prior to the course should be sufficient pre-course preparation.

 
  • Read pages 1-39 of the course text.
  • Read all assigned cases.* 
  • Write case briefs for Montana v. Pierce and Montana v. Shannon.

 

Day 1: 

  • Assignment #2.
  • Discuss Pierce & Shannon.
  • Discuss IRAC.

 
  • IRAC Answer, 1st draft. (700-word limit)

Day 2:

 
  • Case Summaries.
  • Labeling.
  • Case Synthesis.

 
  • Case Summaries.
  • Labeling.
  • Read Montana v. Ray.

Day 3:

 
  • Review first draft.
  • Review case summaries.
  • Establishing elements.
  • IRAC Answer, 2nd draft. (OPTIONAL)

* All cases are accessible under the “Course Cases” link located under the “Course Information” section of www.lawboost.com.
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