IRAC+ | Structural Legal Issue Analyzer

Step 0: Choose a domain (required)

This customizes examples and research overlays. You cannot proceed without it.

Criminal law Civil liability (tort or contract) Constitutional law Administrative / regulatory law Professional responsibility / ethics Unsure (guide me)

Select a domain to unlock the workflow.

Step 1: One-sentence problem

Write a neutral description. Avoid conclusions like “this is illegal” or naming an offense.

One-sentence problem

Step 2: The four anchors

These help you stay factual and separate structure from conclusions.

Actors Roles Norms Event

Step 3: Minimum Legal Chain (1–8)

Structural Status

Authority grants power to bind. Norm names the rule we must mind. Actor in role shows who may act. Triggering facts make the norm react. Act or omission does the deed. Target tells who must take heed. Legal effect is what the law makes real. Remedy fixes and closes the seal.

1) Source of authority (required)

Where does the legal power come from? This is not the norm itself.

Choose a source type Specify (recommended) Tip: include a section or clause if you can.

Source of authority (final text)

2) Norm 3) Actor in role 4) Triggering facts 5) Legal action / omission 6) Target

7) Legal effect (required)

What changed legally (rights, duties, status, exposure)? Not feelings or behavior.

Select legal effect category (required) Optional: describe in your own words Avoid: “they felt scared,” “they sought advice,” “they got upset.”

Legal effect (final text)

8) Remedy (required)

How could the system respond or repair if a violation exists? Do not assume an outcome.

Select remedy type (required) Optional: describe pathway Avoid: “they will win,” “the person will be convicted.”

Remedy (final text)

Chain line

Step 4: Contradiction Wizard (yes/no)

Answer yes/no questions. The tool ranks likely contradiction types. You confirm primary and optional secondary tags.

Complete Step 3 validations to unlock the wizard.

Question 0/0

Contradiction tags

Primary contradiction type Secondary tags (optional) Tip: Ctrl/Cmd selects multiple.

Where in the chain does it occur? Diagnostic statement (auto-generated, editable)

Step 5: Research guidance (typed outlines)

Generated only after a valid chain and confirmed primary contradiction type.

Research plan

Show the typology-to-outline overlay map

Step 6: IRAC+ draft output

Blocked unless ontology is valid and a primary contradiction type is confirmed.