Overview
It is one essay question for my online exam,1 hour and 10 minutes limited time.
For essay question:
Answer fully and clearly. Answers consist of identifying the issues, analyzing the facts and applying law to the facts. Mere conclusions are not enough and may receive no credit.
Use essay format that incorporate IRAC method.
- Discuss the issues involved, the applicable legal rules, an application of the law to the facts.
Discuss all issues. Some essay questions have more than one issue.
- An overall structure of answers to essay questions is as follows:
- Discuss the issue(s)
Define and discuss any principles of law, legal theories, etc., relevant to the question.
- Fully apply the given facts to the legal principles on which you rely. Do not ignore any facts, even if they do not support your conclusions. Do not assume that I know that you know something - tell me in your exam what you know, defining every legal term used.
- The actual conclusions you reach could be the least important part of your answer - but you must base your conclusions on complete and intelligent applications of the facts to the legal principles involved.
- For IRAC format use the following format: The case might have different issues to IRAC each separately
issue: start with "whether"
- Rule: start with "Under"
- application: start with "Here,"
- conclusion: start with "Therefore,
- I upload the new IRAC format requirement below.