IRAC Makes AI Reasoning Checkable
Use IRAC to prompt and review AI-assisted legal analysis without confusing structure for correctness.
Structure is not truth, but it is how you inspect truth. Issue A good legal AI prompt starts by forcing the model to name the legal question. Without a clean issue, the answer may solve the wrong problem. 'Can we terminate?' could mean contract right, notice timing, litigation risk, commercial leverage, or regulatory notice. The issue section prevents the model from blending business desire with legal analysis. Rule The rule section should identify the controlling source or the source that must be checked. In AI work, this section is a danger zone because the model may invent, overgeneralize, or use…
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