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Step 1

Research & memo

Framing the legal question, finding and reading the authority, and writing a memo you can stand behind. AI accelerates the reading; you supply the judgement and the verification.

Where AI fits

AI summarises judgments, drafts an IRAC skeleton and produces an authority table. It cannot be the final word on an authority — every citation must be opened and checked before the memo is sent.

The steps

Step 1

Frame the question precisely

A fuzzy question produces a fuzzy memo.

Step 2

Gather the primary sources

Judgments, statutes, practice directions — not summaries.

Step 3

Analyse with IRAC

Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion, labelled authority or reasoning.

Step 4

Verify every authority

Open it, confirm it is current and on point, add the pin cite.

Step 5

Sign off

A named lawyer approves; the ledger goes on the file.

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