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Write an IRAC legal memo from your facts
Paste the facts, the question and the sources you have, and get an IRAC memo that cites only authority it can show you, with every gap marked.
River writes a legal memorandum in IRAC form from the facts and question you give it. You get the issue stated precisely, the governing rule drawn from your sources, an application that works through the facts on both sides, and a conclusion that says how confident the answer is. Paste or attach the cases and statutes you have, and River builds the memo around them.
The rule section is where AI-written memos go wrong. Lawyers have been sanctioned for filing briefs that cited cases which did not exist. River cites only authority you supplied or that it found and can link, quotes it accurately, and marks every proposition that still needs a verified source, so you check the law instead of trusting it.
What makes an IRAC memo useful
The issue should be narrow enough to answer: not whether the contract is enforceable, but whether a two-year non-solicitation clause is reasonable under the governing statute for an employee with these duties. A precise issue keeps the rule and analysis focused on what actually decides the case.
The rule section states the law the way the controlling sources state it, from the governing jurisdiction, with the elements or factors laid out. Persuasive authority from elsewhere should be labelled as such. Every case cited must be checked for later history before anyone relies on it.
The application is the heart of the memo. It applies each element to the specific facts, gives the strongest counterargument and answers it, and notes which missing facts could change the result. The conclusion then answers the question directly, with a candid statement of how strong the answer is.
How it works
Paste facts and question
The facts, the question, the court or state, and any sources you have.
River builds the rule
From your sources first, then any it can find and link for you to check.
Get the memo
Issue, rule, application and conclusion, with every gap marked.
Refine in chat
Ask for a shorter client version, a counterargument section, or more research.
What you get
- An issue framed precisely enough to answer, with sub-issues where needed
- A rule section built only from sources you supplied or River found and linked
- Application of each element to your facts, with the best counterargument addressed
- A direct conclusion with an honest read of how strong it is
- Every proposition still needing a verified source clearly marked
Common questions
Will River invent case citations?
It is instructed not to. River cites only authority you supplied or that it found and linked, and marks anything else for verification. Still check every citation, including its later history, before relying on it or filing anything. Courts have sanctioned lawyers for briefs citing cases that did not exist.
Can I use this for a law school assignment?
Use it the way your school's rules allow. Many legal writing courses prohibit AI-written assignments, and the point of the exercise is learning to build the analysis yourself. River can help you check an outline or your rule statement against your sources if your course permits that.
What is the difference between IRAC and CREAC?
IRAC states the issue, rule, application and conclusion. CREAC opens with the conclusion, then the rule, an explanation of how courts have applied it, the application and the conclusion again. Many practice memos use CREAC because a busy reader wants the answer first. River can write either format.
Does River check whether a case is still good law?
Not reliably. River can look for later history it can find, but it does not replace a citator such as Shepard's or KeyCite. Before relying on any case, check it in a citator for reversals, overruling and negative treatment.
Is this legal advice?
No. River drafts a memo from your facts and sources to support a lawyer's or student's own analysis. It is not legal advice to anyone, and a licensed lawyer must check the law, the citations and the conclusions before anything is relied on or filed.
Write an IRAC legal memo from your facts
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