Guides

Articles for UK law students

Structured pieces on IRAC essays, problem questions, exams, and study habits—written for undergraduates who want examiner-style rigour without losing their own voice.

• How to use IRAC structure in a UK LLB law essay (without sounding robotic)

  Stop losing easy structure marks: what examiners want on Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion—and how to practise with fast, specific feedback on your own drafts.

• Why practice problem questions beat passive revision (and how to get useful feedback)

  Reading model answers is not the same as writing them under pressure. Build a weekly PQ habit, know what “good” feedback looks like, and use tools that comment on your wording—not someone else’s.

• LLB exam essays under time pressure: keep IRAC without losing depth

  When the clock is running, the students who plan issues first and protect Application depth outperform the ones who “write and hope.” Train that split before results day.

• Why the Application section is where most law essays lose marks (and how to fix it)

  A polished Rule paragraph will not save a thin Application. Learn how examiners spot narrative vs legal reasoning—and how to rehearse Application-heavy rewrites with structured feedback.

• Using AI for law essay practice in the UK: staying inside the rules while levelling up IRAC

  Your university cares what you submit, not which tab you had open while revising. Here is the difference between tools that coach your draft and tools that cross the line—plus how to stay audit-ready.

• How to get a first in a law essay: what UK examiners actually reward

  First-class law essays are not longer—they are sharper. Discover the five marking habits that separate 70+ scripts from 2:1s, and how to train each one before your next deadline.

• Contract law problem questions: how to structure your IRAC answer and stop losing marks

  Contract PQs test offer, acceptance, consideration, and more in one tangled fact pattern. A clear IRAC structure is what stops examiners from missing the analysis you actually did.

• SQE legal writing skills: how to practise structured analysis before assessment day

  SQE2 written tasks demand clear legal reasoning under timed conditions. Here is how to build the habit—and what structured feedback on your own drafts actually changes.

• How law essays are marked in the UK: grade bands, IRAC, and what loses easy marks

  Understanding the marking criteria is the fastest shortcut to better grades. Here is what the First, 2:1, and 2:2 bands actually require—and the structural mistakes that keep capable students from their ceiling.

• How to write an IRAC essay: a step-by-step guide with UK law examples

  A practical walkthrough of every IRAC leg—with worked UK law examples—so you can build a tight, examiner-readable essay from any problem question fact pattern.

• IRAC method for contract law: worked examples to sharpen your problem answers

  See how IRAC logic applies to real contract law scenarios—offer and acceptance, consideration, misrepresentation—so you can replicate the method on any fact pattern under exam conditions.

• How to practise IRAC before your LLB exams: a structured revision routine

  Passive revision does not build exam-day IRAC fluency. Here is a week-by-week practice routine that trains issue spotting, application depth, and conclusion precision before results matter.

• IRAC vs ILAC: which framework should UK law students use?

  ILAC adds a Law sub-section; IRAC does not. UK undergraduate and SQE candidates should know the difference, when each is expected, and why the underlying logic is identical regardless of label.

• SQE2 written skills: mastering IRAC under exam conditions

  SQE2 written tasks reward candidates who can apply law to client facts clearly and fast. Train the IRAC habit under pressure—not just in open preparation—before assessment day.