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ALAC Method for Legal Analysis

The ALAC method is a framework for structuring legal analysis responses. It stands for: A) Answer the question directly with a yes or no response L) Provide the relevant legal basis from statutes or case law to support the answer A) Apply the facts of the problem to the legal basis C) Conclude by restating the answer and summarizing the reasoning The example shows applying this method to analyze a self-defense claim. It concludes that self-defense cannot be invoked because shooting a victim multiple times in the back exceeds reasonable means for self-defense under the law.

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ALAC Method for Legal Analysis

The ALAC method is a framework for structuring legal analysis responses. It stands for: A) Answer the question directly with a yes or no response L) Provide the relevant legal basis from statutes or case law to support the answer A) Apply the facts of the problem to the legal basis C) Conclude by restating the answer and summarizing the reasoning The example shows applying this method to analyze a self-defense claim. It concludes that self-defense cannot be invoked because shooting a victim multiple times in the back exceeds reasonable means for self-defense under the law.

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  • Answer
  • ALAC Method
  • Legal Basis
  • Application
  • Conclusion
  • Example of ALAC Format

ALAC METHOD

• A – Answer
• L – Legal Basis
• A – Application
• C – Conclusion
ANSWER

• Before referring to the pertinent jurisprudence or codal provisions, one must first answer.
If the question asked for a YES or No, answer it directly with YES or No and followed
by the question asked.
ex. (YES, the contract is valid.)
LEGAL BASIS

• After answering and establishing a point of reference, you have to support it with related
jurisprudence or codal provision to defend your answer. Take note that there may be a lot
of possible answers in answering legal question, but remember that there is only one issue
in the legal question in which the examiner would like to be answered. In other words, do
not complicate the answer and answer it directly and simplify them as much as possible.
• Ex. According to Article 1318 of the Civil Code, the contract is valid if it has the
essential requisites of consent, object, and cause.
APPLICATION

• After establishing your legal basis, you must analyze the same towards the facts of the
legal problem. In this portion, you must correlate and cross-reference the facts as well as
the legal question. You can further expound the answer aside from the given legal basis.
To simply, in this portion, you must apply your legal basis to the given set of facts and
problems in the exam.
• Ex. In this case, there was consent between the parties, as they freely agreed to the
terms of the contract. The object was also certain and lawful, as it was the sale of a car.
The cause was also valid, as it was the price paid by the buyer to the seller.”
CONCLUSION

• This is the last paragraph of your answer. In this last portion, you restate your answer
and summarize your reasoning. It is the result of your application of the legal basis you
referred to in the given facts and legal question.
Ex. “Therefore, the contract is valid because it has all the essential requisites of
consent, object, and cause.”
EXAMPLE OF ALAC FORMAT

• Answer - NO, the contention of X is incorrect. Legal Basis - According to the Revised
Penal Code, the elements of self-defense as a justifying circumstance are as follows:
unlawful aggression; the reasonable necessity of the means employed to prevent or repel
it, and; lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending himself.
Application - In this case, the second element is lacking. Shooting an aggressor multiple
times at the back, according to jurisprudence, is not within reasonable means to prevent
or repel an attack.
Conclusion - Hence, X cannot use self-defense to be exculpated of the crime charged
No, the contention of X is incorrect. The law requires among others, that in order
to invoke self-defense as a justifying circumstances, the defendant must have reasonable
necessity of the means employed to prevent or repel the unlawful aggression of the victim.
In this case, such fact is lacking because defendant shoot the victim multiple times at the
back.
Hence, X cannot use self-defense to be exculpated of the crime charged

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