Legal Skills

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Accompanied by comprehensive online resources which include an extensive range of videos, multiple choice questions, and answers to the self-test questions and practical exercises from the book The second part covers 'Academic Legal Skills' and provides advice on study, writing, and exam skills, alongside topics such as legal reasoning and referencing. Legal Skills is accompanied by an innovative Online Resource Centre offering a full range of resources including: New 'skills beyond study' feature which helps students identify the transferability of legal skills

The first part covers 'Sources of Law' and includes information on finding and using legislation, ensuring an understanding of where the law comes from and how to use it. INTRODUCTION -- PART I: SOURCES OF LAW -- 1. Legislation -- 2. Finding legislation -- 3. Using legislation -- 4. Case law -- 5. Finding cases -- 6. Using cases -- 7. Books, journals and official publications -- 8. Finding books, journals and official publications -- PART II: ACADEMIC LEGAL SKILLS -- 9. Study skills -- 10. Writing skills -- 11. Legal reasoning and ethics -- 12. Referencing and avoiding plagiarism -- 13. Essay writing -- 14. Dissertations -- 15. Answering problem questions -- 16. Revision and examination skills -- PART III: PRACTICAL LEGAL SKILLS -- 17. Presentation skills -- 18. Mooting skills -- 19. Negotiation skills New section on reflecting on skills, including personal development planning, doing a skills audit, transferable skills, and commercial awareness

Abstract

The third and final part is dedicated to 'Practical Legal Skills'; a section designed to help develop transferable skills in areas such as presentations and negotiations that will be highly valued by future employers.

The second part covers 'Academic Legal Skills' and provides advice on general study and writing skills. This part also includes a section on referencing and avoiding plagiarism amongst a number of other chapters designed to help you through the different stages of your law degree.

studies that explore the factors that influence jury verdicts in rape, theft and fraud trials. Her current research focus in on dishonesty and the ability of the criminal law to penalise those who cause emotional harm to others. A stylish and compact book; clear and easy to navigate with useful diagrams in an approachable and engaging format." - Vince Pescod, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Law Expanded guidance on essay planning and essay structure, and further examples to illustrate choosing a dissertation topic