Letters to a Law Student relays all that a prospective law student needs to know before embarking on their studies. It provides a useful guide to those considering a law degree or conversion course and helps students prepare for what can be a daunting first year of study.
Letters to a Law Student relays all that a prospective law student needs to know before embarking on their studies. It provides a useful guide to those considering a law degree or conversion course and helps students prepare for what can be a daunting first year of study.
"Highly recommended" - Charlotte Wathey, Law student, The Open University in THE
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1 THINKING ABOUT STUDYING LAW
1. Why Law?
2. The Right Stuff?
3. Law Degree or GDL?
Part 2 PREPARING TO STUDY LAW
4. Arguing Effectively (1): Logical Arguments
5. Arguing Effectively (2): Speculative Arguments
6. Applying to University and Doing the LNAT
7. Tips for Interview
8. Some Traps to Avoid
9. Advance Reading
10. A Mini-Dictionary of English Law
11. Some Last Advice Before You Start
Part 3 STUDYING LAW
12. The General Approach
13. Using a Textbook
14. Reading a Case
15. Looking at Statutes
16. Reading an Article
17. Using the Internet
18. Getting the Most Out Of Your Teachers
Part 4 PREPARING FOR YOUR EXAMS
19. How to Write an Essay
20. A Sample Essay
21. Answering a Problem Question
22. Coping with Stress
23. Tips on Revising
24. Last Advice Before the Exams
Part 5 THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
25. Moving On
Appendix
End Notes
Index