Legal Skills by Emily Finch
The best-selling legal skills textbook in the market, Legal Skills is the essential guide for law students, encompassing all the academic and practical skills in one manageable volume. It is an ideal text for students new to law, helping them make the transition from secondary education and giving them the skills they need to succeed from the beginning of their degree, through exams and assessments and into their future career. 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. 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 students through the different stages of the law degree. 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 text contains many useful features designed to support a truly practical and self-reflective approach to legal skills including self-test questions, diagrams and practical activities. Students are given the opportunity to take a 'hands on' approach to tackling a variety of legal skills from using cases to negotiation. Each skill is firmly set in its wider academic and professional context to encourage an integrated approach to the learning of legal skills. Online resources : -For lecturers, a bank of multiple choice questions and diagrams from the book -For students, answers to the self-test questions and practical exercises from the book and a glossary of all the keywords and terms used within the text. There is also an extensive range of videos with guidance on topics from what to expect from lectures and tutorials, how to research for essays and structure problem questions, to examples of good and bad practice in mooting and negotiations.
I think this book is the best on the market* Dr Sonya Onwu, Legal Academic Writing Skills (LAWS) Programme Director, London School of Economics *
An all-encompassing but very easy to read guide to the crucial skills many law students might otherwise struggle to master; the book is well-structured and complete with online resources. * Dr Andrey Kotelnikov, Lecturer, Robert Gordon University *
This book remains the leader in the field for legal skills. * Dr Ryan Hill, Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University *
Very readable and easy to understand - even before I started reading law it was very accessible. * Ross McKirdy, Student, Robert Gordon University *
I really like this book. The commentary is clear and the use of diagrams and examples to illustrate key points throughout the book is extremely useful. * Seema Kandelia, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster *
The book is really good! It's a must read to help prevent simple mistakes. * Isabella Wong, Student, University of Surrey *
This volume deserves its pre-eminent place in the category. It provides an accessible introduction to key topics and survival skills for new law students, and the depth and range of the coverage are sensitively adapted to its target audience. I have no hesitation in recommending it to students. * Dr Benjamin Spagnolo, Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Trinity College, Cambridge *
An all-encompassing but very easy to read guide to the crucial skills many law students might otherwise struggle to master; the book is well-structured and complete with online resources. * Dr Andrey Kotelnikov, Lecturer, Robert Gordon University *
This book remains the leader in the field for legal skills. * Dr Ryan Hill, Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University *
Very readable and easy to understand - even before I started reading law it was very accessible. * Ross McKirdy, Student, Robert Gordon University *
I really like this book. The commentary is clear and the use of diagrams and examples to illustrate key points throughout the book is extremely useful. * Seema Kandelia, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster *
The book is really good! It's a must read to help prevent simple mistakes. * Isabella Wong, Student, University of Surrey *
This volume deserves its pre-eminent place in the category. It provides an accessible introduction to key topics and survival skills for new law students, and the depth and range of the coverage are sensitively adapted to its target audience. I have no hesitation in recommending it to students. * Dr Benjamin Spagnolo, Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Trinity College, Cambridge *
Emily Finch is an experienced law lecturer and has taught criminal law, criminal evidence and cybercrime at a number of institutions. Her overarching research interest is in public perceptions of crime and criminality and the impact of technology on criminal activity, especially the criminogenic potential of the internet. She has a particular interest in jury decision-making and has conducted a number of empirical studies that explore factors that influence jury verdicts in rape, theft and fraud trials. Her current research focus is on dishonesty and the niche vulnerability of older internet users. Stefan Fafinski has extensive experience in teaching intellectual property law, cyberlaw, and cybercrime. He is interested in the social and legal factors that influence information security and the security challenges presented by networked technologies in general. He is currently a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198831273 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198831277 |
| Title | Legal Skills |
| Author | Emily Finch |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2019-06-17 |
| Number of pages | 520 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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