Law Student's Handbook

This handbook is designed to help develop essential legal study skills in an accessible and user-friendly format Features such as hint and key point boxes, examples and checklists help to clarify the information and encourage active learning by students The online resource centre provides a wealth of additional information, such as law courses and sources of postgraduate finance, as well as student testimonials to create a complete learning and reference resource for law students The focus on key study and academic skills provides students with the means to understand and fully engage with the substantive areas of law that make up their law degreesNew to this editionThe section on joint honours degrees has been expanded to reflect the increasing popularity of combined degrees. It includes joint degree options; year abroad options; how to convert to a vocational law qualification; opportunities to practise abroad once qualified; pros and cons of studying a joint degree An 'author's introduction' has been added to the prelims providing a clear outline of who the book is aimed at and how the author envisages the text being used. This complements the guide to the book and guide to the Online Resource Centre Additional student testimonials are included on the Online Resource Centre to include students from a range of institutions and backgrounds including mature students The online resources are presented in a clearer structure to reflect the new parts in the book. The resources have been broken down into resources for prospective law students, current law students, and for those students who are looking ahead to their future careersThe Law Student's Handbook offers a practical and informative guide to studying law. It introduces the ways in which law is taught, then covers in detail the practical study and academic skills required to study law. The authors complete the picture by looking ahead to legal careers. This is ideal as pre-course reading for prospective law students, and can also be a valuable point of reference during the first year and throughout a law degree.
Hint and key point boxes, as well as checklists encourage students to actively engage with the material, while the Online Resource Centre provides a wealth of additional information such as information about law courses and sources of postgraduate finance.
Online Resource Centre
The Law Student's Handbook is fully supported by an extensive Online Resource Centre containing material which law students at all stages of their study will find invaluable.
Online resources for prospective students
- List of law courses available
- Student testimonials - on getting to grips with a law library, etc.
- Advice on taking the LNAT
Online resources for current law students
- The 'gobbledygook test'
- Suggestions for further reading
- Useful web links (newspapers, estates gazette, etc)
Looking ahead
- Addresses of professional bodies
- Sources of postgraduate financeReadership: Suitable for prospective law students, for pre-course reading, for skills courses, and all LLB undergraduates during their law degrees. Steve Wilson, Principal Lecturer, School of Law, University of Northumbria, and Phillip Kenny, Former Professor of Law and Dean of Law School, University of Northumbria Review(s) from previous edition "'I was very impressed with its combination of useful practical guidance and insight into the actual study of law.' - Hazel McLean, Law Lecturer, Exeter University "'It fills a niche that is becoming increasingly important in legal undergraduate education - that of equipping first year students with basic information about the subject they are about to study.'" - Eoin Carolan, School of Law, University College Dublin Part I: Choosing law
1: Choosing law
2: English law and the English courts
3: Current issues in law
4: The way law is taught
5: Varieties of law teaching
Part II: Studying law
6: The law library and the Internet
7: The sources of legal study
8: Preparing written work
9: Advice on completing coursework
10: Citation of legal sources and plagiarism
11: Undergraduate examinations
12: Answering degree level examination questions
Part III: Working in the law
13: Becoming a solicitor
14: Becoming a barrister
15: Alternative careers in law
16: The postgraduate study of law