Letters to a Law Student

AvNicholas McBride

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Learn the skills it takes to succeed as a law graduate with this essential text.

Letters to a Law Student, 5th edition, Global Edition by Nicholas J McBride, provides a thorough introductory guide to higher education and learning context for law studies. Voted in the top 6 books that future law students should read, it is an approachable and easy-to-follow guidebook. The text flows as a series of letters between a lecturer and aspiring student, divided into chronological parts from thinking about a law degree to preparing to study law, studying law, writing like a lawyer, and thinking about the future.

McBride adds practical advice throughout the book, supporting your transition from school to studying law as a first-year undergraduate. The 5th edition helps to build confidence and encourages the essential study and legal skills you will need to succeed. Packed with new and revised material, Letters to a law student remains a current and helpful reference.

This text is a great companion for general law modules on skills, legal system, jurisprudence and law, government, and society to keep you thinking critically, analysing and understanding the law.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-05-02
Mått:138 x 214 x 24 mm
Vikt:480 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Pearson Education Limited
Antal sidor:392
Upplaga:5
Förlag:Pearson Education
ISBN:9781292375304

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Mer om författaren

Nicholas J. McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is (with Roderick Bagshaw) the author of Tort Law, now in its sixth edition.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAbout the authorPublisher acknowledgmentsPART ONE. THINKING ABOUT STUDYING LAW Letter 1 What is law?Letter 2 Five reasons for studying lawLetter 3 Defending the lawLetter 4 Why not do something else?Letter 5 Is law for me?PART TWO. PREPARING TO STUDY LAW Letter 6 Two hard truthsLetter 7 On free speechLetter 8 Means and endsLetter 9 Acts and omissionsLetter 10 The many and the fewLetter 11 The harm principleLetter 12 Justice and rightsLetter 13 How to argueLetter 14 On doing the LNATPART THREE. STUDYING LAW Letter 15 General tipsLetter 16 Avoiding problemsLetter 17 Making the most of your timeLetter 18 Using a textbookLetter 19 Reading casesLetter 20 A brief history of law reportingLetter 21 Making sense of statutesLetter 22 Getting through articlesLetter 23 Making the most out of where you arePART FOUR. WRITING LIKE A LAWYER Letter 24 How to write an essayLetter 25 How to write a problem answerLetter 26 Writing a dissertationLetter 27 Revising for and doing examsPART FIVE. AFTER STUDYING LAW Letter 28 Moving onAPPENDICESAppendix AA mini-dictionary of lawAppendix BEnd notesIndex