Subjects:

Drafting and Legal Writing

Contents:

The Aim of Legal Writing: Communicating Ideas and Constructing Arguments

Legal Research and Its Role in Legal Writing

Essay Writing

Answering Problem Questions

Correct Referencing

Completing, Polishing and Presenting Your Work

This book guides students through the legal writing process, from questions to final essays and problem answers. It considers how to dissect essay and problem questions and how to conduct and use legal research to answer set questions. The book explains how to reference others' work correctly. It also focuses on how to construct and communicate legal arguments. Students are shown examples of good practice and also common mistakes made in written work, to assist them in their skills progression.