Subjects:

Legal Skills and Method

Legal Skills encompasses all the academic and practical legal skills vital to a law degree in one manageable volume. It is an ideal text for the first year law student and is also a valuable resource for those studying law at any level.

Clearly structured in three parts, the book covers the full range of legal skills including finding and using legislation, writing essays, answering problem questions, mooting, and more. The book contains many useful features designed to support a truly practical approach to legal skills. Self-test questions, diagrams and screenshots are set in a user-friendly colour design. Longer activities with step-by-step guidance provide a grounded, 'hands on' experience of 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 appreciation of legal skills.

• Covers both academic and practical skills in one manageable volume meaning students need only buy one text and are encouraged to develop overarching and integrated legal skills.
• Self-test questions and practical activities can be incorporated into lectures and seminars to encourage active engagement with the subject and fostering grounded, practical experience of utilising legal skills.
• Written in an informal, lively and entertaining style with concepts illustrated using examples that speak to real life experience and diagrams to complement the written text.
• Each legal skill is set in its wider context with clear links to other legal skills and to academic and legal practice to instil the importance of developing legal skills in context.
• Accompanied by a comprehensive and innovative online resource centre featuring videos of 'real life' mooting practice which immediately bring the subject to life.