Students' Guide to Legal Writing and Law Exams

Overview

This popular and modestly priced work by experienced law teachers continues to offer law students succinct but essential practical advice on to how to prepare well researched and written work required for assessment in law courses and the strategies for effective preparation and sitting of law exams. The third edition been updated first, to reflect the increasing reliance of law students upon electronic modes of communication, for learning, for research, for interaction with the University and their friends, for organising and planning and for recreation. It contains a fully revised section dealing with the use of electronic resources, including guidance on using search tools such as Google, and a discussion of the need for a critical and careful approach to reliance upon internet sources. It outlines processes for electronic submission of assignments and discusses the benefits and pitfalls of using resources such as recorded lectures online. Further advice regarding the dangers of plagiarism and the possible consequences for the future of law graduates seeking admission to practice has also been incorporated. Second, the material on examination formats has been updated to reflect the changing modes of assessment in law schools. Third, is the inclusion of a new section on Self Assessment. This will help new law students test whether they have adopted successful study practices and have attitudes conducive to success in law. It will also help them evaluate for themselves what type of student they are and what more they need to do to get the most out of their law studies and the larger opportunities for personal development in a university setting.

Full Product Details

Author:   Enid Campbell ,  Richard Fox ,  Melissa de Zwart
Publisher:   Federation Press
Imprint:   Federation Press
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Weight:   0.158kg
ISBN:  

9781862877559

ISBN 10:   1862877556
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   18 January 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Preparing Written Work Decide the Purpose and Scope of the Writing Task Prepare a Preliminary Plan Gather Research Material Prepare a First Draft Revise the Draft Check the Final Version Retention of Written Assignments Submission Part 2 : Matters of Style Quotations Numbers, Quantities, Dates and Currency Enumeration Italics Abbreviations and Contractions Capitalisation Spelling and Punctuation Use of Brackets English Usage Use of Official Titles Cases Legislation Avoiding Sexist LanguageAvoiding Jargon, Weasel Words and Padding Part 3: Notes and References Purpose Books Classical Works Articles in Periodicals Cases Legislation Newspapers or Weekly Journals Media Releases Official Publications Unpublished Material Unwritten Sources: Interviews, Speeches, etc Second-hand Citations Citation of Electronic Material Later References Cross-references Quotations in Footnotes and Endnotes Indicating the Weight and Significance of Citations Abbreviations and Contractions in Notes Position and Spacing of Notes Numbering of Notes Part 4: Approaching Law Exams Pre-exam Preparation Types of Exam What the Examiners are Looking For On the Way to the Exam In the Examination Room How to Approach Law Exams? Part 5 : Selected Bibliography Guides to Writing Essays and Assignments Style Guides (non legal) Research Guides Citation Guides Exam Guides Part 6: Self Assessment Self Assessment of Research SkillsWhat Type of Student are You?Successful or Struggling Student?

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Sound advice for both lawyers and students... - Law Letter - Law Society of Tasmania What a terrific little book! Full of information all of it well presented. ... The second edition is an enlarged revision of the original with a new section on law exams and other items such as a checklist of basic research skills. Part 4 on law exams is short - only 12 pages - but essential reading for any student. If you have one in your house give them a copy of the book. It will help make their lives (and yours) a lot less stressful! Not that this book is only for students. A quote used on the back cover by the publishers is from the review of the first edition in a 1998 Law Society of Tasmania Law Letter. It says, 'sound advice for both lawyers and students'. The second edition has continued to offer the same. - Tasmanian Law Society Newsletter, June 2003 Every law student should have a copy of this. - Ross Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Sydney Sound advice for both lawyers and students... - Law Letter - Law Society of Tasmania

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