The Law Student's Handbook

The 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 finance

ISBN 0199562172   Pages 392 ISBN13 9780199562176 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 627 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Previous ISBN 9780199212712 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 246 Publication date 24 Jun 2010   Width (mm) 171 DEWEY 340.071141   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate

		Preface to the second edition
		Preface to the first edition
		Acknowledgements
		Guide to the book
		Guide to the Online Resource Centre
		Authors' Introduction
Part 1		Choosing Law		1
1		Choosing law		3
		First steps		3
		Choosing a college		6
		The variety of law degrees available		7
		Other routes to a law degree		14
		Completing UCAS applications		14
		Preparing for an interview		15
		Student life		17
		The organization of study time		18
		How hard to work		18
2		English law and the English courts		21
		English law and the English courts		21
		Common law		21
		Court structure		22
		Precedent in the English courts		24
		Legislation		27
		The divisions of law		28
		Criminal courts		31
		The civil trial		32
		The lawyers		35
		Useful legal terms		36
3		Current issues in law		39
		Access to the profession		39
		The cost of qualification		40
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