Legal Skills

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 and diagrams 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 fromusing cases to negotiation. Each skill is firmly set in its wider academic and professional context to encourage an integrated appreciation of legal skills.Online Resource CentreThe book is accompanied by an innovative online resource centre offering a range of resources to support teaching and learning. Videos of good and bad 'real life' moots in action bring the subject to life for students. Lecturers can track student progress using an online bank of 300 multiple choice questions offering immediate answers and feedback that can be customised and loaded on to the university's VLE.Finch, Emily is the author of 'Legal Skills', published 2007 under ISBN 9780199203901 and ISBN 0199203903.