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020 _a9780199562176 (pbk.)
049 _a UNISSA
050 _aKD442
084 _aKD442 W55 2010 c.1
100 1 _aWilson, Stephen R.
245 1 4 _aThe law student's handbook /
_cSteve Wilson & Philip Kenny
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aOxford ; New York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2010
300 _axxiv, 367p. :
_bill. ;
_c25cm
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520 _a"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. 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 <strong>Online resources for current law students</strong> - The ’gobbledygook test’ - Suggestions for further reading - Useful web links (newspapers, estates gazette, etc) <strong>Looking ahead</strong> - Addresses of professional bodies - Sources of postgraduate finance"--Provided by publisher.
505 _aChoosing law -- English law and the English courts -- Current issues in law -- The way law is taught -- Varieties of law teaching -- The law library and the Internet -- The sources of legal study -- Preparing written work -- Advice on completing coursework -- Citation of legal sources and plagiarism -- Undergraduate examinations -- Answering degree level examination questions -- Becoming a solicitor -- Becoming a barrister -- Alternative careers in law -- The postgraduate study of law.
650 0 _aLaw
_x Study and teaching
_z Great Britain
650 0 _aLaw students
_z Great Britain
_v Handbooks
700 1 _aKenny, P.H.
997 _a1050040393, 1050034605 (UNISSA c.1-2) ; RM 79.90
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