General Study Skills

Legal English

A good working knowledge of English is essential for today's legal or business professional. This book, written by an experienced English lawyer, is a comprehensive and highly practical handbook, which focuses on English for legal communication.

You can download the first chapter here.

Legal Writing

This book guides students through the legal writing process, from questions to final essays and problem answers. It considers how to dissect essay and problem questions and how to conduct and use legal research to answer set questions.

The book explains how to reference others' work correctly. It also focuses on how to construct and communicate legal arguments. Students are shown examples of good practice and also common mistakes made in written work, to assist them in their skills progression.

You can download the first chapter here.

Law Dictionary

An understanding of the key legal terms is essential to exam success. If you are unsue or would like to refine your understanding of terms or definitions, you can find a useful FREE dictionary of legal terms at http://dictionary.law.com

Revision Skills

Podcast

In this section, you can download a FREE podcast from one of our authors, Gary Slapper, who is also an experienced examiner. Gary provides 10 top tips and advice on preparing for and taking your law exams which you can download straight to your mp3 device.

10 top tips

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Revision tips

For more detailed suggestions and advice from Graham Arnold click here.

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