Letters to a Law Student
Paperback Engels 2026 6e druk 9781292499543Samenvatting
Letters to a Law Student is an industry-leading text with built-in resources and worked examples to help you transition from university to your first year of law school. Practical and easy to read, it flows as a series of letters covering the chronological journey of a law student. By promoting critical analysis of the law, the text serves as a valuable companion to general law modules covering skills, the legal system and more.
The 6th Edition has been updated to take account of the state of legal education today, with new chapters on AI and doing coursework and dissertations, while also providing readers with a wealth of practical advice on all aspects of studying law. Debates around political and legal principles, such as the nature of law, the scope of free speech and the harm principle, are fully covered.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
PART 1: THINKING ABOUT STUDYING LAW
- Letter 1: What is law?
- Letter 2: Why you should study law
- Letter 3: Why not do something else?
- Letter 4: But is law the right subject for me?
PART 2: PREPARING TO STUDY LAW
- Letter 5: A fundamental problem
- Letter 6: On free speech
- Letter 7: Means and ends
- Letter 8: Acts and omissions
- Letter 9: The many and the few
- Letter 10: The harm principle
- Letter 11: Justice and rights
- Letter 12: How (and how not) to argue
- Letter 13: Doing the LNAT
PART 3: STUDYING LAW
- Letter 14: The secrets to your success
- Letter 15: Avoiding problems
- Letter 16: What AI can (and cannot) do for you
- Letter 17: Making the most of your time
- Letter 18: Using a textbook
- Letter 19: Reading cases
- Letter 20: A brief history of law reporting
- Letter 21: Making sense of statutes
- Letter 22: Getting through articles
- Letter 23: Getting the most out of where you are
PART 4: WRITING LIKE A LAWYER
- Letter 24: Writing essays
- Letter 25: Answering problem questions
- Letter 26: Doing coursework and a dissertation
- Letter 27: Revising for, and doing, exams
PART 5: AFTER STUDYING LAW
- Letter 28: Moving on
APPENDICES
- A. A mini-dictionary of law
- B. Century Insurance v Northern Ireland Road Transport Board [1942] AC 509
Suggestions for Further Reading
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan