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Legal Skills (9th edn)  

Emily FinchAuthor and LecturerClose
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Stefan FafinskiAuthorClose
Published in Print: 14 July 2023 Published Online:August 2023
ISBN: 9780192873088
Publisher:Oxford University Press

Abstract

Legal Skills is structured in three parts, covering a full range of legal skills. The first part deals with sources of law and includes information on finding and using legislation, case law, books, journals, and official publications, making sure you understand where the law comes from, and how to use it. The second part covers academic legal skills and provides advice on study and writing skills, legal reasoning, referencing and avoiding plagiarism, essay writing, dissertations, problem solving, and revision and examinations. The final part of the book covers the practical legal skills of oral presentation, mooting, negotiation, and drafting.