Legal Writing

Legal Writing

by Lisa Webley (Editor)

Synopsis

"Legal Writing" guides students comprehensively through this vital legal skill, and addresses a range of examining methods, from questions to final essays and problem answers. It considers how to deconstruct essay and problem questions and how to conduct and apply legal research to answer set questions. This book explains how to reference others' work clearly and correctly, and is a useful tool for students concerned about issues of plagiarism. It also focuses on how to develop and communicate legal arguments, and both good and bad examples of written work are considered and discussed.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 136
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 23 Mar 2005

ISBN 10: 1859419194
ISBN 13: 9781859419199

Media Reviews
'...it provides step-by-step instructions on how to approach both problem and essay questions, and also, for finalists and post grad students, explains how best to structure dissertations. Each chapter is neatly summarised with a detailed flow diagram and there are several practice tasks dotted throughout the bookthe information presented in this guide is undeniable good; in particular the assessment criteria (i.e. what you need to get a First).' Lex Magazine, autumn term, Issues 23.
Author Bio
Lisa Webley teaches legal skills, research methods and also public law at the University of Westminster, where she is a Principal Lecturer, and is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London.