Letters to a Law Student 3rd edn

A guide to studying law at university

Nicholas J McBride (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

432 Seiten

2013 | 3rd edition
Not Avail (Verlag)
978-1-4479-2265-0 (ISBN)

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Letters to a Law Student

Nicholas Mcbride

2017

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Letters to a Law Student relays all that a prospective law student needs to know before embarking on their studies. It provides a useful guide to those considering a law degree or conversion course and helps students prepare for what can be a daunting first year of study.

Nick McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was formerly a Fellow of All souls College, Oxford. A specialist in areas of the common law (obligations) he is also director of undergraduate studies and a law librarian, equipping him with the ideal background for guiding students through their legal studies.

I. THINKING ABOUT STUDYING LAW

1. What is law?

2. Four reasons for studying law

3. Why not just do a conversion course?

4. But is law the right subject for me?

II. PREPARING TO STUDY LAW

5. Arguing effectively (1): logical arguments

6. Arguing effectively (2): speculative arguments

7. Choosing a university

8. The LNAT and other law tests

9. Tips for interview

10. Some traps to avoid

11. Some advice before you start your studies

III. STUDYING LAW

12. The challenges ahead

13. A mini-dictionary of English law

14. General tips on studying law

15. Using a textbook

16. Reading cases

17. A brief history of law reporting

18. Looking at statutes

19.Reading articles

20. Using the Internet

21. Your teachers and you

22. Your fellow students

23. Making the most of your time

IV. PREPARING FOR YOUR EXAMS

24. Writing essays

25. A sample essay

26. Writing a dissertation

27. Discussing problem questions

28. Coping with stress

29. Tips on revising

30. Last advice before the exams

V. MOVING ON

31. Preparing for what's next

32. Some final words of advice

Appendix A. A Proust Questionnaire

Appendix B. Preface to the Third Edition of McBride &Bagshaw, Tort Law

Appendix C. Century Insurance Co Ltd v Northern Ireland Road Transport Board [1942] AC 509

Appendix D. 'Reasons to study law' - a speech delivered at Dr Challoner's High School, on January 19, 2012

Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 217 mm
Gewicht	536 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10	1-4479-2265-4 / 1447922654
ISBN-13	978-1-4479-2265-0 / 9781447922650
Zustand	Neuware