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El. knyga: Studying Law at University: Everything you need to know

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  • Formatas: 172 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 02-Aug-2020
  • Leidėjas: Allen & Unwin
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781000251371
  • Formatas: 172 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 02-Aug-2020
  • Leidėjas: Allen & Unwin
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781000251371

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Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of law students, this guide demystifies the peculiar language and complicated practices that surround the study of law. Reliable tips and suggestions for how to cope with the challenging and competitive law school environment helps students become active and successful participants in their education. In this comprehensive guide students can find tips to manage time, read cases, take useful notes, write convincing essays, produce excellent exam results, and take full advantage of increasingly popular Internet resources for law students.


A handy and practical guide for new law students.

Do you want to do well in Law from day one?

Law is a challenging and competitive subject to study at university. You need to become familiar with its peculiar language and complicated practices as quickly as possible if you want to do well.

Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of students, Studying Law at University demystifies your law course. With reliable tips and practical suggestions, it shows you how to: understand key legal concepts; read cases; take useful notes; become an active learner; manage your time; write law essays; sit law exams.

Updated to take into account the increasing use of the internet, this second edition of Studying Law at University tells you everything you need to know to get good marks and enjoy your studies.
Foreword v
Figures x
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xii
Welcome to law
xii
Using this book
xiv
Part I Surviving law
1 Why are you studying law?
3(15)
Why am I here?
3(2)
Where am I going?
5(1)
Private practice—the law firms
6(3)
Public practice—government law
9(2)
Courtroom dramas
11(1)
Non-legal work
12(1)
Combined degrees
13(2)
Structuring your degree and preparing for employment
15(3)
2 Coping at university
18(6)
Coping with other students
18(2)
Female students
20(1)
Coping with the study
21(3)
3 Essential study skills: time management
24(17)
Time management
24(4)
How to get organised
28(2)
Your study timetable
30(2)
Making best use of study time
32(5)
A further discussion of procrastination
37(4)
4 Essential study skills: reading, notetaking and learning legal concepts
41(22)
Reading
41(3)
Tips for reading legal texts
44(2)
Notetaking
46(5)
Learning and understanding legal theory
51(3)
Take some time to explore your study self
54(2)
Becoming an active learner
56(2)
Ideas for collaborative learning
58(1)
Taking advantage of the way memory works
59(4)
Part II Understanding law
5 Crucial concepts
63(5)
'Law' —a rose by any other name still has thorns
64(3)
Language is power
67(1)
6 Reading case law
68(10)
Before you turn a page...
69(2)
OK, now turn a few pages...
71(4)
Skim, read, note and review
75(3)
7 Introducing legal theory
78(13)
What is theory?
78(1)
How much do I have to know?
79(1)
Some levels of analysis
79(7)
Applying the theories
86(1)
More study hints
87(4)
Part III Using the law
8 Writing law essays
91(15)
Essay writing: the basics
92(1)
Research for your essay
93(4)
Writing your essay
97(1)
Citing authority
98(2)
Using footnotes
100(6)
9 Preparing for law exams
106(10)
What is being tested?
106(1)
Open book exams
107(2)
Exam-friendly notes
109(1)
Getting an overview
110(1)
Training for the event
111(3)
Learn to use the law
114(2)
10 Sitting law exams
116(14)
Divide and conquer
116(8)
Exam paragraphs—are they helpful?
124(3)
Filling in the gaps
127(1)
Don't panic!
128(1)
What next?
129(1)
11 Dealing with problems
130(11)
The bottom line
137
Part IV Conclusion
12 Final reflections on law
141(2)
Appendix I: Suggestions for further reading 143(2)
Appendix II: Learning styles quiz 145(5)
Appendix III: A starting point for using web resources 150(3)
Appendix IV: The view from the kitchen 153