Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning

Hanson, Sharon

ISBN 10: 0415830192 / ISBN 13: 9780415830195

Published by Routledge, 2015

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Synopsis:

Language skills, study skills, argument skills and legal knowledge are vital to every law student, professional lawyer and academic. Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning discusses the main sources of English law and explains how to work with legal texts in order to construct credible legal arguments which can be applied in coursework, exams or presentations.

Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning

• Discusses how to find and understand sources of both domestic and European Union Law
• Develops effective disciplined study techniques, including referencing, general reading, writing and oral skills and explains how to make good use of the university print and e-library
• Contains chapters on writing law essays, problem questions and examinations, and on oral skills including presentations and mediation skills

Packed full of practical examples and diagrams across the range of legal skills from language and research skills to mooting and negotiation, this textbook will be invaluable to law students seeking to acquire a range of discreet legal skills in order to use them together to produce competent assessed work.

About the Author:

Sharon Hanson is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Canterbury Christ Church University where she teaches Legal Method, Criminal Law and Employment Law. Her research interests lie in law and religion.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 4th Edition