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Book SynopsisThe most practical foundation for law students, combining content on the English legal system, academic and professional skills, and commercial awareness and employability.Legal Systems & Skills is the essential contemporary toolkit for law students, equipping them with the tools they need to thrive in their academic studies and onto employment. Accessible and engaging, with a wide range of pedagogical features to help students to apply their knowledge and think critically about the law Learning supported by annotated documents, real-life examples, flowcharts, and diagrams, providing visual representations of concepts and processes Comprehensive content on employability, including CV preparation and transferable skills, alongside features like ''Practice tip'', ''What the professionals say'' and ''Selling your skills'' Expanded coverage on sentencing, the judiciary, new routes into the legal professions, and legal technology New content on retained EU law, following post-Brexit changes
Trade ReviewAn excellent resource: this well-written book provides a good introduction and overview to a broad range of topics and skills for undergraduate students. * Dr Joe Atkinson, Lecturer in Law, University of Sheffield *
A comprehensive book covering the key aspects of the legal system, legal skills and employability skills--the employability section is particularly important and useful. * Dr Amy Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Chichester *
The quality of the book's content is generally very high. The sections on practical skills and commercial awareness are particularly relevant and have a good level of detail and information. * Dr Carmino Massarella, Lecturer in Law, University of Hull *
This textbook is great value for money and has great coverage. Fundamentally, the book puts the law into context, with an excellent number of examples to illustrate key legal skills concepts, and helps students draw introductory links between the different year one modules. I particularly like that the book does not become redundant after first year and is relevant to students throughout their LLB Law journey. * Stephen Clear, Lecturer in Law, Bangor University *
Well-written and structured: Slorach's strength remains the ability to present concisely a variety of topics on content and skills. * Dr Audrey Guinchard, Senior Lecturer and Director of Legal Skills, University of Essex *
Table of ContentsPart I Legal Systems 1: Introduction to law 2: Legal systems and sources of law 3: The court system of England & Wales 4: Legislation 5: Case law 6: Legal services and ethics Part II Legal Skills 7: Reading cases and legislation 8: Research 9: Problem solving and case/matter analysis 10: Persuasive oral communication and presentations 11: Client interviews and meetings 12: Negotiation and mediation 13: Advocacy and mooting 14: Writing and drafting 15: Revision and assessment Part III Employability and Commercial Awareness 16: Making yourself more employable 17: CVs, applications, and interviews 18: Understanding clients: individuals and businesses 19: Businesses and the business environment 20: Essential economics and finance 21: Law firms as businesses
